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ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
- Deepening Democracy in Indonesia?: Direct Elections for Local Leaders (Pilkada)
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- 2009
- Published by: ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
summary
Since the fall of long-reigning President Soeharto, in 1998, Indonesia has been in an era of transition, away from an authoritarian regime, and on a “quest for democracy”. This quest started with decentralization laws implemented in 2001, which gave greater autonomy to the regions, and continued with the direct elections for the national and local legislatures and the President in 2004. The latest development in this democratization process is the implementation of a system for the direct election of regional leaders, which began in 2005; the first round of elections across the nation for all governors, mayors and district heads was completed in 2008. Authors of the chapters in this volume, the result of a workshop in Singapore in 2006, present data from across the archipelago for these first direct elections for local leaders and give their assessment as to how far these elections have contributed to a “deepening democracy”.
Table of Contents
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- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- pp. vii-ix
- List of Tables
- pp. xi-xiii
- List of Figures
- pp. xv-xvi
- The Contributors
- pp. xvii-xviii
- Acknowledgements
- pp. xix-xx
- PART I: Political Parties, Politician Elites and the Voters
- PART II: Media and Campaigns: Comparing Local and National Elections
- PART III: Conflict, Ethnicity, and Political Divisions
Additional Information
ISBN
9789812308429
Related ISBN(s)
9789812308412
MARC Record
OCLC
646982119
Pages
392
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No