| Foreword |
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| Preface |
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19 | (1) |
| Revisiting a success story with critical eyes |
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| Acknowledgements |
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1 Democracy in the 21st century |
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Lineages and configurations of an impure concept In search of bases for a dense concept of democracy |
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31 | (4) |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (9) |
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Representation and limited government |
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45 | (2) |
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The convergence of lineages |
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47 | (2) |
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49 | (1) |
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49 | (9) |
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58 | (3) |
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61 | (3) |
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Moving beyond procedures: An ethos for democracy |
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64 | (4) |
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Is Timor-Leste a democracy? |
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68 | (1) |
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Applying standard definitions of democracy |
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68 | (4) |
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Reflecting on democracy in Timor-Leste |
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72 | (5) |
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77 | (56) |
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Could Timor-Leste become a democracy? |
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On dynamic SWOT analysis and its application |
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79 | (4) |
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83 | (1) |
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National unity and identity |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (2) |
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87 | (2) |
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Democracy-leaning leadership |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (2) |
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96 | (1) |
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Repercussions of authoritarianism |
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98 | (2) |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (2) |
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104 | (1) |
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Rudimentary political parties |
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105 | (3) |
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108 | (1) |
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Ethno-linguistic diversity |
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109 | (2) |
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Sizeable dislocated population |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (2) |
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Democratic facade regimes |
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121 | (1) |
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Pockets of permissiveness of non-democracies |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (2) |
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127 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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128 | (2) |
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130 | (1) |
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131 | (2) |
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3 Constitutionalism old and new in the `UN Kingdom' of Timor-Leste |
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133 | (38) |
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Constitution-making: The importance of processes |
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134 | (4) |
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138 | (3) |
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A controversial roadmap towards independence |
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141 | (8) |
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Old constitutionalism at work: On the Constituent Assembly |
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149 | (2) |
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Compromise and consensus: Defining the government system |
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151 | (6) |
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New constitutionalism: Popular consultations before drafting the constitution... |
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157 | (2) |
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159 | (2) |
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Assessing the impact of the constitution-making process |
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161 | (1) |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (3) |
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167 | (4) |
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4 Elections in a young democracy |
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171 | (34) |
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Popular voice and control |
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Elections, independence, democracy |
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171 | (4) |
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Before the vote: Critical legal and administrative choices |
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175 | (1) |
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Franchise and electors' registration |
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175 | (2) |
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177 | (4) |
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181 | (3) |
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A survey of three electoral cycles |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (2) |
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The consecration of `independent' presidents |
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187 | (2) |
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Legislative elections and the evolving party system |
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189 | (6) |
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195 | (1) |
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Regional patterns of voting |
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195 | (2) |
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The influence of personalities |
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197 | (2) |
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Elections and democratic consolidation |
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199 | (6) |
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5 Semi-presidentialism with `independent' presidents |
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205 | (40) |
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Political inclusiveness and democratic consolidation On the notion of `semi-presidentialism' and its varieties |
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207 | (6) |
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Semi-presidentialism and democracy |
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213 | (3) |
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Scrutinizing the Timor-Leste government system |
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216 | (7) |
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Critical readings of the government system's performance |
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223 | (6) |
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What if? A counterfactual exercise |
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229 | (4) |
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Assessing the role of `independent presidents' |
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233 | (9) |
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242 | (3) |
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245 | (34) |
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Building a decentralized state where worlds meet Decentralization and democracy |
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245 | (1) |
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The constitutional mandate |
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245 | (2) |
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Roots of the constitutional mandate |
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247 | (2) |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (3) |
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The adventurous tribulations of local governance after independence |
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253 | (3) |
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Municipalities in Neverland |
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256 | (4) |
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260 | (7) |
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A paradox of democratic development |
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267 | (4) |
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Finale: Looking back and forth |
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271 | (1) |
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Hypothesis on an aborted reform |
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272 | (4) |
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Anticipating future developments |
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276 | (3) |
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279 | (12) |
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After 2012: New challenges to the consolidation of Democracy Generational turnover |
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281 | (2) |
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283 | (3) |
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Grassroots democracy: Building a decentralized state |
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286 | (2) |
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288 | (2) |
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290 | (1) |
| List of acronyms |
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291 | (2) |
| References |
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293 | (32) |
| Index |
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