Military Politics, Islam and the State in Indonesia : : From Turbulent Transition to Democratic Consolidation / / Marcus Mietzner.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Mietzner, Marcus,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2008]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (444 p.)

Based on a decade of research in Indonesia, this book provides an in-depth account of the military’s struggle to adapt to the new democratic system after the downfall of Suharto’s authoritarian regime in 1998. Unlike other studies of the Indonesian armed forces, which focus exclusively on internal military developments, Mietzner’s study emphasizes the importance of conflicts among civilians in determining the extent of military involvement in political affairs. Analysing disputes between Indonesia’s main Muslim groups, Mietzner argues that their intense rivalry between 1998 and 2004 allowed the military to extend its engagement in politics and protect its institutional interests. The stabilization of the civilian polity after 2004, in contrast, has led to an increasing marginalization of the armed forces from the power centre. Drawing broader conclusions from these events for Indonesia’s ongoing process of democratic consolidation, the book shows that the future role of the armed forces in politics will largely depend on the ability of civilian leaders to maintain functioning democratic institutions and procedures.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- GLOSSARY -- INTRODUCTION. Militaries in Political Transitions: Theories and the Case of Indonesia -- PART ONE: HISTORICAL LEGACIES, 1945–97 -- 1. Doctrine and Power: Legacies of Indonesian Military Politics -- 2. Islam and the State: Legacies of Civilian Conflict -- PART TWO: CRISIS AND REGIME CHANGE, 1997–98 -- 3. Regime Change: Military Factionalism and Suharto’s Fall -- 4. Divided Against Suharto: Muslim Groups and the 1998 Regime Change -- PART THREE: THE POST-AUTHORITARIAN TRANSITION, 1998–2004 -- 5. Adapting to Democracy: TNI in the Early Post-Authoritarian Polity -- 6. New Era, Old Divisions: Islamic Politics in the Early Post-Suharto Period -- PART FOUR: DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION, 2004–08 -- 7. Yudhoyono and the Declining Role of State Coercion -- 8. Stabilizing the Civilian Polity: Muslim Groups in Yudhoyono’s Indonesia -- CONCLUSION. Controlling the Military: Conflict and Governance in Indonesia’s 360 Consolidating Democracy -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX