The Presidential Republic, 2015

This book is about a variety of national arrangements and practices, whose common characteristics are to constitute 'presidential republics' and which as such have become the main form of government in the contemporary world.

List Of Tables Preface Acknowledgement 1. Introduction. The Need To Study The 'Presidential Republic' As A General Phenomenon Of Contemporary Government PART I: THE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PHENOMENON OF THE PRESIDENTIAL REPUBLIC 2. The Wide Spread Of Presidential Republics And Their Key Role In The Political Development Of 'New' Countries 3. The Alternatives To The Presidential Republic Which Remained By The Late Twentieth Century: Monarchies, Parliamentary Republics And 'Full' Military Rule 4. The Central Role Of Leadership In Presidential Republics, But The Difficult Emergence Of True 'Civilian Republican Leaders' PART II: PRESIDENTIAL REPUBLICS IN A COMPARATIVE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 5. The Almost Total Lack Of Adequate Leadership In Spanish America During A Prolonged And Harsh Independence Process From 1810 To The Late 1820s 6. Latin American Presidential Republics From About 1830 To The Beginning Of The Twenty-First Century 7. The Quasi-Universal Adoption Of The Presidential Republic In Africa After The End Of Colonialism From The 1950s 8. A Divided Africa United By Presidential Republics At The Beginning Of The Twenty-First Century 9. The Quick Move Towards The Presidential Republic In Eleven Very Different Countries Of The Ex-Soviet Union From The Early 1990s 10. The Limited Spread Of Presidential Republics In Asia And Its Highly Exceptional Presence In Europe, Even Outside The EU PART III: PRESIDENTIAL REPUBLICS: THEIR PAST AND THEIR FUTURE 11. Has There Been 'Progress' In The Characteristic Life Of Presidential Republics? 12. Presidential Republics Are Not Inherently Unfit To Govern 13. Conclusion: Unity And Diversity In Presidential Republics

Jean Blondel is a professorial fellow at the Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Florence, Italy.