Baumgartner, Kada, and thier contributors examine presidential impeachment in such varied settings as the United States, Russia, Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, the Philippines, and Madagascar. In all of these countries there has been a serious impeachment attempt within the past decade or so. The results of each impeachment attempt vary, from unnsuccessful attempts to those which were successful; in the latter case, some resulted in presidents remaining in office, others in removal of the president, and, in one case, the forced resignation of a president. The common framework of each analysis includes a discussion of the historical and constitional bases of the presidency, the institutional balance of power, provisions for impeachment, and the structure of party politics in each country; in addition, the role that public opinion plays in the process is discussed. While broad, the framework permits comparison between the cases and some general conclusions about all phases of the impeachment process and executive accountability can be drawn. One of the most important conclusions is that contrary to popular wisdom, impeachment is most definitively not a strictly legal process, but rather one that is highly political from start to finish. As the volume makes clear, it is most useful to view impeachment by way of examining the intersection of executive-legislative relations, partisan political conflict, and public opinion.

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Contents
Tables and Figures
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction: Comparative Presidential Impeachment
Chapter 2: The Political Nature of Presidential Impeachment in the United States
Chapter 3: Weak Institutions and Strong Movements: The Case of President Estrada's Impeachment and Removal in the Philippines
Chapter 4: Presidential Impeachment and the Politics of Survival: The Case of Colombia
Chapter 5: Madagascar: Impeachment as Parliamentary Coup d'Etat
Chapter 6: Impeachment, Russian Style (1998–99)
Chapter 7 Impeachment as a Punishment for Corruption? The Cases of Brazil and Venezuela
Chapter 8: Comparative Presidential Impeachment: Conclusions
Endnotes
Recommended Readings
Index
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