Regime Change And Ethnic Politics In Indonesia

Author : Taufiq Tanasaldy
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004253483

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Regime Change and Ethnic Politics in Indonesia by Taufiq Tanasaldy Pdf

When the Indonesian New Order regime fell in 1998, regional politics with strong ethnic content emerged across the country. In West Kalimantan the predominant feature was particularly that of the Dayaks. This surge, however, was not unprecedented. After centuries of occupying a subordinate place in the political and social hierarchy under the nominal rule of the Malay sultanates, Dayaks became involved in an enthusiastic political emancipation movement from 1945. The Dayaks secured the governorship as well as the majority of the regional executive head positions before they were shunned by the New Order regime. This book examines the development of Dayak politics in West Kalimantan from the colonial times until the first decade of the 21th century. It asks how and why Dayak politics has experienced drastic changes since 1945. It will look at the effect of regime change, the role of the individual leaders and organizations, the experience of marginalization, and conflicts on the course of Dayaks politics. It will also examine ethnic relations and recent political development up to 2010 in the province.

Author : Marleen Dieleman,Juliette Koning,Peter Post
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004191211

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Chinese Indonesians and Regime Change by Marleen Dieleman,Juliette Koning,Peter Post Pdf

By taking regime change as its main theme this book offers a new perspective on the multiple roles that Chinese Indonesians played in terms of shaping, moderating, and stimulating social change in Indonesia.

Author : Karolina Prasad
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317520283

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Identity Politics and Elections in Malaysia and Indonesia by Karolina Prasad Pdf

In recent social research, ethnicity has mostly been used as an explanatory variable. It was only after it was agreed that ethnicity, in itself, is subject to change, were the questions of how and why it changes, possible to answer. This multiplicity of ethnic identities requires that we think of each society as one with multiple ethnic dimensions, of which any can become activated in the process of political competition - and sometimes several of them within a short period of time. Focusing on Malaysia and Indonesia, this book traces the variations of ethnic identity by looking at electoral strategies in two sub-national units. It shows that ethnic identities are subject to change - induced by calculated moves by political entrepreneurs who use identities as tools to maximize their chances of winning elections or expanding support base - and highlights how political institutions play an enormous role in shaping the modes and dynamics of these ethno-political manipulations. The book suggests that in societies where ethnic identities are activated in politics, instead of analysing politics with ethnic distribution as an independent variable, ethnic distribution can be taken as the dependent variable, with political institutions being the explanatory one. It examines the problems of voters’ behaviour, and parties’ and candidates’ strategy in a polity that is, to a significant extent, driven by ethnic relations. Pushing the boundaries of qualitative research on Southeast Asian politics by placing formal institutions at the centre of its analysis, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Southeast Asian Politics, Race and Ethnic Studies, and International Relations.

Author : Ehito Kimura
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780415686136

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Political Change and Territoriality in Indonesia by Ehito Kimura Pdf

What makes large, multi-ethnic states hang together? At a time when ethnic and religious conflict has gained global prominence, the territorial organization of states is a critical area of study. This book explores how multi-ethnic and geographically dispersed states grapple with questions of territorial administration and change. While some scholars argue that states organize and change territorial administration to maximize political and economic efficiency, this book argues otherwise.

Author : William Case
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Elite (Social sciences)
ISBN : UCSD:31822021488192

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Comparing Regime Continuity and Change by William Case Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789004260436

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Renegotiating Boundaries by Anonim Pdf

For decades almost the only social scientists who visited Indonesia’s provinces were anthropologists. Anybody interested in politics or economics spent most of their time in Jakarta, where the action was. Our view of the world’s fourth largest country threatened to become simplistic, lacking that essential graininess. Then, in 1998, Indonesia was plunged into a crisis that could not be understood with simplistic tools. After 32 years of enforced stability, the New Order was at an end. Things began to happen in the provinces that no one was prepared for. Democratization was one, decentralization another. Ethnic and religious identities emerged that had lain buried under the blanket of the New Order’s modernizing ideology. Unfamiliar, sometimes violent forms of political competition and of rentseeking came to light. Decentralization was often connected with the neo-liberal desire to reduce state powers and make room for free trade and democracy. To what extent were the goals of good governance and a stronger civil society achieved? How much of the process was ‘captured’ by regional elites to increase their own powers? Amidst the new identity politics, what has happened to citizenship? These are among the central questions addressed in this book. This volume is the result of a two-year research project at KITLV. It brings together an international group of 24 scholars – mainly from Indonesia and the Netherlands but also from the United States, Australia, Germany, Canada and Portugal.

Author : Leo Suryadinata,Evi Nurvidya Arifin,Aris Ananta
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9812302182

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Indonesia's Population by Leo Suryadinata,Evi Nurvidya Arifin,Aris Ananta Pdf

Presenting an analysis of basic information contained in the official Indonesian census conducted in the year 2000, this book focuses on Indonesian ethnicity and religion and their relevance to the study of politics.

Author : Angel Rabasa,John Haseman
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2002-12-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780833034021

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The Military and Democracy in Indonesia by Angel Rabasa,John Haseman Pdf

The military is one of the few institutions that cut across the divides of Indonesian society. As it continues to play a critical part in determining Indonesia's future, the military itself is undergoing profound change. The authors of this book examine the role of the military in politics and society since the fall of President Suharto in 1998. They present several strategic scenarios for Indonesia, which have important implications for U.S.-Indonesian relations, and propose goals for Indonesian military reform and elements of a U.S. engagement policy.

Author : Donald L. Horowitz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107027275

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Constitutional Change and Democracy in Indonesia by Donald L. Horowitz Pdf

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 : Gerry van Klinken
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134115334

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Communal Violence and Democratization in Indonesia by Gerry van Klinken Pdf

Through close scrutiny of empirical materials and interviews, this book uniquely analyzes all the episodes of long-running, widespread communal violence that erupted during Indonesia’s post-New Order transition. Indonesia democratised after the long and authoritarian New Order regime ended in May 1998. But the transition was far less peaceful than is often thought. It claimed about 10,000 lives in communal (ethnic and religious) violence, and nearly as many as that again in separatist violence in Aceh and East Timor. Taking a comprehensive look at the communal violence that arose after the New Order regime, this book will be of interest to students of Southeast Asian studies, social movements, political violence and ethnicity.

Author : Jamie S. Davidson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1108459080

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Indonesia by Jamie S. Davidson Pdf

This Element argues that after twenty years of democratization, Indonesia has performed admirably. This is especially so when the country's accomplishments are placed in comparative perspective. However, as we analytically focus more closely to inspect Indonesia's political regime, political economy, and how identity-based mobilizations have emerged, it is clear that Indonesia still has many challenges to overcome, some so pressing that they could potentially erode or reverse many of the democratic gains the country has achieved since its former authoritarian ruler, Soeharto, was forced to resign in 1998.

Author : Edward Aspinall,Mada Sukmajati
Publisher : NUS Press
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789814722049

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Electoral Dynamics in Indonesia by Edward Aspinall,Mada Sukmajati Pdf

How do politicians win elected office in Indonesia? To find out, research teams fanned out across the country prior to Indonesia’s 2014 legislative election to record campaign events, interview candidates and canvassers, and observe their interactions with voters. They found that at the grassroots political parties are less important than personal campaign teams and vote brokers who reach out to voters through a wide range of networks associated with religion, ethnicity, kinship, micro enterprises, sports clubs and voluntary groups of all sorts. Above all, candidates distribute patronage—cash, goods and other material benefits—to individual voters and to communities. Electoral Dynamics in Indonesia brings to light the scale and complexity of vote buying and the many uncertainties involved in this style of politics, providing an unusually intimate portrait of politics in a patronage-based system.

Author : Adam Schwarz,Jonathan Paris
Publisher : Council on Foreign Relations
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0876092474

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The Politics of Post-Suharto Indonesia by Adam Schwarz,Jonathan Paris Pdf

This book responds to the critical need of policymakers, practitioners, and scholars for current research on Indonesia.

Author : Marcus Mietzner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : UCSD:31822035680479

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The Politics of Military Reform in Post-Suharto Indonesia by Marcus Mietzner Pdf

This study discusses the process of military reform in Indonesia after the fall of Suharto?s New Order regime in 1998. The extent of Indonesia?s progress in this area has been the subject of heated debate, both in Indonesia and in Western capitals. Human rights organizations and critical academics, on the one hand, have argued that the reforms implemented so far have been largely superficial, and that Indonesia?s armed forces remain a highly problematic institution. Foreign proponents of military assistance to Indonesia, on the other hand, have asserted that the military has undergone radical change, as evidenced by its complete extraction from political institutions. This study evaluates the state of military reform eight years after the end of authoritarian rule, pointing to both significant achievements and serious shortcomings. Although the armed forces in the new democratic polity no longer function as the backbone of a powerful centralist regime and have lost many of their previous privileges, the military has been able to protect its core institutional interests by successfully fending off demands to reform the territorial command structure. As the military?s primary source of political influence and off-budget revenue, the persistence of the territorial system has ensured that the Indonesian armed forces have not been fully subordinated to democratic civilian control. This ambiguous transition outcome so far poses difficult challenges to domestic and foreign policymakers, who have to find ways of effectively engaging with the military to drive the reform process forward.This is the twenty-third publication in Policy Studies, a peer-reviewed East-West Center Washington series that presents scholarly analysis of key contemporary domestic and international political, economic, and strategic issues affecting Asia in a policy relevant manner.

Author : Risa J. Toha
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781316518977

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Rioting for Representation by Risa J. Toha Pdf

Toha explains why ethnic groups engage in violence during political transition, and why and how this violence eventually declines.