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Introducing a collection of country case studies on semi-presidentialism in the Caucasus and Central Asia, Elgie and Moestrup identify the concept of semi-presidentialism and review the existing literature about the supposed effects of this constitutional form. In particular, the authors address the importance of institutional variation within semi-presidentialism and discuss some common misconceptions. Elgie and Moestrup describe constitutional variations across the region and outline the research questions for the edited volume: do institutions matter in post-Soviet countries? If so, do they matter for democratic performance? Whatever the answer, has the organization of the executive and executive-legislative relations had an impact on political life?
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Elgie, R., Moestrup, S. (2016). Semi-presidentialism in Democracies, Quasi-democracies, and Autocracies. In: Elgie, R., Moestrup, S. (eds) Semi-Presidentialism in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-38781-3_1
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