Download or read book The Presidentialization of Political Parties written by Gianluca Passarelli and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-08-18 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains why the level of party presidentialization varies from one country to another. It considers the effects of constitutional structures as well as the party's original features, and argues that the degree of party presidentialization varies as a function of the party's genetics.