Timor Leste
On a Path of Authoritarianism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16625590 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jacqueline Aquino Siapno (corresponding author), Jacqueline Siapno |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 2006 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 325-342 |
| Publication date | 2006-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Southeast Asian affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0377-5437 • E-ISSN: 1793-9135 |
| Publisher | ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute (PUBLISHER • SG) |
| DOI | 10.1355/seaa-06s |
| OpenAlex | W1964284584 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 1 |
Politically, East Timor is a fascinating study of democratization processes in a conflict/post-conflict context, in addition to being a paradoxical case study of the United Nation's mixed performance and most extensive involvement in nation-state building and peacekeeping in Asia and the Pacific. The country is currently undergoing serious challenges to freedom of speech and judicial sector reform, with a centralistic and rather insecure state trying to control, censor, and regulate NGOs, civil society, media, and opposition parties. As an example, one of the most widely discussed issues between the government, the judicial
Authoritarianism · Civil society · Democracy · Democratization · Dissent · Dissenting opinion · Opposition (politics · Peacekeeping · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security
| Citations per year | 0.26 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2018 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |