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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.
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.
Contributing to the growing discourse on political parties in Asia,
this book looks at parties in Southeast Asia's most competitive
electoral democracies of Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.
It highlights the diverse dynamics of party politics in the region
and provides new insights into organizational structures,
mobilizational strategies and the multiple dimensions of linkages
between political parties and their voters. The book focuses on the
prominence of clientelistic practices and strategies, both within
parties as well as between parties and their voters. It
demonstrates that clientelism is extremely versatile and can take
many forms, ranging from traditional, personalized relationships
between a patron and a client to the modern reincarnations of
broker-driven network clientelism that is often based on more
anonymous relations. The book also discusses how contemporary
political parties often combine clientelistic practices with more
formal patterns of organization and communication, thus raising
questions about neat analytical dichotomies. Straddling the
intersection between political science and area studies, this book
is of interest to students and scholars of contemporary Southeast
Asian politics, and political scientists and Asian Studies
specialists with a broader research interest in comparative
democratization studies.
Party Politics and Democratization in Indonesia: Golkar in the
Post-Suharto Era provides the first in-depth analysis of
contemporary Indonesian party politics and the first systematic
explanation why Golkar is still the strongest party in Indonesia.
Applying a multi-dimensional conceptual framework of party
institutionalization theory, the book examines Golkar's
organizational infrastructure, its decisional autonomy and
programmatic platform as well as the party's relations to the mass
media. Strengths and weaknesses in the individual dimensions of
institutionalization are then contrasted with the corresponding
levels of institutionalization reached by Indonesia's other major
parties. Tomsa argues that Golkar remains Indonesia's strongest
party because it is better institutionalized than its electoral
competitors. However, while highlighting the former regime party's
strengths in key aspects of party institutionalization, he also
shows that Golkar also has some considerable institutional
weaknesses which in 2004 prevented the party from achieving an even
better result in the general election As an empirical study on
Golkar, and Indonesia's other major political parties, this book
will be of huge interest to students and scholars of Southeast
Asian politics, political parties and elections and
democratization.
Party Politics and Democratization in Indonesia: Golkar in the
Post-Suharto Era provides the first in-depth analysis of
contemporary Indonesian party politics and the first systematic
explanation why Golkar is still the strongest party in Indonesia.
Applying a multi-dimensional conceptual framework of party
institutionalization theory, the book examines Golkar's
organizational infrastructure, its decisional autonomy and
programmatic platform as well as the party's relations to the mass
media. Strengths and weaknesses in the individual dimensions of
institutionalization are then contrasted with the corresponding
levels of institutionalization reached by Indonesia's other major
parties. Tomsa argues that Golkar remains Indonesia's strongest
party because it is better institutionalized than its electoral
competitors. However, while highlighting the former regime party's
strengths in key aspects of party institutionalization, he also
shows that Golkar also has some considerable institutional
weaknesses which in 2004 prevented the party from achieving an even
better result in the general election As an empirical study on
Golkar, and Indonesia's other major political parties, this book
will be of huge interest to students and scholars of Southeast
Asian politics, political parties and elections and
democratization.
Contributing to the growing discourse on political parties in Asia,
this book looks at parties in Southeast Asia's most competitive
electoral democracies of Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.
It highlights the diverse dynamics of party politics in the region
and provides new insights into organizational structures,
mobilizational strategies and the multiple dimensions of linkages
between political parties and their voters. The book focuses on the
prominence of clientelistic practices and strategies, both within
parties as well as between parties and their voters. It
demonstrates that clientelism is extremely versatile and can take
many forms, ranging from traditional, personalized relationships
between a patron and a client to the modern reincarnations of
broker-driven network clientelism that is often based on more
anonymous relations. The book also discusses how contemporary
political parties often combine clientelistic practices with more
formal patterns of organization and communication, thus raising
questions about neat analytical dichotomies. Straddling the
intersection between political science and area studies, this book
is of interest to students and scholars of contemporary Southeast
Asian politics, and political scientists and Asian Studies
specialists with a broader research interest in comparative
democratization studies.
The presidency of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2004-14) was a
watershed in Indonesia's modern democratic history. Yudhoyono was
not only the first Indonesian president to be directly elected, but
also the first to be democratically re-elected. Coming to office
after years of turbulent transition, he presided over a decade of
remarkable political stability and steady economic growth. But
other aspects of his rule have been the subject of controversy.
While supporters view his presidency as a period of democratic
consolidation and success, critics view it as a decade of
stagnation and missed opportunities. This book is the first
comprehensive attempt to evaluate both the achievements and the
shortcomings of the Yudhoyono presidency. With contributions from
leading experts on Indonesia's politics, economy and society, it
assesses the Yudhoyono record in fields ranging from economic
development and human rights, to foreign policy, the environment
and the security sector.
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