He offers a sound conceptual basis elaborating political parties not as mere followers of constitutional. Organizations, institutions and leaders, explores why the level of party presidentialisation varies between countries, arguing that this is linked to both constitutional design and the genetic features of political parties. Pdf the partial presidentialization of parties in japan. The presidentialization of political parties organizations, institutions and leaders gianluca passarelli palgrave macmillan. Two types of presidentialization in the party politics of central eastern europe. It considers the effects of constitutional structures as well as the partys original features, and argues that the degree of party presidentialization varies as a function of the partys genetics. Edited by gianluca passarelli, new collection the presidentialization of political parties. In conjunction with the mediatization of politics, this has increased the capacity of political leaders to bypass their party machines and to appeal directly to voters. Political manifestos can thus provide a tangible means for voters to assess and reward political parties on the basis of their performance, which is vital for countries like our own where. The presidentialization of political parties gianluca.
This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. The partial presidentialization of parties in japan. Organizations, institutions and leaders 97817482457. The ones marked may be different from the article in the profile. The results tend to confirm both of the starting hypotheses. In this sense, as highly personalized and centralized organizations, the memberless parties underline emerging trends, like the presidentialization of power within the political party passarelli. This book considers why the level of party presidentialization varies from one country to another, and how constitutional structures and party genetics affect both the level and the degree it is present.
Using manifestos to assess political parties the express. Central eastern european party politics offers a good example of the trend towards centralizing internal party decision making, as well as encouraging strong personalities in the role of party leader. The metaphysical case for abolishing political parties. At the beginning of the book, presidentialization is defined as the centralization of political power in executive hands at the expense of midlevel political actors and institutions, such as party cadres and parliaments p. It was in 1943, at the height of world war ii and just weeks before her death, that simone weil produced an essay titled on the abolition of all political parties. As a result, three interrelated processes have led to a political process increasingly moulded by the inherent logic of presidentialism.