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Title: | Semi-presidentialism, moderating power and inclusive governance. The experience of Timor-Leste in consolidating democracy | Authors: | Feijó, Rui Graça | Keywords: | Semi-presidentialism; Democratic consolidation; Independent presidents; Inclusive governance; Moderating power; Incentive mechanisms | Issue Date: | 2012 | Publisher: | Taylor & Francis | Project: | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/SFRH/SFRH/BPD/71238/2010/PT info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/118150/PT |
Serial title, monograph or event: | Democratization | Volume: | 21 | Issue: | 2 | Abstract: | The relationship between the choice of a government system, namely semi-presidentialism, and the performance of democracy is the subject of current debate. This article considers Elgie's proposal for a positive correlation between premier-presidential forms of semi-presidentialism and the success of democratic transitions, and discusses the way in which Timor-Leste fits the model as well as the need for a clear view of the incentive mechanisms at play. It further analyses the importance of “independent” presidents with “moderating powers” as a way of achieving inclusive governance and to facilitate democratic consolidation. Contrary to suppositions that attribute a tendency for president-parliamentary regimes to succumb to conflict between the main political actors, the case of Timor-Leste suggests that the definition of the president's role as a “moderator”, and the exercise of the function by “independent”, non-party personalities counteracts such inclinations with positive effects on democratic consolidation. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/41223 | ISSN: | 1351-0347 1743-890X |
DOI: | 10.1080/13510347.2012.732068 10.1080/13510347.2012.732068 |
Rights: | openAccess |
Appears in Collections: | I&D CES - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais |
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