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Best of 2019: Talking Indonesia

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2019 was a big year for Talking Indonesia. Here we present the 10 episodes that were most popular with podcast subscribers over the past year.

When is a tadpole like a bat? The riddle of Indonesia’s vanishing political divide

20 Years After Soeharto, 2019 Indonesian Elections, Analysis, Corruption, Elections, Environment, Politics, Society

As former arch-rivals Jokowi and Prabowo team up, Airlangga Pribadi Kusman asks how different their positions were to begin with.

Should (and could) Indonesia go back to separate legislative and presidential elections?

2019 Indonesian Elections, Analysis, Elections, Law, Politics

Professor Simon Butt examines key legal issues associated with Indonesia's first simultaneous presidential and legislative elections.

Talking Indonesia: the Constitutional Court and elections

Elections, Law, Politics, Talking Indonesia

How has the Constitutional Court shaped Indonesia's electoral systems? What were its main considerations in ruling on Prabowo's challenge to the 2019 election result? Dr Dave McRae discusses these issues and more with Professor Simon Butt in Talking Indonesia.

Power for sale: Religious Affairs scandal just scratching the surface

Corruption, Elections, Policy in Focus, Political parties, Politics, Religion

Despite an ongoing battle for reform, corruption runs rampant in Indonesia’s civil service, writes Akhmad Misbakhul Hasan.

What is Jokowi planning to do about stunting?

Aid & Development, Elections, Policies, Policy in Focus, Politics, Public health

Stunting due to malnutrition and other factors poses threats to Indonesia’s human and economic development. So what is the re-elected president promising to do about it? Nur Fitri Widya Astuti gives some pointers for a better way forward.

Cooking under pressure: how the poor juggle food prices

Analysis, Economy, Elections, Policy in Focus, Public health, Society

Volatile food prices make headlines during Ramadan, but poor households struggle with them year-round, writes Rachma Indah Nurbani.

Jakarta bruised but Prabowo’s wrecking likely to fail

2019 Indonesian Elections, Analysis, Elections, Political parties, Politics

Indonesian democracy has taken a beating over the past few days. Dr Dave McRae looks at what could be done to prevent a repeat of this week's events in future elections.

Death by overwork: the complicated case of the Indonesian election

2019 Indonesian Elections, Analysis, Elections

Indonesian media organisations have reported sensationally on the more than 400 election workers who have died following the 2019 elections. But are these deaths really so questionable? Dr Jesse H. Grayman takes a closer look at the issue.

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