1st Edition
Political Institutions in East Timor Semi-Presidentialism and Democratisation
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
Biography
Lydia Beuman received her PhD from the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University, Ireland. She has published on cohabitation in East Timor in the journal Parliamentary Affairs, and is currently working on governments of national unity and democratic performance.
"Lydia M. Beuman presents a thorough and comprehensive analysis of the formative years of this innovative experience. Based on her doctoral thesis, the book attains the highest standards of academic profiency: it includes a comprehensive survey of the existing literature; is grounded in fieldwork during which the author engaged with all the relevant actors; and provides a cogent analytical framework."
Rui Graca Feijo, University of Coimbra, Contemporary Southeast Asia
