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Democracy in Indonesia
Author: Thomas Power
Publisher: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
Published: 2020-08-19
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 981488152X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Indonesia has long been hailed as a rare case of democratic transition and persistence in an era of global democratic setbacks. But as the country enters its third decade of democracy, such laudatory assessments have become increasingly untenable. The stagnation that characterized Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s second presidential term has given way to a more far-reaching pattern of democratic regression under his successor, Joko Widodo. This volume is the first comprehensive study of Indonesia’s contemporary democratic decline. Its contributors identify, explain and debate the signs of regression, including arbitrary state crackdowns on freedom of speech and organization, the rise of vigilantism, deepening political polarization, populist mobilization, the dysfunction of key democratic institutions, and the erosion of checks and balances on executive power. They ask why Indonesia, until recently considered a beacon of democratic exceptionalism, increasingly conforms to the global pattern of democracy in retreat.
Politics in Indonesia
Author: Douglas E. Ramage
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780415164672
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Describes the attitudes, aspirations and frustrations of the key players in Indonesian politics as they struggle to shape the future.
Politics in Contemporary Indonesia
Author: Ken M.P Setiawan
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2022-03-28
Total Pages: 179
ISBN-13: 0429860935
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In Politics in Contemporary Indonesia, Ken M.P. Setiawan and Dirk Tomsa analyse the most prominent political ideas, institutions, interests and issues that shape Indonesian politics today. Guided by the overarching question whether Indonesia still deserves its famous label as a ‘model Muslim democracy’, the book argues that the most serious threats to Indonesian democracy emanate from the fading appeal of democracy as a compelling narrative, the increasingly brazen capture of democratic institutions by predatory interests, and the narrowing public space for those who seek to defend the values of democracy. In so doing, the book answers the following key questions: What are the dominant political narratives that underpin Indonesian politics? How has Indonesia’s institutional framework evolved since the onset of democratisation in 1998? How do competing political interests weaken or strengthen Indonesian democracy? How does declining democracy affect Indonesia’s prospects for dealing with its main policy challenges? How does Indonesia compare to other Muslim-majority states and to its regional neighbours? Up-to-date, comprehensive and written in an accessible style, this book will be of interest for both students and scholars of Indonesian politics, Asian Studies, Comparative Politics and International Relations.
The Decline of Constitutional Democracy in Indonesia
Author: Herbert Feith
Publisher: Equinox Publishing
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 648
ISBN-13: 9789793780450
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is an intensive study of Indonesian politics from the attainment of full independence in December 1949 to the proclamation of martial law in March 1957, and President Soekarno's subsequent establishment of "guided democracy". It is intended as a contribution to the ongoing discussion of democracy in the new states of Asia and Africa, of the ways in which Western political institutions are transformed when employed in non-Western social settings, and of the obstacles to be overcome if such institutions are to operate in consonance with the authority systems of new nations and with their solution of economic and administrative problems. Now brought back into print as a member of Equinox Publishing's Classic Indonesia series, The Decline of Constitutional Democracy is considered to be the definitive study of Indonesia in the 1950s and will be of great interest to the growing number of social scientists concerned with the pre-industrial nations and in particular with their efforts to use and adapt Western political institutions. This is a solid and scholarly account, but, writing on the basis of much personal observation, Dr. Feith manages to present his material in such a way that readers with no previous background in the subject will be able to follow the book almost as easily as will specialists. HERBERT FEITH (1930-2001) became familiar with Indonesia during 1951-53 and 1954-56 when he was an English Language Assistant with the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Indonesia. A citizen of Australia, he received an M.A. degree from the University of Melbourne in 1955 and a Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1961. He was a Research Fellow in the Department of Pacific History, Australian National University, from 1960 to 1962 and was Chair of Politics at Monash University from 1968 until 1974.
Emerging Democracy in Indonesia
Author: Aris Ananta
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9789812303226
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In 2004, Indonesia had a second democratic election, which was also conducted in a peaceful and orderly manner. This book discusses Indonesia's transition towards democracy through the parliamentary and presidential elections, including an analysis of party activity in the provinces, in 2004.
Indonesia
Author: Ross H McLeod
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9812304592
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Based on the 2006 Indonesia Update Conference held at the Australian National University, 2006.
Problems of Democratisation in Indonesia
Author: Edward Aspinall
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9814279897
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Alternately lauded as a democratic success story and decried as a flawed democracy, Indonesia deserves serious consideration by anyone concerned with the global state of democracy. Yet, more than ten years after the collapse of the authoritarian Suharto regime, we still know little about how the key institutions of Indonesian democracy actually function. This book, written by leading democracy experts and scholars of Indonesia, presents a sorely needed study of the inner workings of Indonesia's political system, and its interactions with society. Combining careful case studies with an eye to the big picture, it is an indispensable guide to democratic Indonesia, its achievements, shortcomings and continuing challenges.
Indonesian Democracy Discourses in a Global Context
Author: Anders Uhlin
Publisher: Monash University Press
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The public issue of democracy in Indonesia.
Constitutional Change and Democracy in Indonesia
Author: Donald L. Horowitz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013-03-25
Total Pages: 345
ISBN-13: 1107027276
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →How did democracy became entrenched in the world's largest Muslim-majority country? After the fall of its authoritarian regime in 1998, Indonesia pursued an unusual course of democratization. It was insider-dominated and gradualist and it involved free elections before a lengthy process of constitutional reform. At the end of the process, Indonesia's amended constitution was essentially a new and thoroughly democratic document. By proceeding as they did, the Indonesians averted the conflict that would have arisen between adherents of the old constitution and proponents of radical, immediate reform. Donald L. Horowitz documents the decisions that gave rise to this distinctive constitutional process. He then traces the effects of the new institutions on Indonesian politics and discusses their shortcomings and their achievements in steering Indonesia away from the dangers of polarization and violence. He also examines the Indonesian story in the context of comparative experience with constitutional design and intergroup conflict.
