9789048526338

9048526337

9789089648044

9089648046

Emerging Asia ; 2

ParticipationThe consecration of 'independent' presidents; Legislative elections and the evolving party system; Elections as mirrors; Regional patterns of voting; The influence of personalities; Elections and democratic consolidation; 5. Semi-presidentialism with 'independent' presidents; Political inclusiveness and democratic consolidation; On the notion of 'semi-presidentialism' and its varieties; Semi-presidentialism and democracy; Scrutinizing the Timor-Leste government system; Critical readings of the government system's performance; What if? A counterfactual exercise.

Old constitutionalism at work: On the Constituent AssemblyCompromise and consensus: Defining the government system; New constitutionalism: Popular consultations before drafting the constitution ... ; ... and after; Assessing the impact of the constitution-making process; Durability; Temperance; Stability; Democracy; Finale; 4. Elections in a young democracy; Popular voice and control; Elections, independence, democracy; Before the vote: Critical legal and administrative choices; Franchise and electors' registration; Electoral administration; Electoral legislation; A survey of three electoral cycles.

Financial costsOpportunities; Zeitgeist; Democratic 'linkages'; Democracy promotion; International aid; International oversight; Threats; Democratic recession; Regional context; Alternative narratives; Democratic fa cade regimes; Pockets of permissiveness of non-democracies; International agents; Leviathan; Looking ahead; Time; Ownership; Inclusiveness; Control; 3. Constitutionalism old and new in the 'UN Kingdom' of Timor-Leste; Constitution-making: The importance of processes; Setting the frame; A controversial roadmap towards independence.

2. Assessing the oddsCould Timor-Leste become a democracy?; On dynamic SWOT analysis and its application; Strengths; National unity and identity; Plural nationalism; Nationalist narrative; Democracy-leaning leadership; Size of the country; Free constitution-making; Natural resources; Weaknesses; Poverty; The 'oil curse'; Embryonic state; Colonial legacy; Repercussions of authoritarianism; Legacy of conflict; Political polarization; Guerrilla fighters; 'Charismatic leadership'; Rudimentary political parties; Fragile civil society; Ethno-linguistic diversity; Sizeable dislocated population.

Cover; Table of contents; Foreword; Nancy Bermeo; Preface; Revisiting a success story with critical eyes; Acknowledgements; 1. Democracy in the 21st century; Lineages and configurations of an impure concept; In search of bases for a dense concept of democracy; Lineages; Demokratia; Representation and limited government; The convergence of lineages; Configurations; On Lincoln's formula; Schumpeter's legacy; Polyarchy; Moving beyond procedures: An ethos for democracy; Is Timor-Leste a democracy?; Applying standard definitions of democracy; Reflecting on democracy in Timor-Leste.

Timor-Leste > Politics and government > 21st century.