This chapter sets the scene by providing a novel comparative exploration of similarities and differences in the individual background characteristics of prime ministers in Europe. It investigates prime ministers’ socio-demographic composition, their political experience, their partisan background, and their duration in office over the past seven decades. The descriptive analysis shows that prime ministers in Europe are not an internally coherent and homogeneous group of politicians, as previous research has claimed. On the contrary, prime ministers differ remarkably across European democracies in regard to their individual background characteristics and their duration in office.
The Background of Prime Ministers: Who They Are / Müller-Rommel, Ferdinand; Vercesi, Michelangelo; Berz, Jan. - (2022), pp. 29-63. [10.1007/978-3-030-90891-1_2]
The Background of Prime Ministers: Who They Are
Vercesi, Michelangelo;
2022
Abstract
This chapter sets the scene by providing a novel comparative exploration of similarities and differences in the individual background characteristics of prime ministers in Europe. It investigates prime ministers’ socio-demographic composition, their political experience, their partisan background, and their duration in office over the past seven decades. The descriptive analysis shows that prime ministers in Europe are not an internally coherent and homogeneous group of politicians, as previous research has claimed. On the contrary, prime ministers differ remarkably across European democracies in regard to their individual background characteristics and their duration in office.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
