East Timor's Independence, Indonesia and ASEAN

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Berlie, Jean A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Asia-Politics and government.; Comparative politics.; Elections.; Southeast Asia-History.; Ethnology-Asia.; Asian Politics.; Comparative Politics.; Electoral Politics.; History of Southeast Asia.; Asian Culture.

This book explains how history and traditions have shaped Timorese politics, as well as the role that Indonesia and ASEAN play for the country's future . It tries to understand a complex political system in which both traditional laws and contemporary politics are integrated, and examines the e...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: A Socio-historical Essay: Traditions, Indonesia, Independence and Elections
• Chapter 2: Independence: Political Events in 2006, 2008 and 2015
• Chapter 3: East Timor and its Giant Southern Neighbor
• Chapter 4: Timor-Leste and ASEAN
• Chapter 5: Fretilin and CNRT: A Short Comparative Study of the Two Main Political Parties of East Timor
• Chapter 6: Epilogue: East Timor's Political Development, Indonesia and ASEAN.