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Decentralization and Adat Revivalism in Indonesia - The Politics of Becoming Indigenous (Paperback)
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Decentralization and Adat Revivalism in Indonesia - The Politics of Becoming Indigenous (Paperback)
Series: Rethinking Southeast Asia
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This book examines the dynamic process of political transition and
indigenous (adat) revival in newly decentralized Indonesia. The
political transition in May 1998 set the stage for the passing of
Indonesia's framework decentralization laws. These laws include
both political and technocratic efforts to devolve authority from
the centre (Jakarta) to the peripheries. Contrary to expectations,
enhanced public participation often takes the form of adat
revivalism - a deliberate, highly contested and contingent process
linked to intensified political struggles throughout the Indonesian
archipelago. The author argues adat is aligned with struggles for
recognition and remedial rights, including the right to autonomous
governance and land. It cannot be understood in isolation, nor can
it be separated from the wider world. Based on original fieldwork
and using case studies from Sulawesi to illustrate the key
arguments, this book provides an overview of the key analytical
concepts and a concise review of relevant stages in Indonesian
history. It considers struggles for rights and recognition,
focusing on regulatory processes and institutional control.
Finally, Tyson examines land disputes and resource conflicts.
Regional and local conflicts often coalesce around forms of ethnic
representation, which are constantly being renegotiated, along with
resource allocations and entitlements, and efforts to preserve or
reinvent cultural identities. This will be valuable reading for
students and researchers in Political Studies, Development Studies,
Anthropology and Southeast Asian Studies and Politics.
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