POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS IN EAST TIMOR : semi -presidentialism and democratisation
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 50 countries in the world have adopted such a system. Examines the politics of semi-presidentialism in East Timor from 2002-2012 and post-2012 political developments, this work analyses the impact of semi-presidentialism on the performance of East Timor's democracy, and looks at whether semi-presidentialism encourages power sharing between competing forces, or whether it provoke a power struggle that threatens democratic stability
Print Book, English, 2017
ROUTLEDGE, [Place of publication not identified], 2017
1 volume : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
9781138097964, 1138097969
983148216
1. Semi-presidentialism and democracy, 2. East Timor’s semi-presidential system, 3. The road to independence and the adoption of a semi-presidential system, 4. Cohabitation, 5. Divided government, 6. Unified majority government, 7. Conclusion, 8. Postscript