
The Selection of Ministers around the World
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 11. November 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-138-23819-0 (ISBN)
Description
Governing cabinets are composed of ministers who come and go even as governments march on. They work for the chief executive, the prime minister or the president, for their parties and for the constituent groups from which they come. They are chosen for their role and dismissed from it for all sorts of reasons that vary across time and country.
This book examines the process of selection, shuffling and removal of ministers in national cabinets around the world. Drawing on original data over several decades, it offers a series of case studies of countries from around the world with differing institutional and cultural structures including presidential and semi-presidential systems, and parliamentary, unitary and federal systems, some of which have experienced periods under authoritarian regimes. Featuring 14 case studies on North and South America, Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand, this book complements the earlier volume The Selection of Ministers in Europe (Routledge, 2009).
This volume will be an important reference for students and scholars of political science, government, executives, comparative politics and political parties.
This book examines the process of selection, shuffling and removal of ministers in national cabinets around the world. Drawing on original data over several decades, it offers a series of case studies of countries from around the world with differing institutional and cultural structures including presidential and semi-presidential systems, and parliamentary, unitary and federal systems, some of which have experienced periods under authoritarian regimes. Featuring 14 case studies on North and South America, Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand, this book complements the earlier volume The Selection of Ministers in Europe (Routledge, 2009).
This volume will be an important reference for students and scholars of political science, government, executives, comparative politics and political parties.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
9 s/w Abbildungen, 9 s/w Zeichnungen, 71 s/w Tabellen
71 Tables, black and white; 9 Line drawings, black and white; 9 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
485 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-23819-0 (9781138238190)
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Persons
Keith Dowding is Professor of Political Science in the School of Politics and International Relations, Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University.
Patrick Dumont is Researcher at the Institute of Political Science of the University of Luxembourg.
Patrick Dumont is Researcher at the Institute of Political Science of the University of Luxembourg.
Editor
Australian National University, Australia
Australian National University, Australia
Content
List of figures List of tables Notes on contributors Acknowledgements 1. Introduction Keith Dowding and Patrick Dumont 2. New Zealand: Stability, Change or Transition? Achieving and Retaining Ministerial Office Jennifer Curtin 3. Australia: Ministerial Characteristics in the Australian Federal Governmen Keith Dowding and Chris Lewis 4. Japan: Ministerial Selection and De-selection Mikitaka Masuyma and Benjamin Nyblade 5. South Korea: Selection and De-selections of Ministers in a Presidential System Won-Taek Kang 6. India: The Selection and De-selection of Cabinet Ministers Csaba Nikolenyi 7. Pakistan: Ministerial Turnover in the Federal Cabinet Mariam Mufti 8. Russia: Cabinet Formation and Careers in a Super-presidential System Elena Semenova 9. Turkey: Cabinet Dynamics and Ministerial Careers, 1950-2011 Hande Mutlu-Eren 10. Israel: The Choosing of the Chosen Ofer Kenig and Shlomit Barnea 11. Nigeria: Cabinet Dynamics amid Structural Changes in a Post-colonial State Henry A. Kifordu 12. Argentina: The Ministers of the President 1983-2013 Marcelo Camerlo 13. Chile: Ministerial Selection and De-selection Peter M. Siavelis and Humberto Baruch Galvan 14. Canada: Ministerial Careers Matthew Kerby 15. United States of America: The Cabinet Alejandro Quiroz Flores Index