Variation of Executive Instability in Presidential Regimes. Three Types of Presidential Interruption in Latin America
Year: 2009
Type: preprint
Abstract: This paper argues that presidential interruptions in Latin America mainly fall into one of three types based the motivation behind presidential challenges: Presidential scandals, presidential violations of democratic principles, and popular discontentment with a president’s policies. The types of interruptions affect which actors are most likely to dominate the challenge to the president, and the outcomes and aftermaths of presidential interruptions. By differentiating between different types of interruptions, and opening for different patterns of causes and effects of presidential interruptions in Latin America, the paper provides a new and nuanced contribution to two ongoing debates in the field: Whether presidential interruptions institutionally or street-driven; and whether presidential interruptions are positive or negative for presidential democracy.
Source: SSRN Electronic Journal
Author: Leiv Marsteintredet
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1604650372