...Ehito Kimura After another surge in cases, COVID-19 slowly receded from Indonesia’s foreground in 2022 as restrictions were lifted, schools and businesses reopened, and the economy rebounded. The Jokowi government posted several legislative victories while also testing the guardrails of democracy...

...Eve Warburton A devastating wave of COVID-19 infections cast a long shadow over all political and economic developments in Indonesia in 2021. Many of the patterns and trends identified in this journal’s previous year-end analysis intensified in 2021, with a deepening of pandemic-induced crises...

...-systems approach, I investigate religious fundamentalism in two dissimilar democracies: Islamic fundamentalism in Indonesia and Christian fundamentalism in South Korea. In both cases, I argue that religious fundamentalist movements facilitate immoderate politics through strong mobilization capacity...

...Michael Buehler The coronavirus dominated Indonesian politics in 2020. Rather than propelling Indonesia in new directions, however, the pandemic amplified existing political and societal dynamics. © 2021 by The Regents of the University of California 2021 coronavirus COVID-19 omnibus bill...

... targeted older and less educated voters. © 2020 by The Regents of the University of California 2020 Indonesia public opinion misinformation fake news SAIFUL MUJANI AND NICHOLAS KUIPERS Who Believed Misinformation during the 2019 Indonesian Election? ABSTRACT We present findings from eight...

...James Chin; Taufiq Tanasaldy In the late twentieth century, the Chinese communities in Indonesia and Malaysia were politically repressed. But recent events have prompted optimism that the Chinese communities in both countries could move forward and claim their rightful place as equal citizens...

...Diego Fossati; Marcus Mietzner Using original survey data, we test the level, distribution, and demographic patterns of populist attitudes in Indonesia. Populist attitudes are widely spread across the political spectrum; disproportionately high in the middle and upper classes; and particularly...

...Chang-Yau Hoon; Esther Kuntjara The fall of Suharto in 1998 opened up a new space for the public articulation of Chinese identity in Indonesia. Since the decrees that lifted the ban on Chinese language, Mandarin classes have had an unprecedented boom. This paper reflects on this phenomenon...

...Dirk Tomsa; Charlotte Setijadi This article argues that new personality-centric movements have redefined the nexus between activism and electoral politics in Indonesia. It illustrates how these movements have challenged the role of political parties and consultants in electoral campaigning, and how...

... tendencies in Papua. We find that the MRP has generally failed in its representation and its claim to legitimacy. © 2018 by The Regents of the University of California 2018 asymmetrical decentralization representation legitimacy Majelis Rakyat Papua Papuan People’s Assembly Indonesia HARYANTO...

... charges, even the Indonesian president was left on the back foot and obliged to push back. © 2018 by The Regents of the University of California 2018 Indonesia Islamic radicalism Pancasila inclusion intolerance justice GEOFFREY C. GUNN Indonesia in 2017 Shoring Up the Pancasila State...

... variables under control. © 2017 by The Regents of the University of California 2017 political Islam poverty income piety voting behavior Indonesia JUNGUG CHOI The Influence of Poverty on the Politicization of Islam in Indonesia ABSTRACT This study deals with the influence of poverty...

... Indonesia democracy opposition presidency South China Sea MARCUS MIETZNER Indonesia in 2016 Jokowi s Presidency between Elite Consolidation and Extra-Parliamentary Opposition ABSTRACT During his second year in power, Indonesian President Joko Widodo faced contra- dictory yet interrelated trends...

...Jamie S. Davidson This article argues that the primary obstacle to the independence of Indonesia’s new reform-oriented governance institutions is the extent to which foreign interests have a stake in their formal decisions. They appear to regulate or adjudicate according to rules, in Indonesian...

... interests as well as the economy and religious conflict continues to be a challenge. Overall, the new government ’ s contribution to democratic reforms has been modest thus far. © 2016 by The Regents of the University of California 2016 Indonesia politics patronage reforms economy civil rights...

...Kikue Hamayotsu In 2014, Indonesia inaugurated as president the former Governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo, or “Jokowi,” raising public expectations for reform especially among people outside the powerful political and business elite circles. It is uncertain to what extent, and how, the new government...

...Sawa Omori This research explains the politics of financial reforms in Indonesia by applying the theory of veto players. By comparing the periods during and after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programs, I analyze temporal variations in the effects of the IMF and the number of veto players...

...Geoffrey C. Gunn Ahead of upcoming elections, expectations ran high in 2013 across the archipelago for a highly pluralistic electorate. With China as a leading trading partner, the backdrop for Indonesia was steady economic growth, albeit checked by a sliding currency, a current account deficit...

...Julie Chernov Hwang; Rizal Panggabean; Ihsan Ali Fauzi To what extent are jihadists in Indonesia disengaging from violence? Based on original fieldwork in Jakarta and Central Sulawesi, including interviews with 23 current and former Poso-based jihadists, we examine the emotional, psychological...

...Geoffrey C. Gunn Two sides of the debate on Indonesia's future turn on the tension between sustained economic growth fueled by demand for Indonesia's natural resources and the highly skewed distribution of wealth. With the Indonesia boosters forecasting a vertiginous rise of Southeast Asia's...