Politics in Contemporary Indonesia: Institution, Setiawan, Tomsa..

Taylor & Francis

In Politics in Contemporary Indonesia, Ken M.P. Setiawan and Dirk Tomsa analyse the most prominent political ideas, institutions, interests and issues that shape Indonesian politics today. Guided by the overarching question whether Indonesia still deserves its famous label as a \u2018model Muslim democracy\u2019, the book argues that the most serious threats to Indonesian democracy emanate from the fading appeal of democracy as a compelling narrative, the increasingly brazen capture of democratic institutions by predatory interests, and the narrowing public space for those who seek to defend the values of democracy. In so doing, the book answers the following key questions:\n--What are the dominant political narratives that underpin Indonesian politics? \n--How has Indonesia\u2019s institutional framework evolved since the onset of democratisation in 1998? \n--How do competing political interests weaken or strengthen Indonesian democracy? \n--How does declining democracy affect Indon.