Fiona Yap
Honorary Professor, Crawford School
Qualifications
BSc (Houston), MA (Rochester), PhD (Rochester)
SHORT ARTICLES (Presidential-powers.net),
Managing Editors:
Fiona Yap, Professor, the Australian National University
Sophia Moestrup, Deputy Director, National Democratic Institute, USA
Selected posts:
Indonesia – Presidential and General Elections 2019, May 22
Philippines – The Stakes for Mid-term Elections 2019, May 15, 2019
Political Trust in East and Southeast Asia. May 9, 2018
Democratic Retrograde Ahead of Elections 2019? April 5, 2018
Indonesia: What lies ahead for Presidential Elections 2019? March 8, 2018
East Asia Constitutional Reforms III: Progress and Possibility in South Korea, December 14, 2017
East Asia Constitutional Reforms II: Progress and Possibility in Taiwan. November 14, 2017
East Asia Constitutional Reforms I: Progress and Possibility in the Philippines, October 11, 2017
South Korea – Presidential Elections, May 11, 2017
Indonesia – The Jakarta Gubernatorial Election, Politics, and the 2019 Presidential Elections. April 27, 2017
South Korea – Collective Action and President Park’s Impeachment: Did Corruption Galvanize Protestors? March 1, 2017
South Korea – Impeachment of the President: Critical Citizens and Political Will. December 20, 2016
The Philippines – General Elections 2016: Results and Next Steps. June 15, 2016
The Philippines – Presidential Elections 2016: The Controversial President? May 11, 2016
South Korea – Election outcomes 2016 and Presidential runs 2017. April 18, 2016
South Korea – General Elections 2016: Prospects, Possibilities, Problems. February 18, 2016
Taiwan – Presidential and General Elections, January, 2016. January 19, 2016
South Korea – Opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) Splits? December 16, 2015
The Philippines – Presidential Elections 2016: Families, Front-runners, and “Foreigners.” November 23, 2015
Taiwan – More on Presidential Election 2016: The KMT Saga. October 19, 2015
The Philippines – Presidential Election 2016: Is the Vice-Presidency a Venue? September 17, 2015
South Korea – Presidential Decree, Presidential Veto, and Presidential Power. July 10, 2015
Taiwan – Presidential Election 2016: Nominating the Candidates. June 3, 2015
South Korea – By-elections 2015: what lessons for the NPAD? May 4, 2015
Indonesia – The President, Awesome Indonesia, and the Red-White Opposition. April 8, 2015
South Korea – Will the Opposition be a Viable Challenge in 2016? March 9, 2015.
Taiwan – By-elections 2015: Results and Lessons. February 10, 2015.
East Asia – Presidential Powers and Semi-Presidential Systems. January 9, 2015.
Taiwan – Election results from the 9-in-1 local elections. December 3, 2014
South Korea – The President, Opposition, and Political Trust. November 20, 2014
The Philippines – The President and Political Cha-cha. The issue of Charter Change, or constitutional evision, has gathered steam in the recently in regards to two areas: one, constitutional revision to extend the President’s term of office; two, constitutional revisions to reduce the powers of the Supreme Court. What is interesting about this discussion of a constitutional revision to the term-limits of the president is its tie-in to the second area, revisions to the Supreme Court’s powers, that relates specifically to President Pnoy’s displeasure with the Supreme Court’s 13-0 ruling on the unconstitutionality of the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) that was administered through the executive office. 25 September 2014
Indonesia – Transparency and accountability in the Presidential Elections 2014. The highly competitive and contentious presidential elections have spurred a host of grassroots activism to protect electoral integrity. July 14, 2014
Taiwan – Party-nomination, local elections, and the Presidency. With a highly unpopular president at the helm of the country, prospects for the opposition pan-Green camp to recapture the presidency appear probable. From this perspective, the pan-Green camp’s endorsement of independent physician Ko Wen-je for the Taipei mayoral seat provides useful insights into leadership-building and capacity-building in the party. June 23, 2014
South Korea – Local elections and the President. The results for the local mayoral and gubernatorial elections for South Korea show the opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy with a slight edge over the ruling Saenuri Party. I underline two considerations related to Korea’s local elections that are useful for further examination: first, the significance of local elections for term-limited executives; second, what the outcomes indicate of party-building in South Korea. June 6, 2014
Indonesia – With preliminary results now in, what lies ahead? Political jockeying between the parties for coalition-partners and the winnable president-vice president team has commenced, and these may be as intense as the finger-pointing and blame-game that has taken place following the quick count results. What coalitions are possible, what improbable? May 1, 2014
Indonesia – Legislative election results: What do the results portend for Indonesia, particularly after the July 2014 Presidential elections? April 11, 2014
The Philippines – Political parties and Presidential power: Do political parties in the Philippines serve fundamental institutional roles? March 24, 2014
South Korea – Reforming Party Nomination: Given the significance of party nomination to candidate selection, including presidential candidates, and the public distrust of political parties, it pays to look at the efforts towards the reform of the party nomination process. March 5, 2014
Indonesia – (Dead) Presidents and Political Parties: Are political parties harking back to the past of personalistic politics rather than constructing competitive, cogent political agenda based on voters’ interests? Does this speak to a trend of diminution of political parties? February 18, 2014
Indonesia – The 2014 Elections: Political parties and Presidential nominees: A review of the election rules and the impact on political parties and the presidential elections to help frame how the election year unfolds. January 28, 2014
Taiwan – The President’s influence as party-Chair and Legislative Independence: What is at stake here? January 15, 2014
Taiwan - Public Support, Corruption, and the President: Given that President Ma is constitutionally prohibited from running for another term, is public support a meaningful constraint on president’s agenda or powers? December 19, 2013
South Korea – Presidential Powers Amid Opposition Boycotts: President Park’s response to the opposition Democratic Party’s boycott of parliamentary proceedings for 101 days since September over the role of the National Intelligence Service in the 2012 presidential elections. December 10, 2013
The Philippines – Rehabilitating Public Confidence following a Crisis: The mounting criticisms of President “Noynoy” Aquino’s handling of the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan underscore the impact of natural disaster management on assessments of governmental performance, particularly presidential performance. November 18, 2013
The Philippines – Government Funds and Institution-building: A beleaguered President Benigno Aquino III challenged his opponents in early October to “Go ahead, impeach me” as efforts intensified to launch an inquiry into the existence and use of funds in the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) under the Presidency. November 5, 2013
Indonesia – To Decree or Not to decree? President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s Perppu to address corruption at Indonesia’s Constitutional Court. October 20, 2013
Taiwan – Ma’s Presidential Blues: Less than two years after consecutive electoral wins, President Ma appears to be in a battle for his political life as he faces single-digit approval ratings. October 10, 2013
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