This chapter highlights the changing role of prime ministers in European party governments. It argues that the career experiences and profiles of prime ministers change in times of changing job requirements. Departing from a review of existing research on prime ministers’ careers in liberal democracies, this chapter presents the theoretical and empirical innovations of the book as well as additional research questions that go beyond the origin and the political effect of different career types. It also defines the geographical focus and the sample of prime ministers in 26 European democracies from 1945 to 2020.
Studying Prime Ministers’ Careers: An Introduction / Müller-Rommel, Ferdinand; Vercesi, Michelangelo; Berz, Jan. - (2022), pp. 1-27. [10.1007/978-3-030-90891-1_1]
Studying Prime Ministers’ Careers: An Introduction
Vercesi, Michelangelo;
2022
Abstract
This chapter highlights the changing role of prime ministers in European party governments. It argues that the career experiences and profiles of prime ministers change in times of changing job requirements. Departing from a review of existing research on prime ministers’ careers in liberal democracies, this chapter presents the theoretical and empirical innovations of the book as well as additional research questions that go beyond the origin and the political effect of different career types. It also defines the geographical focus and the sample of prime ministers in 26 European democracies from 1945 to 2020.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
