When Suharto resigned as Indonesia’s president in May 1998, the path was unsure. Would democratization be allowed to proceed? Would violence be used to settle differences as it had previously in Indonesia’s history, to bloody […]
Much of the debate on post-Suharto Indonesia has focused on the question of how much has actually changed in the two decades since the end of authoritarianism in 1998. While some have suggested that powerful […]
The successful Defending Islam campaign against former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (or ‘Ahok’) is clear evidence that Islamism is rising in post-Reformasi Indonesia, which is regretfully not adequately explained in the recent scholarship on […]
Twenty years after Suharto was overthrown in 1998, dynastic politics has become a prominent feature of subnational politics in Indonesia. In 2013, the Indonesian Ministry of Home Affairs found that at least 60 political dynasties […]
Twenty years after the fall of Suharto how has the country dealt with the legacy of the authoritarian New Order’s repressive policies and actions? The story of transitional justice, or reckoning of the past, is […]
This edition of the Kyoto Southeast Asia Review explores the state of Indonesian politics twenty years after the fall of Suharto’s New Order. In May of 1998 massive demonstrations rocked the nation and forced Suharto’s […]
With the victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 US presidential election, followed by the increasing influence of right-wing political parties in Europe, it has become fashionable to use populism as a way to understand […]
The rising trend of religious conservatism and intolerance across Southeast Asia has attracted extensive media and scholarly attention since the late 2000s. In the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta, massive street demonstrations involving as many as […]
Although Islamist movements are not new in Indonesian history, Islamist mobilization become more noticeable on the country’s political stage after the late President Suharto stepped down in 1998. For the Islamists, the end of Suharto’s […]
Policy papers and journalistic accounts often consider Salafism in Southeast Asia as the standard bearers of extremism and the Trojan horses of Saudi “imperialism”. They often give the impression that Salafi groups only exist in […]
Gusmanuddin Natawijaya, Maen Pukulan: Pencak Silat Khas Betawi (Fist-play: the pencak silat of Betawi) Jakarta: Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia, 2016, 342 p. Few books are dedicated to the phenomenon of martial initiations in the Malay […]
Something is brewing in the state of Nusantara. Primarily centred in Malaysia and Indonesia, the Malay world often swings between moderation and fundamentalism, with a fierce contest of the interpretation of legalistic Islam. But it […]
Benedict Anderson once remarked in an interview he gave to the journal Philippine Studies that “Southeast Asian universities don’t need to think about ‘area studies’ in any hegemonic sense (Singapore tries to do this, with […]
After Indonesia’s reformasi, which was reported on by international observers, the world tends to believe that Indonesia is reborn as the world’s third largest democracy. The blanket label has swept serious allegations of human rights violations […]
Setelah Reformasi 1998, seperti dilaporkan oleh banyak pengamat internasional, dunia cenderung percaya bahwa Indonesia telah lahir kembali menjadi negara demokrasi terbesar ketiga di dunia. Penyematan istilah yang tidak tepat ini telah menghapus tuduhan serius akan […]
ในทัศนะของผู้สังเกตการณ์นานาชาติ หลังจากยุค reformasi (หรือยุคปฏิรูปภายหลังการโค่นล้มซูฮาร์โต) ของอินโดนีเซีย โลกมีแนวโน้มที่จะเชื่อว่าอินโดนีเซียเกิดใหม่กลายเป็นประเทศประชาธิปไตยที่ใหญ่เป็นอันดับสามของโลก การแปะป้ายแบบเหมารวมเช่นนี้เท่ากับปัดกวาดปัญหาการละเมิดสิทธิมนุษยชนอย่างร้ายแรงไปซุกไว้ใต้พรม ในเดือนพฤศจิกายน 2001 เทอิส ฮิโย เอลวย (Theys Hiyo Eluay) ผู้นำชาวปาปัวถูกลักพาตัวหลังจากร่วมรับประทานอาหารเย็นอย่างเป็นทางการกับผู้บัญชาการกองกำลังพิเศษของกองทัพอินโดนีเซียในเมืองจายาปุระ สองสามวันต่อมา มีผู้พบร่างของเขาในบริเวณใกล้เมืองจายาปุระ คณะสืบสวนที่ประธานาธิบดีเมกาวาตีตั้งขึ้นค้นพบหลักฐานว่ากองกำลังพิเศษ Kopassus ของฐานทัพอินโดนีเซียในเมืองจายาปุระเป็นผู้ลงมือในการฆาตกรรมครั้งนี้ ทหารสี่นายถูกตัดสินลงโทษจำคุกสามปีและสามปีครึ่ง ส่วนอาริสโตเตเลส มาโซกา (Aristoteles Masoka) คนขับรถของเอลวย ยังคงหายสาบสูญ ในขณะที่ผู้บัญชาการฮาร์โตโม (Hartomo) กลับได้รับการเลื่อนตำแหน่งให้ไปคุมสำนักข่าวกรองยุทธศาสตร์ของกองทัพ (Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) […]
Title: Keyakinan dan Kekuatan: Seni Bela Diri Silat Banten (Faith and Force: The Silat Martial Arts of Banten) Author: Gabriel Facal Translator: Arya Seta Jakarta: Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia and O’ong Maryono Pencak Silat Award, […]
The festival of the birth of the Prophet in Indonesia begins on the sixth day of the month of Mawlid and ends on the twelfth day. It is one of the most important religious festivals […]
Indonesia prepares for “war!” The glorious time of the “peace dividend” following the 2005 Aceh conflict settlement seems to be over (Honna 2008). The “enemy” has succeeded in weakening the country’s political, economic and social […]
Debates on homosexuality and religion in Indonesia have moved onto centre stage following recent announcements of two Islamic legal proposals to prosecute nonnormative sexualities in the country. The two developments have been the passing of […]
In the years leading to the downfall of President Suharto in 1998, there was growing public debate about the rise of a so-called kesenjangan sosial – or social gap – in the Indonesian media. Economic […]
Pandu Wicaksono, et.al. (eds.). Ilusi Demokrasi Lokal: Refleksi Gerakan Antikorupsi Organisasi Masyarakat Sipil(Illusion of Local Democracy: Reflections on the Anti-Corruption Movement of Civil Society Organizations) Malang: Intrans Publishing and Malang Corruption Watch, 2014. 138pp. Local Corruption, […]
Jun Honna, Paradox of Democratization: The deep structure of Asian politics from Indonesian caseTokyo: Iwanami Shoten. 2013Original title in Japanese: 民主化のパラドックスーインドネシアにみるアジア政治の深層Reviewed by Akiko Morishita The book begins with Honna’s real experience during his fieldwork when he interviewed a […]
Yogyakarta and West Sumatra are amongst the provinces in Indonesia that are prone to natural disasters. Generally, both are seen to be very different in terms of social culture. Yogyakarta is identical with Javanese culture, […]
Djinah 1965, Years of Silence, bagian I (first part) By Evans Poton. (Jakarta: Menara Warungku, IKJ-TIM, Interrographic, 2011, 101 pages), and: Sepenggal Catatan Merah, Sebuah Komik tentang Tragedi Mei 1998 (A red note’s fragment, a […]
Tan Swie Ling . 2010.G30S 1965, Perang Dingin & Kehancuran Nasionalisme: Pemikiran Cina Jelata Korban Orba[30 September 1965, the Cold War and the destruction of Nationalism: Thoughts of an ordinary Chinese as a victim of […]
Tan Swie Ling . 2010.G30S 1965, Perang Dingin & Kehancuran Nasionalisme: Pemikiran Cina Jelata Korban OrbaDepok: Komunitas Bambu bekerja sama dengan Lembaga Kajian Sinergi Indonesia, 2010 Membaca buku karangan Tan Swie Ling ini merupakan sebuah […]
The role of the shaman is barely mentioned in the spotlight of political studies of post New Order Indonesia. The fact is, shaman has been involved in contestation for power in Indonesian politics and thus, its role cannot be ignored. […]
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