Are presidents in semi-presidential regimes really 'above party politics' in the eyes of the citizens? Not necessarily so. In her East European Politics paper, Maarika Kujanen examines trust across CEE. shorturl.at/R5IYc @TampereUni @pres_activism Executive Approval Project

How does a full-scale war impact semi-presidential governance? In East European Politics Thomas Sedelius, O. Mashtaler and T. Raunio propose a new leadership typology applied on executive relations in war-time Ukraine. shorturl.at/fcsS8 @pres_activism Södertörns högskola @TampereUni CPLR

Matthew S. Shugart, the originator of the term 'premier-presidentialism', discusses how the semi-presidential structure in #France now offers Macron flexibility in forming a government after the election. Worth reading. @pres_activism Ecpr_PresidPolitics

🔔📢 #ecprgc24 in Dublin is on! Welcome to our endorsed section "Presidents in the context of global crises" led by PD & Sebastien Lazardeux. We've four exciting panels scheduled for Wed & Thu. European Consortium for Political Research ecpr.eu/Events/Event/S…

🚨 The day has finally come! My book "Why Presidents Fail: Political Parties and Government Survival in Latin America" has been published 🤩. You can get it in hardcover or ebook formats here 👉 a.co/d/do8S7sx Stanford Press Americas Society/Council of the Americas @LASACONGRESS ECPR Standing Group on Latin American Politics Ecpr_PresidPolitics

Thanks a lot PEXNetwork for the invitation to write about the #Venezuela election and what has happened since #28Jul. We analyze the factors that enabled a landslide win for the opposition and show that the desire for change is present throughout ⤵️

In a new post on the PEX Blog, we dive into a review of Jean-Louis Thiébault's (thiebault jean louis) new book, which explores the relationship between presidents and their political parties in presidential systems. 📰 Read more: pex-network.com/2024/08/15/the…

Our recent East European Politics article is Open Access for anyone to read: 'Semi-presidentialism and war: executive leadership models in Ukraine during Zelenskyi’s presidency' tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Which Constitutional Provisions are Most Important? SSRN papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

🚨My first solo-authored paper is out 🥳: I find that the effect of pre-electoral coalitions on government formation processes in presidential democracies increases as legislative polarisation grows stronger. doi.org/10.1017/lap.20…

IPSA Summer Schools Coordinator and Vice President of the Turkish Political Science Association Hasret Dikici Bilgin invites you to submit your proposals to join us at the #IPSA2025 World Congress in #Seoul. Submission deadline: 5 November⏳ go.ipsa.org/aSMQUe Hasret Dikici Bilgin

🔔📢Do conflicts with the PM improve presidential popularity in #semipresidential countries? Well, it might, according to Maarika Kujanen. Find out more in her Political Studies article Thomas Sedelius PD Sebastien Lazardeux Christopher A. Martínez Mariana Llanos [email protected] journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

📢New publication: In their International Political Science Review article Jenny Åberg & Thomas Denk explain how democracy explains the choice of #semipresidentialism journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01…

Publication: 'Semi-presidentialism and war: executive leadership models in Ukraine during Zelenskyi’s presidency' is now issued (40:4). I'm pleased to see that it's among the most viewed East European Politics articles over these recent months. Freely available: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

⏳📢Call for panels & papers for the European Consortium for Political Research General Conference at Aristotle Univ of Thessaloniki Aug 2025. Deadline January 6, 2025. Our SG endorses Section 48 ”Presidential Politics and Security Threats: Institutions, Powers, and Policy” Welcome! ecpr.eu/Events/Event/S…

Does cohabitation reduce the president's ability to exercise power? In our International Political Science Review article, Carsten Anckar & I provide a global examination of this RQ among dual executives from 1850 to 2022. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01…

📣 Call for #ecprgc25 🇬🇷 Panels and Papers 🛡️ Presidential Politics and Security Threats: Institutions, Powers, and Policy ✅ Endorsed by Ecpr_PresidPolitics 🪑 Chaired by Thomas Sedelius & Tapio Raunio ⌛ Submit by 6 Jan #ComparativePolitics #Democratisation ecpr.eu/Events/Event/S…

📢Special issue in Political Studies Review on presidential activism in semi-presidential countries. Full collection in -25 but here is our intro, framework and summaries. Maarika Kujanen PD Gianluca Passarelli Lukas Pukelis Anna Fruhstorfer Sophia Moestrup Vesa J. Koskimaa journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14…

Wanting a strong president is not necessarily about efficiency - often it’s a quiet nod to autocracy. Our new article in East European Politics tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Maarika Kujanen Ecpr_PresidPolitics