Fear of a Jokowi political dynasty in Indonesia deepens after controversial court ruling
JAKARTA — A wave of condemnation has been growing in Indonesia – with some of the dissenting voices from within the judicial circle itself...
Indonesian president’s son named youth party chair
JAKARTA — Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s son was on Monday named chief of a political party, a move many analysts view as strengthening the...
Ideological Contestation Versus Political Pragmatism
In the 2019 elections, nationalist parties won more votes for the DPR from Banten Province than religious parties. The vote tally of the Indonesian...
The State of Democracy in Southeast Asia Is Bad and Getting Worse
Just when it seemed that the state of democracy in Southeast Asia, already in dire shape, could not get worse, it did. In the...
No ‘fuss about each other’s religion’: Where lies Indonesia’s guard against extremism?
Protests at Israel’s participation in the Under-20 World Cup cost Indonesia its hosting rights. The programme Insight examines whether identity and Islam will also...
Concerns Over the Return of the Military in Indonesia
Could proposed legislation bring about the return of the New Order? There is growing concern in Indonesia that the military, which was forced out...
As Indonesia marks 25 years since Reformasi, is democracy unravelling under Jokowi?
Maria Catarina Sumarsih’s world crumbled on November 13, 1998, when she received news that Indonesian soldiers had killed her son on his university campus,...
Indonesia 2024: Coalition Manoeuvres Heading for A Single Presidential Candidate?
With the 2024 presidential and general elections (GE) just one year away, coalition fever has started in Indonesia. Under current law, the presidential and...
The rise of performance politics in Indonesia?
Why is it that in the past few years Indonesia’s democratic scores have fallen while public satisfaction with government performance remains high? Based on...