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 …

What kind of economic development curtails clientelistic politics? Most of the literature
addressing this relationship focuses narrowly on vote buying, resulting in theories that …

Scholars of Indonesia are still searching for ways to characterize the ordering principles of
the new post-Suharto politics. In the 1950s and 1960s, Clifford Geertz's notion of aliran …

An exploration of the relationship between possession and legalization across Indonesia,
and how people navigate dispossession​ The old aphorism" possession is nine-tenths of …

Indonesia is alternately lauded as a democratization success story and derided as an
exemplar of low-quality democracy. This article explains both Indonesian democracy's …

For many citizens in postcolonial states like Indonesia, the reality and experience of
citizenship depend not just on the content of laws and regulations but also on the strength of …

" An impressive line-up of international contributors provides a comprehensive and
accessible introduction to politics in the developing world. The first four parts explore the …

Understanding and managing inter-religious relations, particularly between Muslims and
Christians, presents a challenge for states around the world. This book investigates legal …

Empirical evidence and argument concerning governance conditions and human resource
management practices indicate that since the fall of Soeharto, patronage has remained a …

In Politics in Contemporary Indonesia, Ken MP Setiawan and Dirk Tomsa analyse the most
prominent political ideas, institutions, interests and issues that shape Indonesian politics …