Komparativna istraživanja polupredsjedničkih sustava u srednjoj i istočnoj Europi: problemi koncepcijske rastezljivosti, selekcijske pristranosti, tip
Comparative Research of Semi-Presidential Systems in Central and Eastern Europe: the Problems of Conceptual Stretching, Selection Bias, Typologisation

Summary/Abstract: The author deals with the theoretical and methodological problems of comparative research of semi-presidential systems in Central and Eastern Europe. The first part of the article outlines three strands of interpretation that refute Duverger’s concept of semi-presidential system as a political system sui generis. The second part presents the maximalist and minimalist perspectives on semi-presidentialism in the contemporary literature of political science. The third part addresses the problems of conceptual stretching, selection bias, vaguenesses of typologisation and denominational confusion accompanying comparative studies of semi-presidential systems in two European transition regions. The fourth, and fi nal, part puts forward the author’s own approach to conceptualisation and typologisation of semi-presidential systems.

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