Engineering Power: The Classification of Presidential Constitutional Manipulation in Sub-Saharan Africa (1990-2020)
Identifikátory výsledku
Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15220%2F25%3A73633564" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15220/25:73633564 - isvavai.cz</a>
Výsledek na webu
<a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/00020397251372624" target="_blank" >https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/00020397251372624</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00020397251372624" target="_blank" >10.1177/00020397251372624</a>
Alternativní jazyky
Jazyk výsledku
angličtina
Název v původním jazyce
Engineering Power: The Classification of Presidential Constitutional Manipulation in Sub-Saharan Africa (1990-2020)
Popis výsledku v původním jazyce
This paper investigates the phenomenon of presidential constitutional engineering (PCE) in Sub-Saharan Africa between 1990 and 2020. It introduces a novel conceptual framework and classification system that captures the most frequent and impactful strategies used by political elites to retain power through legal-constitutional means. These include manipulating term limits, adopting new constitutions to reset term counts, altering electoral systems, and imposing restrictive candidacy conditions. Unlike broader notions of electoral manipulation, the paper focuses specifically on legal-constitutional reforms that reshape the structure of presidential competition. Drawing on our dataset of documented PCE attempts, it offers comparative insights into institutional fragility and the concentration of executive power. The framework contributes to both academic debate and policy design by offering a clear typology that scholars and practitioners can adapt to assess democratic resilience and constitutional stability across presidential systems.
Název v anglickém jazyce
Engineering Power: The Classification of Presidential Constitutional Manipulation in Sub-Saharan Africa (1990-2020)
Popis výsledku anglicky
This paper investigates the phenomenon of presidential constitutional engineering (PCE) in Sub-Saharan Africa between 1990 and 2020. It introduces a novel conceptual framework and classification system that captures the most frequent and impactful strategies used by political elites to retain power through legal-constitutional means. These include manipulating term limits, adopting new constitutions to reset term counts, altering electoral systems, and imposing restrictive candidacy conditions. Unlike broader notions of electoral manipulation, the paper focuses specifically on legal-constitutional reforms that reshape the structure of presidential competition. Drawing on our dataset of documented PCE attempts, it offers comparative insights into institutional fragility and the concentration of executive power. The framework contributes to both academic debate and policy design by offering a clear typology that scholars and practitioners can adapt to assess democratic resilience and constitutional stability across presidential systems.
Klasifikace
Druh
J<sub>imp</sub> - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science
CEP obor
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OECD FORD obor
50601 - Political science
Návaznosti výsledku
Projekt
—
Návaznosti
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Ostatní
Rok uplatnění
2025
Kód důvěrnosti údajů
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Údaje specifické pro druh výsledku
Název periodika
Africa Spectrum
ISSN
0002-0397
e-ISSN
1868-6869
Svazek periodika
60
Číslo periodika v rámci svazku
3
Stát vydavatele periodika
US - Spojené státy americké
Počet stran výsledku
19
Strana od-do
472-490
Kód UT WoS článku
001621143600006
EID výsledku v databázi Scopus
2-s2.0-105015479220