presidentialism Flashcards
(12 cards)
who are two examples of presidential prime ministers
thatcher, blair
what are the characteristics of a presidential prime minister
-strong dominant
-high standing
-leadership
-electoral popularity
what are examples of preeminent prime ministers
major, brown, cameron
what are the characteristics of a preeminent prime ministers
-seeking political agenda
-leadership of the government(setting agenda)
-legal head of government
what is presidential leadership
the idea that UK prime ministers have taken some of the characteristics of presidents
what is personalised leadership
pm is expected to be dominant political personality who imprints on the government
what is public outreach
becoming a public commodities-media spotlight is on the PM and they’re expected to connect with the popular mood
what is spatial leadership
distance created between the PM and their government and party-e.g. blair’s sofa government and the quad
how has the pm become presidential
-leader in the executive has become more personalised
-pms rely on closed circles
-pms create strategic space between them and their members
-pms have additional authority
how has the pm not become presidential
-pms lead but cant dictate
-pm position is strong but only if they make good use of public opinion
-support from party is not unconditional
what are some criticisms of presidentialism thesis
-overstates the pm’s space to manoevurre
-misinterprets the power in the core executive
what does the power of the pm depends on
-size of majority
-party majority
-strength of the opposition
-circumstance
-character
