Independent Timor-Leste: between coercion and consent

This Element explores the primary modes by which rulers have exercised power and shaped political relations in Timor-Leste across four distinct periods. The contrast between coercion under colonial rule and consent expressed through the 1999 referendum on independence exerted a powerful influence on...

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Main Author: Kammen, Douglas 1965- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2019
Series:Elements in politics and society in Southeast Asia
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Summary:This Element explores the primary modes by which rulers have exercised power and shaped political relations in Timor-Leste across four distinct periods. The contrast between coercion under colonial rule and consent expressed through the 1999 referendum on independence exerted a powerful influence on scholarship on Timor-Leste's politics and future. Since the restoration of independence in 2002, however, politics in Timor-Leste are best understood in terms of powerful economic constraints during the first Fretilin government (2002-06), and thereafter, thanks to revenue from the country's petroleum reserves, a ruling strategy based on a wide range of inducements (rather than genuine consent).
Item Description:Includes Glossary and Bibliography
Physical Description:circa 80 Seiten
ISBN:9781108457583

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