Democratization in Post-Suharto Indonesia (Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415574277 ISBN 13: 9780415574273

Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

In May 1998 the fall of Suharto marked the beginning of a difficult and multi-layered transition process. It was accompanied by intensified conflict in the political arena, a dramatic increase of ethnic and religious violence and the danger of national disintegration. Ten years after the collapse of the New Order, Indonesia has made significant progress, however the quality of democracy is still low.

Theoretically innovative and empirically sound, this book is an in-depth analysis of the Indonesian reform process since 1998. Marco Bünte and Andreas Ufen bring together a selection of noted Indonesia experts to provide new insights into the restructuring of core state institutions, the empowerment of Parliament, the slow and difficult evolution of the rule of law, and the transfer of power to locally elected regional governments (decentralization).

Based on the results of extensive fieldwork, Democratization in Post-Suharto Indonesia will be an important read for scholars engaged in research on Indonesia and the politics of Southeast Asia.

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About the Author

Marco Bünte and Andreas Ufen are both Senior Research Fellows at the Institute of Asian Studies, German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Hamburg, Germany.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415574277
• ISBN 13: 9780415574273
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 344
• Editor: Bunte Marco, Ufen Andreas