The stakes of politics and electoral administration : a comparative study of Southeast Asian democracies
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19/10/2015
19/10/2015
01/10/2015
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Resumo |
Elections play a crucial role in political stability in post-democratization, and electoral administrations are the key to the electoral process. However, not all newly democratized countries have established reliable electoral administration. New democracies in Southeast Asia, such as the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand, have independent election commissions which have different characteristics, especially in terms of neutrality. Based on three cases, this paper claims that the stakes of politics are the major determinant of the variations in neutrality. The high stakes of politics in Thailand brought about the partisan election commission, while the low stakes in Indonesia made the electoral system relatively neutral. Like Thailand, the high stakes of politics in the Philippines also cause political intervention in the electoral administration. |
Identificador |
IDE Discussion Paper. No. 536. 2015.10 http://hdl.handle.net/2344/1480 IDE Discussion Paper 536 |
Idioma(s) |
en eng |
Publicador |
Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO 日本貿易振興機構アジア経済研究所 |
Palavras-Chave | #Southeast Asia #Philippines #Thailand #Indonesia #Democracy #Elections #Electoral administration #The stakes of politics #313.7 #AH Southeast Asia 東南アジア #AHIO Indonesia インドネシア #AHPH Philippines フィリピン #AHTH Thailand タイ #D72 - Economic Models of Political Processes: |
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Working Paper Technical Report |