Of prime ministers, presidents and professors

Presidents, Prime Ministers, Parties, and Mandate-Representatio

How does presidentialism affect democratic representation, both in theory and in practice? In this paper, part of a larger book project, we build on our previous research (Samuels and Shugart 2003), which argued that all else equal, presidentialism impedes representation based on prospective government “mandates.” Inspired by and building on research on Latin America by Susan Stokes (2001), her...

Hubris syndrome: an acquired personality disorder? A study of US Presidents and UK Prime Ministers over the last 100 years.

Charisma, charm, the ability to inspire, persuasiveness, breadth of vision, willingness to take risks, grandiose aspirations and bold self-confidence—these qualities are often associated with successful leadership. Yet there is another side to this profile, for these very same qualities can be marked by impetuosity, a refusal to listen to or take advice and a particular form of incompetence whe...

Stylistic Analysis of Japanese Prime Ministers' Diet Addresses

Introduction We are currently conducting systematic analyses of Japanese prime ministers’ Diet addresses after World War II. In addition to the analyses of the content of the addresses, stylistic analysis can be used to clarify the changing language usages of prime ministers and how these reflect their personal or individual styles. This study indicates that stylistic methods are useful for his...

injective modules and prime ideals

محور اصلی این پایان نامه، r- مدولهای a – انژکتیو می باشد که آنها را به عنوان یک تعمیم از مدول های انژکتیو معرفی می کنیم. در ابتدا مدول های انژکتیو را معرفی کرده، سپس برخی نتایج مهم وشناخته شده مدول های انژکتیو را به مدول های a – انژکتیو تعمیم می دهیم. در ادامه رابطه بین مدول های a – انژکتیو و حلقه های نوتری را بررسی می کنیم. پس هدف کلی این پایان نامه این است که با بررسی انژکتیو بودن ایده آله...

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