Marcus Mietzner Bücher

The transformation of Indonesia's presidential system from instability to solidity is explored, highlighting the role of constitutional changes. These alterations encouraged the establishment of coalitional presidentialism, which effectively unites diverse political forces, reinforcing the status quo and contributing to the system's stability.

In 2016, Freedom House recorded the eleventh consecutive year of declining democratic freedoms, adding material to the growing political science literature on a global democratic recession. This Element explains the failure of democratization efforts in Southeast Asia, and why have autocracies proved so resistant to democratic opening?