Approximately one million innocent Indonesians were killed by their fellow nationals,
neighbours and kin at the height of an anti-communist campaign in the mid-1960s. This …

Under the New Order regime (1967-98), the Indonesian military sought to monopolise the
production of official history and control its contents. The goal was to validate the political …

(Un) Civil Society and Political Change in Indonesia provides critical analysis of Indonesia's
civil society and its impact on the country's democratization efforts that does not only take the …

A RUSA 2007 Outstanding Reference Title The Encyclopedia of the Developing World is a
comprehensive work on the historical and current status of developing countries. Containing …

In many ways, contemporary Malaysia is typical of most Southeast Asian nations: an ex-
colonial entity, colonised by successive European nations, with the majority of the …

For five centuries, colonialism and modernity have profoundly shaped the cultures of the
world. This book traces these interacting long-term historical processes, and the parallel …

In mainstream political science literature, two main theoretical perspectives on the origins of
political trust predominate: institutional theory which argues that political trust is generated …

The fall of Suharto has drawn much media and academic attention but the focus has been
on the elite perspective, the role of the regime and military, and little has been published on …

This book critically analyses the functions and interconnectedness between religion and
digital media in a range of East Asian countries. It discusses both how religious …

This article utilizes two national representative surveys to examine the roles of political news
use, political discussion, and authoritarian orientation in shaping political participation in two …