Joko Widodo 2 - Indonesia at Melbourne

Hackers, doxers and influencers: the limits of political participation on social media

Six years into Jokowi’s presidency, the time for blind optimism about the democratic potential of social media is long gone, writes Ibnu Nadzir.

Dynastic politics: Indonesia’s new normal

Elections, Politics

More than 100 dynastic politicians are set to compete in the 2020 regional head elections. Yoes C Kenawas examines the roots of the problem and what can be done about it.

Academic freedom under fire: constitutional law scholars threatened over impeachment talk

Analysis, Human Rights, Law

Adburrachman Satrio examines the recent cancellation of a Constitutional Law Society seminar at Gadjah Mada University and asks: is the Jokowi government really so different to the New Order?

Getting the numbers on coronavirus in Indonesia

Analysis, Policies, Public health

Modelling indicates an urgent need for action by the government, health authorities, and the public, writes Ben Phillips

Investment at all costs: Jokowi fails the coronavirus test

Analysis, Economy, Politics, Public health

President Joko Widodo's focus on the economy led him to initially ignore the seriousness of the coronavirus threat, writes Ahmad Syarif Syechbubakr.

Jokowi’s call to stall mining law revisions rings hollow as deliberations proceed

Environment, Law, Natural Resources

Despite mass student protests and an intervention by the president, legislators last week picked up where they left off on dangerous revisions to the mining law, write JATAM’s Merah Johansyah and Alwiya Shahbanu.

The danger of rejecting democracy for the sake of economic growth

Analysis, Politics

As observers warn of Indonesia’s democratic retreat, Dr Robertus Robet questions the growing belief that authoritarianism is a shortcut to development

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.

The end of the KPK – at the hands of the ‘good’ president

Analysis, Corruption, Law, Politics

President Joko Widodo was supported by many activists because of promises to strengthen the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). But as Rafiqa Qurrata A'yun and Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir write, in the end he played a significant role in contributing to its demise.

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