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Does European Integration Lead to a `Presidentialization' of Executive Politics? Ministerial Selection in Swedish Postwar Cabinets

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: In this article, we address recent claims that executive— legislative relations in parliamentary democracies are undergoing important changes owing to either a `presidentialization' or a `Europeanization' of domestic political systems. Therefore, we test empirically whether parliamentary democracies are indeed experiencing changes in executive—legislative relations and whether these developments can, in part, be explained by an increase in European integration. Using data on ministerial selection in Swedish cabinets during the years 1952—2006, we find that there appears to be a slight tendency towards `presidentialization', which is indicated by a decrease in ministers with a parliamentary background being appointed, and that there exists some support for the notion that Sweden's political and economic integration into the European Union is part of the explanation for this change.

Source: European Union Politics

DOI: 10.1177/1465116509103369

Authors: Hanna Bäck, Patrick Dumont, Henk Erik Meier, Thomas Persson, Kåre Vernby

Institutions: University of Mannheim, University of Luxembourg, University of Münster, Uppsala University

Language: English

Topic: European Union Policy and Governance

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2000607769

FWCI: 9.837

Cites: 83

Cited by: 45

Related to: 10