Problems of Democratisation in Indonesia : : Elections, Institutions and Society / / ed. by Edward Aspinall, Marcus Mietzner.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Aspinall, Edward,; Bessell, Sharon,; Buehler, Michael,; Chauvel, Richard,; Diamond, Larry,; Heryanto, Ariel,; Jones, Sidney,; Liddle, R. William,; Mietzner, Marcus,; Mujani, Saiful,; Palmer, Blair,; Qodari, Muhammad,; Satriyo, Hana A.,; Schmidt, Adam,; Sherlock, Stephen,; Sukma, Rizal,; Tomsa, Dirk,; Wilson, Ian,
• HerausgeberIn: Aspinall, Edward,; Mietzner, Marcus,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2010]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (380 p.)

Alternately lauded as a democratic success story and decried as a flawed democracy, Indonesia deserves serious consideration by anyone concerned with the global state of democracy. Yet, more than ten years after the collapse of the authoritarian Suharto regime, we still know little about how the key institutions of Indonesian democracy actually function. This book, written by leading democracy experts and scholars of Indonesia, presents a sorely needed study of the inner workings of Indonesia's political system, and its interactions with society. Combining careful case studies with an eye to the big picture, it is an indispensable guide to democratic Indonesia, its achievements, shortcomings and continuing challenges.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Maps and Figures -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- 1. Problems of Democratisation in Indonesia: An Overview -- 2. Indonesia’s Place in Gl obal Democracy -- Part I. Managing Democracy -- 3. Indonesia’s 2009 El ections: Defective System, Resili ent Democracy -- 4. Voters and the New Indonesian Democracy -- 5. Indonesia’s 2009 El ections: Performance Chall enges and Negative Precedents -- 6. The Professionalisation of Politics: Th e Growing Role of Polling Organisations and Political Consultants -- 7. The Indonesian Party System after the 2009 Elections: Towards Stability? -- 8. The Parliament in Indonesia’s Decade of Democracy: People’s Forum or Chamber of Cronies? -- Part II. Society and Democratic Contestation -- 9. Entertainment, Domestication and Dispersal: Street Politics as Popular Culture -- 10. The Rise and Fall of Political Gangsters in Indonesian Democracy -- 11. Increasing the Proportion of Women in the National Parliament: Opportunities, Barriers and Challenges -- 12. Pushing the Boundaries: Women in Direct Local Elections and Local Government -- Part III. Local Democracy -- 13. Decentralisation and Local Democracy in Indonesia: The Marginalisation of the Public Sphere -- 14. Services Rendered: Peace, Patronage and Post-conflict Elections in Aceh -- 15. Electoral Politics and Democratic Freedoms in Papua -- 16. The Normalisation of Local Politics? Watching the Presidential Elections in Morotai, North Maluku -- Index