This title examines the policies of successive governments in Jakarta to contain regional separatist forces, focusing in particular on the response towards the armed separatist movement in Aceh.
"227" Result
Sort By:
"Armed separatist movements in Papua, East Timor and Aceh have been a serious problem for Indonesia's central government. This book examines the policies of successive Indonesian governments to contain secessionist forces, focusing in particular on Jakarta's response towards the…
The politics of New Order Jakarta and the regime's dependence on the continued prosecution of somewhat phantasmic internal enemies.
Gangs and militias have been a persistent feature of social and political life in Indonesia. During the authoritarian New Order regime they constituted part of a vast network of sub-contracted coercion and social control on behalf of the state. Indonesia's subsequent democratisa…
Ethno-symbolism -- Politics in plural societies -- Electoral politics in divided societies -- PR-STV in Northern Ireland -- Election campaigns in Northern Ireland -- Consociationalism and conflict transformation
"Consociational power sharing is often perceived to be the method of conflict management that is most likely to succeed in deeply divided societies. The case of Northern Ireland in particular is heralded by many as a consociational success story. Since the signing of the Good Fr…
"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…
Thoughts on principle of nationality related to social and political conditions in Indonesia; collected articles.
