(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 …

After three decades of authoritarian rule which discouraged citizen participation, Indonesia
is slowly moving towards increased engagement between state and society. This is …

Since the fall of Soeharto in 1998, economic reforms have been linked to internationally
supported programs to introduce market-facilitating “good governance” practices, which …

Globally, the child-centred approach to education has influenced practitioners' views of
young children as having democratic rights. A key principle of this concept is the belief that …

The introductory essay offers a brief overview of current trends in critical globalization
studies and international relations scholarship that shed light on three intersections …

State interventions in the family under Suharto's New Order were pervasive and deep, from
education to the local delivery of social welfare through citizen-housewives. In the heady …

The role of Indonesian think tanks as policy entrepreneurs is evolving as the government
has become more open to the involvement of non-state actors. They are non-partisan …

This thesis examines the role of Indonesian Islamic boarding schools'(pesantren)
engagement in the socio-economic issues of their communities. In undertaking such …

An explosion of early childhood programs in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, has followed on
disaster, democratization, growth of the middle class, and global neoliberal reform at the …

In the shift from community-based ecosystem management to co-management by the
government and user groups, the participation of local resource users has remained …