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Presidentialization in the Antipodes? The Australian Case Examined
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-23, 17:51 authored by Kefford, GWhile much has been written about the presidentialization of politics across Europe very little attention has been given to the Australian case. Considering that Australia has very strong parties and prime ministers who have institutional advantages that far surpass anything the British prime minister, for example has at their disposal, a systematic analysis of presidentialization is required to determine whether Australian politics has become presidentialized. This paper will argue that within the institutional limits imposed by a majoritarian parliamentary system, the Australian case shows a long term trend towards presidentialization as defined by Poguntke and Webb (2005). However, this is not uniform and unproblematic as Australia’s distinctive institutional architecture means that the most compelling evidence of presidentialization is in how leaders interact with their parties rather than in how they actually govern.
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Publication title
Political Studies Association Annual ConferenceDepartment/School
School of Social SciencesEvent title
Political Studies Association Annual ConferenceEvent Venue
HobartDate of Event (Start Date)
2012-09-24Date of Event (End Date)
2012-09-26Repository Status
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