CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2014
| Author | Rybachok, Khrystyna Anatolyivna |
|---|---|
| Title | Alterations in Semi-Presidential Framework in Ukraine: Appointment and Dismissal Powers of the President |
| Summary | This research examines changes of constitutional presidential powers in Ukraine regarding appointment and dismissal of public officials. I investigate alterations in presidential powers in two frameworks of power separation defined as president-parliamentary (1996-2004, 2010-2014) and premier-presidential (2004-2010, 2014-to present) ones. In order to deal with my research problem, I apply content analysis of the data of 1996, 2004, 2010, and 2014 versions of Ukrainian constitution and construct a dataset of values of president’s appointment and dismissal powers and group the powers into several dimensions depending on the sphere of competency of public offices. They are cabinet, law enforcement and defense bodies, diplomacy, and executive officials. I code the values of indicators according to the level of involvement of president in the appointment and recalling procedure. The main findings of this research show that the 2004 and 2014 amendments of constitution in comparison to 1996 and 2010 versions marked decrease of presidential powers regarding the main indicators. I found that most of appointment and dismissal powers are divided between president and parliament and this division grew after amendments of 2004 and 2014. In order to support my empirical findings, I try to situate them in the context of political development of Ukraine providing some actual examples of decisions on appointment and dismissals. Keywords: Ukrainian constitutional framework, semi-presidentialism, presidential powers, appointment, dismissal. |
| Supervisor | Schneider, Carsten Q. |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2014/rybachok_khrystyna.pdf |
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