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International Politics Forum

International Politics Forum. Kickoff meeting: Thursday, Sept. 29 th , 8 pm, 3301 Friedmann Hall Enjoy a pizza dinner and a presentation by Tom Vance, President, United Nations Association of Kalamazoo. PSCI 2400 Announcements:. Midterm I on Thursday

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International Politics Forum

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  1. International Politics Forum Kickoff meeting: Thursday, Sept. 29th, 8 pm, 3301 Friedmann Hall Enjoy a pizza dinner and a presentation by Tom Vance, President, United Nations Association of Kalamazoo

  2. PSCI 2400 Announcements: • Midterm I on Thursday • Bring a No.2 pencil and pencil or pen to write essay/s • Review Session tonight, 9 pm, 3301 Friedmann Hall • NO section meetings this week

  3. Presidential election results in Chile, 1970: • Salvador Allende (leftist coalition): 36.29% • Jorge Alessandri (conservative party): 35:76% • Radomiro Tamic (Christian Democratic party): 27.85

  4. Mainwaring, Scott. 1993. "Presidentialism, Multipartism, and Democracy: The Difficult Combination" Comparative Political Studies 26 (July): 198-228.

  5. How democratic institutions vary: • Presidential • Semipresidential • Parliamentary

  6. Mainwaring, Scott. 1993. "Presidentialism, Multipartism, and Democracy: The Difficult Combination" Comparative Political Studies 26 (July): 198-228.

  7. Multipartism exacerbates presidentialism: • Ideological polarization • Executive-legislative deadlock • Lack of flexibility in a crisis

  8. Presidentialism exacerbates multipartism: • President is not bound to support coalition • Individual legislators are not bound to support president • High level of incentive to break coalition

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