Indonesia: Democracy and the Promise of Good Governance

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xiii Glossary ADB Asian Development Bank aliran kepercayaan traditional beliefs aqidah articles of faith, belief, theology aurat those parts of the body that must be kept covered in public Bappenas Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional (National Development Planning Agency) BKM Bantuan Khusus Murid (Special Assistance for Students) BKN Badan Kepegawaian Negara (National Civil Service Agency) BKPM Badan Koordinasi Penanaman Modal (Investment Coordinating Board) BOS Bantuan Operasi Sekolah (School Operation Assistance) dakwah preaching, predication, Islamic outreach Darul Islam House of Islam; a revolutionary Islamic movement that fought between 1948 and 1963 to make Indonesia an Islamic republic dinas specialised government unit DJBPUPTUN Direktur Jenderal Badan Peradilan Umum dan Peradilan Tata Usaha Negara (Director General for the General and Administrative Courts) DPD Dewan Perwakilan Daerah (Council of Regional Representatives) DPR Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (People’s Representative Council), Indonesia’s parliament eksaminasi examination (to determine judicial competence) xiv   Glossary fatwa Islamic legal opinion on socio-religious matters formasi establishment plan (approved allocation of positions within an Indonesian civilservice institution) Forum Nasional Usaha National Association of Small and Kecil Menengah Medium-sized Enterprises FPI Front Pembela Islam (Islamic Defenders Front) GBHN Garis-garis Besar Haluan Negara (Broad Guidelines of State Policy) Golkar Golongan Karya (Functional Groups), the state political party under the New Order, and one of the major post-New Order parties gotong royong mutual assistance Hizbut Tahrir Liberation Party ibadah worship, religious observances and rituals IBRA Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency IDEA Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance Ikatan Hakim Indonesia Indonesian Judges’ Association IMF International Monetary Fund Inpres Instruksi Presiden (Presidential Instruction), a program of special grants from the central government) Jamsostek Jaminan Sosial Tenaga Kerja (Workers Social Security) JC Judicial Commission kabupaten district Kadin Kamar Dagang dan Industri (Chamber of Commerce and Industry) khalwat unlawful proximity between unmarried or unrelated couples Komisi Yudisial Judicial Commission kota municipality KPK Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (AntiCorruption Commission) KPU Komisi Pemilihan Umum (General Election Commission) LAN Lembaga Administrasi Negara (Institute of National Administration) LeIP Lembaga Kajian dan Advokasi untuk Independensi Peradilan (Institute for an Independent Judiciary) Glossary   xv LK3 Lembaga Kajian Keislaman dan Kemasyarakatan (Institute for the Study of Islam and Society) LPD lembaga perkreditan desa (village credit institution) Mahkamah Agung Supreme Court Mahkamah Konstitusi Constitutional Court maksiat immoral act MenPAN Kementerian Negara Pendayagunaan Aparatur Negara (State Ministry for Administrative Reform) MMI Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (Council of Indonesian Mujahideen) MPR Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat (People’s Consultative Assembly) MTEF medium-term expenditure framework Muhammadiyah modernist Islamic organisation founded in 1912 MUI Majelis Ulama Indonesia (Indonesian Council of Ulama) negara hukum law state New Order the Soeharto era, 1966–98 NGO non-government organisation NU Nahdlatul Ulama (traditionalist Islamic organisation founded in 1926) PAH I Panitia Ad Hoc I (Ad Hoc Committee I) pamswakarsa civilian security force, vigilante group PAN Partai Amanat Nasional (National Mandate Party) Pancasila the five guiding principles of the Indonesian state (belief in Almighty God, humanitarianism, nationalism, democracy and social justice) Partai Demokrat Democratic Party PBB Partai Bulan Bintang (Crescent Moon and Star Party) PDI-P Partai Demokrasi Indonesia-Perjuangan (Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle) PDR Partai Daulat Rakyat (People’s Sovereignty Party) perda peraturan daerah (regional regulation) perpu peraturan pemerintah pengganti undangundang (government regulation in lieu of legislation) xvi   Glossary pesantren Islamic boarding school petrus penembakan misterius (mysterious shootings) PKB Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa (National Awakening Party) PKS Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (Justice and Welfare Party) PPP Partai Persatuan Pembangunan (United Development Party) preman thug, standover man puskesmas pusat kesehatan masyarakat (community health centre, local public clinic) reformasi reform Repelita Rencana Pembangunan Lima Tahun (Five-year Development Plan) satu atap ‘one-roof’ (reforms) SBY Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono SC Supreme Court sharia Islamic law Shi’a Islam the second largest branch of Islam after Sunni SMERU Social Monitoring and Early Response Unit Sunni the majority branch of Islam surat edaran circular susduk susunan dan kedudukan (composition and status [of elected state bodies]) Susenas Survei Sosio-Ekonomi Nasional (National Socio-economic Survey) syiar Islam Islamic festival, any activity that glorifies Islam (such as the celebration of Islamic holidays) ulama Islamic scholar UN United Nations US United States USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republics zakat wealth tax Currencies $ US dollar Rp Indonesian rupiah ...