The Decline of Indonesian Democracy

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Indonesia has made impressive democratic gains since the fall of the authoritarian Suharto regime in 1998 and has long been praised as a ‘model Muslim democracy’. But in recent years, the quality of Indonesian democracy has noticeably declined as the country continues to struggle with challenges to its democratic institutions and values, with systemic corruption and discrimination and violence against minority groups.

What are the dominant political narratives that underpin contemporary Indonesian politics? How have Indonesia’s political institutions shaped the country’s democratic trajectory? How does Indonesia’s declining democracy affect its prospects for dealing with its main policy challenges? And how does Indonesia compare to other Muslim-majority states and to its regional neighbours?

For answers to these and other questions, please join us for the launch of Ken M.P Setiawan and Dirk Tomsa’s new book Politics in Contemporary Indonesia: Institutional Change, Policy Challenges and Democratic Decline (Routledge, 2022).

Opening remarks will be provided by Professor Julian Millie, Indonesian Studies, Monash University.

Speakers:

Dr Ken M.P. Setiawan, Lecturer in Indonesian and Asian Studies, Asia Institute, University of Melbourne

Associate Professor Dirk Tomsa, Head of Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University

Chair:

Associate Professor Bec Strating, Director, La Trobe Asia

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