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Presidentialism and Democracy in East and Southeast Asia examines
the impact of presidential systems on democracies by examining
three distinct literatures - the perilousness of competing
legitimacies of the executive and legislative branches, issues of
institutional design (particularly regarding semi-presidentialism),
and the rise of executive aggrandizement. Despite often intense
political conflict and temporary instability in the East and
Southeast Asia, presidential systems of various types - from
relatively "pure" forms to semi-presidentialism and other hybrids -
have largely been resilient. Although there are signs of growing
autocratization in several cases, presidentialism, associated with
both accommodation and conflict, has usually not driven it. This
book's contributions to presidentialism debates will be of
interests to students and scholars of comparative politics while it
also offers detailed analysis of the presidency in these East and
Southeast Asian cases.
In May 1998 the fall of Suharto marked the beginning of a difficult
and multi-layered transition process. It was accompanied by
intensified conflict in the political arena, a dramatic increase of
ethnic and religious violence and the danger of national
disintegration. Ten years after the collapse of the New Order,
Indonesia has made significant progress, however the quality of
democracy is still low. Theoretically innovative and empirically
sound, this book is an in-depth analysis of the Indonesian reform
process since 1998. Marco Bunte and Andreas Ufen bring together a
selection of noted Indonesia experts to provide new insights into
the restructuring of core state institutions, the empowerment of
Parliament, the slow and difficult evolution of the rule of law,
and the transfer of power to locally elected regional governments
(decentralization). Based on the results of extensive fieldwork,
Democratization in Post-Suharto Indonesia will be an important read
for scholars engaged in research on Indonesia and the politics of
Southeast Asia.
In May 1998 the fall of Suharto marked the beginning of a difficult
and multi-layered transition process. It was accompanied by
intensified conflict in the political arena, a dramatic increase of
ethnic and religious violence and the danger of national
disintegration. Ten years after the collapse of the New Order,
Indonesia has made significant progress, however the quality of
democracy is still low. Theoretically innovative and empirically
sound, this book is an in-depth analysis of the Indonesian reform
process since 1998. Marco Bunte and Andreas Ufen bring together a
selection of noted Indonesia experts to provide new insights into
the restructuring of core state institutions, the empowerment of
Parliament, the slow and difficult evolution of the rule of law,
and the transfer of power to locally elected regional governments
(decentralization). Based on the results of extensive fieldwork,
Democratization in Post-Suharto Indonesia will be an important read
for scholars engaged in research on Indonesia and the politics of
Southeast Asia.
In recent years the constitutional landscape of Southeast Asia has
changed tremendously. Against a worldwide background of
liberalization, globalization, and democratization, states in the
region have begun to alter their constitutions, reinforcing human
rights provisions, and putting in place institutional safeguards,
such as constitutional courts and human rights commissions. On
closer examination, however, the picture is very complex, with
constitutional developments differing greatly between states. This
book explores a range of current constitutional developments in the
different states of Southeast Asia through a distinct political
lens. Drawing on comparative and single case studies, it considers
various constitutional areas, including constitution drafting,
human rights, legal safeguards and the continuing role of the
military, sets constitutional developments in the wider political
and historical context of each country, and makes comparisons both
with Western democracies and with other developing regions. The
book concludes by assessing overall how far constitutional
practices and trajectories are converging towards a liberal Western
model or towards a distinctly Southeast Asian model.
In recent years the constitutional landscape of Southeast Asia has
changed tremendously. Against a worldwide background of
liberalization, globalization, and democratization, states in the
region have begun to alter their constitutions, reinforcing human
rights provisions, and putting in place institutional safeguards,
such as constitutional courts and human rights commissions. On
closer examination, however, the picture is very complex, with
constitutional developments differing greatly between states. This
book explores a range of current constitutional developments in the
different states of Southeast Asia through a distinct political
lens. Drawing on comparative and single case studies, it considers
various constitutional areas, including constitution drafting,
human rights, legal safeguards and the continuing role of the
military, sets constitutional developments in the wider political
and historical context of each country, and makes comparisons both
with Western democracies and with other developing regions. The
book concludes by assessing overall how far constitutional
practices and trajectories are converging towards a liberal Western
model or towards a distinctly Southeast Asian model.
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