Prime Ministerial or Presidential government? Flashcards
What did Michael Foley write in 1993?
‘The Rise of the British Presidency’ 1993
Who wrote ‘The Rise of the British Presidency’ in 1993?
Michael Foley
Where do the presidents powers originate?
a codified constitution
Where does the PM’s power originate?
through the assimilation of the unchecked prerogative powers formally exercised by the monarch
What were the 4 characteristics which Foley’s thesis identified justify the notion that the UK is moving towards a presidential system ?
1) Spatial leadership
2) Cult of the outsider
3) Public leadership
4) the personal factor
Who echoed in the book “The Prime Minister in a Shrinking World” 2001 Foley’s thesis of the 4 characteristics that justify the notion that the UK is moving towards a presidential system?
Richard Rose
What book did Richard Rose write in 2001 which echoed Foley’s thesis of the 4 characteristics that justify the notion that the UK is moving towards a presidential system?
“The Prime Minister In a Shrinking World”
What is Spatial leadership?
the tendency for PM’s to try to create visible distance between themselves and the machinery of government
What is the cult of the outsider?
This is the tendency for PM’s to characterise themselves as ‘outsiders’ fighting against formal structures and challenging ‘business as usual’
How does the public leadership of PM’s justify the notion that the UK is moving towards a presidential system?
the way in which PM’s have sought to appeal directly to the public through the modern mass media circumvents the normal channels
How do personal factors justify the notion that the UK is moving towards a presidential system?
the way in which PM’s have become ‘expanded personalities’
