Post-Soeharto Democratization
Democratization in Post-Suharto Indonesia
In May 1998 the fall of Suharto marked the beginning of a difficult and multilayered transition process. It was accompanied by intensified conflict in the political arena, a dramatic increase of ethnic and religious violence and the danger of national disintegration. Ten years after the collapse of the New Order, Indonesia has made significant progress; however, the quality of democracy is still low. Theoretically innovative and empirically sound, this book is an in-depth analysis of the Indonesian reform process since 1998. Marco Bünte and Andreas Ufen bring together a selection of noted Indonesia experts to provide new insights into the restructuring of core state institutions, the empowerment of parliament, the slow and difficult evolution of the rule of law, and the transfer of power to locally elected regional governments (decentralization). Based on the results of extensive fieldwork, Democratization in PostSuharto Indonesia will be an important read for scholars engaged in research on Indonesia and the politics of Southeast Asia. Marco Bünte and Andreas Ufen are both Senior Research Fellows at the Institute of Asian Studies, German Institute of Global and Area Studies, in Hamburg, Germany.
Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
Land Tenure, Conservation and Development in Southeast Asia Peter Eaton The Politics of Indonesia-Malaysia Relations One kin, two nations Joseph Chinyong Liow Governance and Civil Society in Myanmar Education, health and environment Helen James Regionalism in Post-Suharto Indonesia Edited by Maribeth Erb, Priyambudi Sulistiyanto and Carole Faucher Living with Transition in Laos Market integration in Southeast Asia Jonathan Rigg Christianity, Islam and Nationalism in Indonesia Charles E. Farhadian Violent Conflicts in Indonesia Analysis, representation, resolution Edited by Charles A. Coppel Revolution, Reform and Regionalism in Southeast Asia Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam Ronald Bruce St John
In May 1998 the fall of Suharto marked the beginning of a difficult and multilayered transition process. It was accompanied by intensified conflict in the political arena, a dramatic increase of ethnic and religious violence and the danger of national disintegration. Ten years after the collapse of the New Order, Indonesia has made significant progress; however, the quality of democracy is still low. Theoretically innovative and empirically sound, this book is an in-depth analysis of the Indonesian reform process since 1998. Marco Bünte and Andreas Ufen bring together a selection of noted Indonesia experts to provide new insights into the restructuring of core state institutions, the empowerment of parliament, the slow and difficult evolution of the rule of law, and the transfer of power to locally elected regional governments (decentralization). Based on the results of extensive fieldwork, Democratization in PostSuharto Indonesia will be an important read for scholars engaged in research on Indonesia and the politics of Southeast Asia. Marco Bünte and Andreas Ufen are both Senior Research Fellows at the Institute of Asian Studies, German Institute of Global and Area Studies, in Hamburg, Germany.
Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
Land Tenure, Conservation and Development in Southeast Asia Peter Eaton The Politics of Indonesia-Malaysia Relations One kin, two nations Joseph Chinyong Liow Governance and Civil Society in Myanmar Education, health and environment Helen James Regionalism in Post-Suharto Indonesia Edited by Maribeth Erb, Priyambudi Sulistiyanto and Carole Faucher Living with Transition in Laos Market integration in Southeast Asia Jonathan Rigg Christianity, Islam and Nationalism in Indonesia Charles E. Farhadian Violent Conflicts in Indonesia Analysis, representation, resolution Edited by Charles A. Coppel Revolution, Reform and Regionalism in Southeast Asia Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam Ronald Bruce St John