- PII
- S1026-94520000616-5-1
- DOI
- 10.31857/S20000616-5-1
- Publication type
- Article
- Status
- Published
- Authors
- Volume/ Edition
- Volume / Issue 1
- Pages
- 5-16
- Abstract
- The author shows thanks to what factors the status of the head of state that have become inherent to presidents and monarchs may cause appearance of "gene” of authoritarianism. This "gene” in his opinion is covered in the nature of institute of the president. In article the different points of view on the nature and an origin of the concept "head of state” are considered and an attempt is made to show that views of scientists in total give very inconsistent picture and don't clear up essence of a phenomenon of the head of state. Such discrepancy in turn is reflected in public practice. There for a framework of a presidential discretion becomes indistinct that in many respects causes an authoritarian trajectory. In article in particular the view of mission of the head of state as arbitrator, the coordinator and the uniting beginning in system of the public power is exposed to criticism. In summary the author proves offers on possible means of neutralization of dangers which are born with itself by institute of the head of state.
- Keywords
- Head of state, president, monarch, autocracy, authoritarianism, “formal” and “real” head of state, political neutrality, president-arbiter
- Date of publication
- 01.01.2015
- Number of purchasers
- 1
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- 1298