Democracy for Sale is an on-the-ground account of Indonesian democracy, analyzing its
election campaigns and behind-the-scenes machinations. Edward Aspinall and Ward …

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 …

A review of the last decade's worth of writing on Indonesia's democratic transition and
consolidation reveals that a consensus seems to be emerging, at least among writers who …

During the authoritarian New Order (1966–1998) Indonesia was thought unlikely to
democratise. Harold Crouch listed five commonly cited reasons why it would not. 1 …

Ever since the fall of Suharto's authoritarian New Order regime in 1998, analysts have
struggled to understand the dynamics of the system that has taken its place. Unlike the New …

Between April and September 2004, Indonesian voters went three times to the polls, first to
elect members of legislative bodies, then in two rounds to elect directly a president and vice …

In Indonesia's third national elections since democratization in 1999, incumbent President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono easily won reelection, while his Democratic Party tripled its …

Beyond Oligarchy is a collection of essays by leading scholars of contemporary Indonesian
politics and society, each addressing effects of material inequality on political power and …

On July 14, 2004, just nine days after Indonesia's first-ever direct presidential election, a
massive inferno ripped through the impoverished, gang-infested district of Tanah Abang in …

How do politicians win elected office in Indonesia? To find out, research teams fanned out
across the country prior to Indonesia's 2014 legislative election to record campaign events …