浅析东帝汶阿尔卡蒂里政府的合法性问题

On the Legitimacy of the Alkatiri Government of East Timor

2006年的东帝汶骚乱凸现了阿尔卡蒂里政府的合法性危机,政府也因此而垮台。合法性包括规范要素、程序要素、绩效以及同意四个要素,如果其中一个要素缺乏,就会引发合法性危机。阿尔卡蒂里政府是随着东帝汶的独立而成立的,得到了国际和国内社会的同意,并且是由选民依宪法选举而产生的。然而,作为东帝汶的首届政府,它并未能有效解决民众最为需要的民生问题,特别是经济绩效低下,最终引起民众认同危机而导致垮台。

The 2006 East Timor Crisis showed the legitimacy crisis of the Alkatir Government which resulted in its collapse. Legitimacy comprises four key elements ： normative, procedural, performance and consent elements. Lack of any of these four elements will result in legitimacy crisis. The Alkatir Government got its political power by con- forming established rules and got the consent from both international community and the governed. However, the government＇s lack of enough performance and failure to satisfy the essential needs of the public led its legitimacy crisis eventually.