Political Institutions in East Timor
In 2002, East Timor became an independent state following a long conflict with Indonesia, and went on to adopt a semi-presidential form of government. In a semi-presidential system there is a directly elected fixed-term president, prime minister and government who are collectively responsible for the legislature. Over fifty countries in the world have adopted such a system.
This book examines the politics of semi-presidentialism in East Timor from 2002 to 2012 and post-2012 political developments. It analyses the impact of semi-presidentialism on the performance of East Timors democracy and looks at whether semi-presidentialism encourages power sharing among competing forces or provokes a power struggle that threatens democratic stability. Using East Timor as a case study, the author explains whether the adoption of semi-presidentialism helps or hinders the process of democratisation in new democracies.
It is of interest to researchers in the fields of Political Science and Asian Studies, in particular Southeast Asian Politics.
Lydia M. Beuman received her PhD from the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University, Ireland. She has published on cohabitation in East Timor in the journal Parliamentary Affairs and is currently working on governments of national unity and democratic performance.
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