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Presidentiulism and democraty: State of discussion

Abstract

The article analyzes the perils of presidentialism and semi-presidentialism, the conventional institutionalist wisdom about institutions and democratic stability and the present state of empirical research in the field of presidential studies.

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Оксана Харитонова
МГИМО(У) МИД РФ
Russian Federation


О. G. Haritonova

Russian Federation


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