We would like to remind you that all authors whose papers have been accepted for the “Presidents’ Role in Policy-making and Government Performance” Section (S50) at the 11th ECPR General Conference in Oslo (6 – 9 September 2017) must register and pay the conference fees by midnight UK time on Wednesday, May 17.

This year, the Section has welcomed panels on the following topics:

• Coordination Mechanisms for Policy-Making in Semi-Presidential and Presidential Regimes P072.

Panel Chair: Thomas Sedelius   Panel Discussant: Svitlana Cherykh

• Mode of Election or Powers? Presidents and Regime Types in Central Europe P232

Panel Chair: Michal Kubát         Panel Discussant: Petr Kopechy

• Non-partisan Presidents in Representative Democracies P251

Panel Chair: Gianluca Passarelli  Panel Discussant: Thomas Sedelius

• Policy-making and Cohabitation in Semi-presidential Democracies P278

Panel Chair: Cristina Bucur         Panel Discussant: Cristina Bucur

• Presidents and Legislation: Policy-making and the Consequences of Presidential Veto Power P301

Panel Chair: Philipp Köker         Panel Discussant: Philipp Köker

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