Presidents and Cabinets

Abstract

The panel focuses on the role that heads of state play in the politics of government formation and termination. We invite papers that consider how institutional powers and party politics affect the presidents' ability to influence coalition bargaining and single out the circumstances under which presidents behave as partisans in the selection and discretionary termination of the government. We welcome comparative analyses and case studies with a focus on the different incentives under which different types of presidents may act – such as non-partisanship, number of terms in office, or various other electoral constraints. Papers informed by qualitative data obtained through elite interviewing or secondary sources such as memoirs or news reports are particularly welcome.

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