
Parties and Parliaments in Southeast Asia
Non-Partisan Chambers in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand
Roland Rich(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 27. May 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
274 pages
978-1-138-08682-1 (ISBN)
Description
Political parties are an essential ingredient in a modern democracy. They are also seen as the least trusted and most problematic institution in most democratic systems. While there have been attempts to strengthen parties through institutional design and capacity building, a new strategy has been to quarantine them from parts of parliament. Within the space of a few years the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia implemented designs for parliamentary representation that proscribed the established political parties from a parliamentary chamber or part thereof.
Using these three countries as case studies, this book traces the historical context for institutional designs, the intentions behind them and their implementation through at least one full parliamentary term. It investigates the conceptual architecture of the non-partisan designs, identifying corporatism as one (discredited) alternative and "championship" as another. While there is a yearning for exemplary people as representatives, the designers have struggled to find a successful means of having these champions elected to office. The book concludes that non-partisan chambers, based on the evidence to date, are not viable.
This book is of interest to scholars of Southeast Asian Politics, Party Politics, Governance Institutions and Democracy.
Using these three countries as case studies, this book traces the historical context for institutional designs, the intentions behind them and their implementation through at least one full parliamentary term. It investigates the conceptual architecture of the non-partisan designs, identifying corporatism as one (discredited) alternative and "championship" as another. While there is a yearning for exemplary people as representatives, the designers have struggled to find a successful means of having these champions elected to office. The book concludes that non-partisan chambers, based on the evidence to date, are not viable.
This book is of interest to scholars of Southeast Asian Politics, Party Politics, Governance Institutions and Democracy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
19 s/w Tabellen
19 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
445 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-08682-1 (9781138086821)
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Parties and Parliaments in Southeast Asia
Non-Partisan Chambers in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand
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Parties and Parliaments in Southeast Asia
Non-Partisan Chambers in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand
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Parties and Parliaments in Southeast Asia
Non-Partisan Chambers in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand
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Roland Rich is Executive Head of the United Nations Democracy Fund and Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University.
Content
1. A New Institutional Design Option 2. Theoretical and Methodological Considerations 3. Institutional Design in Context 4. The Philippines: a Legislative Voice for the Marginalised 5. Thailand: Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? The Senate! 6. Indonesia: Political Representation in a Disparate Archipelago 7. Comparative Analysis: Yearning for Exemplary Representatives 8. Conclusions: The Limits of Institutional Design