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Author: Dirk Tomsa
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008-09-03
Total Pages: 281
ISBN-13: 1134045751
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book presents the first sustained analysis of Indonesian party politics in the post-New Order era and the first systematic application of the increasingly influential party institutionalization approach to the case of 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.
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.
Author: Jun Honna
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-01-11
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 1135139253
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The military have had a key role to play in Indonesia's recent history and may well have a decisive role to play in her future. This book looks at the role of the military in the downfall of Suharto and their ongoing influence on the succeeding governments of B.J. Habibie and Abdurrahman Wahid. The author also examines such key features as human rights, reconciliation, civic-military discourse and ongoing security dilemmas. The book is unique in providing the best overview of the role of the military in the world's fourth most populous nation.
Author: Patrick Ziegenhain
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9812304851
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Analyses the Indonesian parliament's contribution towards the process of democratization. Contributes not only to research on the Indonesian democratization process, but also to the comparative research on parliaments in transition processes in general.
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.
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.
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.
Author: Leo Suryadinata
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9789812301277
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An analysis of the 1999 Indonesian general election and subsequent presidential election in the context of Indonesian elections and politics. The book highlights major characteristics of Indonesian society and culture which affect electoral behaviour, namely ethnicity, regionalism and religion.
Author: Maribeth Erb
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 419
ISBN-13: 9812308415
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Since the fall of long-reigning President Soeharto, in 1998, Indonesia has been in an era of transition, away from an authoritarian regime, and on a quest for democracy. This quest started with decentralization laws implemented in 2001, which gave greater autonomy to the regions, and continued with the direct elections for the national and local legislatures and the President in 2004. The latest development in this democratization process is the implementation of a system for the direct election of regional leaders, which began in 2005; the first round of elections across the nation for all governors, mayors and district heads was completed in 2008. Authors of the chapters in this volume, the result of a workshop in Singapore in 2006, present data from across the archipelago for these first direct elections for local leaders and give their assessment as to how far these elections have contributed to a deepening democracy.
