[en] In this article, we address recent claims that executive legislative relations in parliamentary democracies are undergoing important changes owing to either a 'presidentialization' or a 'Europeanization' of domestic political systems. Therefore, we test empirically whether parliamentary democracies are indeed experiencing changes in executive-legislative relations and whether these developments can, in part, be explained by an increase in European integration. Using data on ministerial selection in Swedish cabinets during the years 1952-2006, we find that there appears to be a slight tendency towards 'presidentialization', which is indicated by a decrease in ministers with a parliamentary background being appointed, and that there exists some support for the notion that Sweden's political and economic integration into the European Union is part of the explanation for this change.
Disciplines :
Political science, public administration & international relations
Author, co-author :
Bäck, Hanna
Dumont, Patrick ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE)
Meier, Henk Erik
Persson, Thomas
Vernby, Kare
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Does European Integration Lead to a 'Presidentialization' of Executive Politics? Ministerial Selection in Swedish Postwar Cabinets
Publication date :
2009
Journal title :
European Union Politics
ISSN :
1465-1165
Publisher :
SAGE Publications, New York, United States - New York
Volume :
10
Issue :
2
Pages :
226-252
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Commentary :
SEP 06-08, 2007
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