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Party presidentialization in post-Suharto Indonesia
- Source :
- Contemporary politics, Special Issue: Presidentialism in Southeast Asia, Contemporary Politics
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- GBR, 2018.
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Abstract
- Indonesia presents an extremely rare quasi-experimental research case: the constitutional reforms and the transition to full presidentialism have effected a presidentialization of political parties that is largely in line with the changes predicted by the model of Samuels and Shugart [2010. Presidents, parties and prime ministers: How separation of powers affects party organization and behaviour. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press]. Especially the rise of the new president and his difficult relationship with his own party are testimony to this. But a closer look reveals that the model has to be adapted to Indonesian politics. Presidents have tools to forge grand coalitions and to overcome the dualism to an extent. The size and history of political parties as well as wider socio-economic changes, that is an increasing oligarchization of party organization, have to be considered. Moreover, highly personalized vehicle parties serving the interests of a presidential candidate have emerged. It follows that institutional and structural incentives combined have produced a party system consisting of different party types.
- Subjects :
- socioeconomic development
parliamentarism
Sociology and Political Science
0507 social and economic geography
constitutional amendment
party system
Systems of governments & states
050701 cultural studies
constitution
Politics
Südostasien
Political science
050602 political science & public administration
Indonesien
reform
Verfassung
Presidential system
sozioökonomische Entwicklung
05 social sciences
politischer Wandel
political change
16. Peace & justice
Präsidialsystem
Southeast Asia
0506 political science
Staatsformen und Regierungssysteme
Parlamentarismus
Verfassungsänderung
Political System, Constitution, Government
Indonesia
Political economy
Political Science and International Relations
Parteiensystem
presidential system
ddc:321
Staat, staatliche Organisationsformen
Subjects
Details
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Contemporary politics, Special Issue: Presidentialism in Southeast Asia, Contemporary Politics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5d99f96cd2bb193630dc81d6dc8df564