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E-raamat: Dynamics of Democracy in Timor-Leste: The Birth of a Democratic Nation, 1999-2012

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  • Kirjastus: Amsterdam University Press
  • Keel: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781040790175

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The Indonesian province of Timor-Leste made international news when it decided to break away from Indonesia in 1999. The decision sparked deadly rampages by pro-integrationist militias, violence that only abated when the UN sent a force to maintain peace and help ease the way to actual independence. This book details the political history of Timor-Leste, both preceding and following the declaration of independence, and it uses the events, consequences, and lessons of that period to help us understand what to expect for similar experiments in democracy building elsewhere in the world. 

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"Given that the next general elections in Timor-Leste will take place in 2017, this extremely interesting book is a timely and valuable analysis of the state of the polity that will be re-assessed by the people on this occasion. It is a work of knowledge, insight and analysis in which the author demonstrates a passion for his subject ... Every one inside and outside of Timor-Leste who has thought about and cares for democracy as a universal but threatened concept will learn from this book." - Guy Cumes, International Quarterly for Asian Studies, Vol. 47.

"This book will be of interest to a wide audience. For those concerned with questions of institutional design and the challenges of its implementation, the book provides a sophisticated account of semi-presidentialism and an encouraging perspective on democratic participation in newly independent states." - Douglas Kammen, National University of Singapore, in Pacific Affairs: Volume 90, No. 4 - December 2017

Foreword 11(8)
Nancy Bermeo
Preface 19(1)
Revisiting a success story with critical eyes 19(8)
Acknowledgements 27(4)
1 Democracy in the 21st century
31(46)
Lineages and configurations of an impure concept In search of bases for a dense concept of democracy
31(4)
Lineages
35(1)
Demokratia
36(9)
Representation and limited government
45(2)
The convergence of lineages
47(2)
Configurations
49(1)
On Lincoln's formula
49(9)
Schumpeter's legacy
58(3)
Polyarchy
61(3)
Moving beyond procedures: An ethos for democracy
64(4)
Is Timor-Leste a democracy?
68(1)
Applying standard definitions of democracy
68(4)
Reflecting on democracy in Timor-Leste
72(5)
2 Assessing the odds
77(56)
Could Timor-Leste become a democracy?
On dynamic SWOT analysis and its application
79(4)
Strengths
83(1)
National unity and identity
83(2)
Plural nationalism
85(2)
Nationalist narrative
87(2)
Democracy-leaning leadership
89(1)
Size of the country
90(1)
Free constitution-making
91(1)
Natural resources
92(1)
Weaknesses
93(1)
Poverty
93(1)
The `oil curse'
94(2)
Embryonic state
96(1)
Colonial legacy
97(1)
Repercussions of authoritarianism
98(2)
Legacy of conflict
100(1)
Political polarization
101(1)
Guerrilla fighters
102(2)
`Charismatic leadership'
104(1)
Rudimentary political parties
105(3)
Fragile civil society
108(1)
Ethno-linguistic diversity
109(2)
Sizeable dislocated population
111(1)
Financial costs
112(1)
Opportunities
113(1)
Zeitgeist
113(1)
Democratic `linkages'
114(1)
Democracy promotion
115(1)
International aid
116(1)
International oversight
117(1)
Threats
118(1)
Democratic recession
118(1)
Regional context
118(1)
Alternative narratives
119(2)
Democratic facade regimes
121(1)
Pockets of permissiveness of non-democracies
122(1)
International agents
123(2)
Leviathan
125(2)
Looking ahead
127(1)
Time
127(1)
Ownership
128(2)
Inclusiveness
130(1)
Control
131(2)
3 Constitutionalism old and new in the `UN Kingdom' of Timor-Leste
133(38)
Constitution-making: The importance of processes
134(4)
Setting the frame
138(3)
A controversial roadmap towards independence
141(8)
Old constitutionalism at work: On the Constituent Assembly
149(2)
Compromise and consensus: Defining the government system
151(6)
New constitutionalism: Popular consultations before drafting the constitution...
157(2)
... and after
159(2)
Assessing the impact of the constitution-making process
161(1)
Durability
161(1)
Temperance
162(1)
Stability
163(1)
Democracy
164(3)
Finale
167(4)
4 Elections in a young democracy
171(34)
Popular voice and control
Elections, independence, democracy
171(4)
Before the vote: Critical legal and administrative choices
175(1)
Franchise and electors' registration
175(2)
Electoral administration
177(4)
Electoral legislation
181(3)
A survey of three electoral cycles
184(1)
Participation
185(2)
The consecration of `independent' presidents
187(2)
Legislative elections and the evolving party system
189(6)
Elections as mirrors
195(1)
Regional patterns of voting
195(2)
The influence of personalities
197(2)
Elections and democratic consolidation
199(6)
5 Semi-presidentialism with `independent' presidents
205(40)
Political inclusiveness and democratic consolidation On the notion of `semi-presidentialism' and its varieties
207(6)
Semi-presidentialism and democracy
213(3)
Scrutinizing the Timor-Leste government system
216(7)
Critical readings of the government system's performance
223(6)
What if? A counterfactual exercise
229(4)
Assessing the role of `independent presidents'
233(9)
Conclusion
242(3)
6 Grassroots democracy
245(34)
Building a decentralized state where worlds meet Decentralization and democracy
245(1)
The constitutional mandate
245(2)
Roots of the constitutional mandate
247(2)
What's in a name?
249(1)
Why decentralize?
250(3)
The adventurous tribulations of local governance after independence
253(3)
Municipalities in Neverland
256(4)
Politics in the village
260(7)
A paradox of democratic development
267(4)
Finale: Looking back and forth
271(1)
Hypothesis on an aborted reform
272(4)
Anticipating future developments
276(3)
Epilogue
279(12)
After 2012: New challenges to the consolidation of Democracy Generational turnover
281(2)
Prosperity and democracy
283(3)
Grassroots democracy: Building a decentralized state
286(2)
The judicial system
288(2)
Conclusion
290(1)
List of acronyms 291(2)
References 293(32)
Index 325
Rui Graça Feijó is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, and Associate Researcher at the Institute for Contemporary History, NOVA University of Lisbon.