Posts with tag: Reformasi
Talking Indonesia: Reformasi ongoing?
Politics, Talking IndonesiaHow does one of the long-time observers of Indonesia view the quality of the country's democracy? Tito Ambyo chats to Kevin O'Rourke in the latest episode of Talking Indonesia.
Constitutional amendment: why now?
Law, Politics, Top StoriesPolitical elites are pushing to amend the 1945 Indonesian Constitution again, despite the far more pressing challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and a complete absence of public demand for change.
The destruction of the KPK flags the failure of democratic legal reform in Indonesia
Corruption, Law, Politics, Top StoriesAs depressing as it is, the destruction of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is not surprising. It is a sign of the limits of institutional approaches in advancing democratic legal reform in Indonesia.
The danger of rejecting democracy for the sake of economic growth
Analysis, PoliticsAs 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, SocietyAs former arch-rivals Jokowi and Prabowo team up, Airlangga Pribadi Kusman asks how different their positions were to begin with.
Talking Indonesia: 20 years of military reform
20 Years After Soeharto, Security, Talking IndonesiaIs the military attempting to return to Indonesian political life? How has the military been able to maintain its centrality in Indonesian society over the decades? Dr Charlotte Setijadi explores these issues and more with Dr Jess Melvin in the latest episode of Talking Indonesia.
Reflections on 20 years of reform: human rights lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis
20 Years After Soeharto, Human Rights, Interview, Law, PoliticsTo mark 20 years since the fall of Soeharto and the New Order regime, Indonesia at Melbourne is speaking to a range of prominent figures about their views on the reform process. Today we speak to Todung Mulya Lubis, human rights lawyer and recently appointed Indonesian Ambassador to Norway.
Reflections on 20 years of reform: women's activist Nursyahbani Katjasungkana
20 Years After Soeharto, Gender, Interview, LawTo mark 20 years since the fall of Soeharto and the New Order regime, Indonesia at Melbourne is speaking to a range of prominent figures about their views on the reform process. Today we speak to women's activist Nursyahbani Katjasungkana.
Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah struggle with internal divisions in the post-Soeharto era
20 Years After Soeharto, Analysis, Politics, ReligionRecent years have seen significant divisions within Indonesia's two largest Muslim organisations, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah. Ahmad Syarif Syechbubakr looks at the causes of these divisions and how they are affecting the organisations' religious and political positions.