This comprehensive review examines semi-presidential systems across 327 publications from 1970 to 2015.
🔍 Data & Methods
* General screening of 327 articles covering the period 1970–2015
* Close reading of sixty-five key studies
🤔 Key Findings
* Inconsistent use of regime type definitions hinders generalizations
* Seminal works have significantly influenced the field
* Recent scholarship increasingly focuses on presidential roles and powers
* More research is needed beyond European contexts
💡 Why It Matters
This article advocates for greater attention to historical and normative institutionalism.
It emphasizes expanding semi-presidential studies globally, not just within Europe.
Moving forward requires incorporating diverse theoretical perspectives.
| A Structured Review of Semi-Presidential Studies: Debates, Results and Missing Pieces was authored by Jenny Ã…berg and Thomas Sedelius. It was published by Cambridge in BJPS in 2020. |
