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Join us for the launch for SSEES PhD graduate Philipp K枚ker鈥檚 new book 鈥溾�� (Palgrave, 2017).

Philipp鈥檚 book is one of the first comprehensive comparative studies of presidential activism and veto power in Europe. Focussing on presidential vetoes and the formation of governments, it maps patterns of presidential activism and its determinants across nine Central and East European democracies between 1990 and 2010. Thereby, it combines the analysis of original quantitative data on the use of presidential powers with in-depth case studies in an innovative mixed-methods framework. Based on regression analyses and unique insights from numerous elite interviews, the study shows strong support for the hitherto insufficiently tested assumption that popularly elected presidents are more active than their indirectly elected counterparts. This book will be a key resource not only for area specialists but also for scholars of presidential studies, comparative government, and executives.

The book will be introduced by followed by a brief presentation by the author and a Q&A. The launch concludes with a wine and snacks reception in the Masaryk Senior Common Room.

About the author:

is Senior Research Fellow in Politics & IR and Deputy Director of the Centre for European Studies (CEFEUS) at . He completed his MA and PhD at 果冻影院 SSEES and was recipient of the SSEES Foundation Scholarship and SSEES Excellence Scholarship. In 2016, he won the prestigious for the best thesis in politics.

The launch and wine reception are kindly sponsored by the . The event is hosted jointly by the 果冻影院 SSEES Centre for European Politics, Security and Integration and the 果冻影院 European Institute.