Political Institutions in East Timor

Name: Political Institutions in East Timor
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Political Institutions in East TimorSemi-Presidentialism and Democratisation\nAuthor(s): Lydia Beuman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138097964, 978-1138097964\nSynopsis\nIn 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.\n\nThis book examines the politics of semi-presidentialism in East Timor from [tel] 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 between competing forces, or whether it provoke a power struggle that threatens democratic stabili.