Activists in Transition: Progressive Politics in Democratic Indonesia

Published by Cornell University Press 2019

Activists in Transition

Progressive Politics in Democratic Indonesia

Edited by: Thushara Dibley and Michele Ford

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501742491

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About this book

Activists in Transition examines the relationship between social movements and democratization in Indonesia. Collectively, progressive social movements have played a critical role over in ensuring that different groups of citizens can engage directly in—and benefit from—the political process in a way that was not possible under authoritarianism. However, their individual roles have been different, with some playing a decisive role in the destabilization of the regime and others serving as bell-weathers of the advancement, or otherwise, of Indonesia's democracy in the decades since. Equally important, democratization has affected social movements differently depending on the form taken by each movement during the New Order period. The book assesses the contribution that nine progressive social movements have made to the democratization of Indonesia since the late 1980s, and how, in turn, each of those movements has been influenced by democratization.

Author / Editor information

Thushara Dibley is Lecturer in Asian Studies and Deputy Director of Sydney Southeast Asia Centre. Follow her on X @thushdibley.

Michele Ford is Professor of Southeast Asian Studies and Director of Sydney Southeast Asia Centre. Follow her on X @MicheleSSEAC.

Reviews

Gerry van Klinken, KITLV and University of Amsterdam:

Each chapter is broadly historical, showing the long sweep of change over the forty years or so from the mid New Order to the present day. Activists in Transition is well documented, clearly structured, pleasingly written, and authoritative.

Jane Hutchison, Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University:

Activists in Transition makes a strong contribution to the literature on political change in Indonesia—and Southeast Asia more broadly—in providing comprehensive and up-to-date information on the nature and fate of progressive politics in Indonesia.

Activists in Transition is an excellent and empirically rich volume that fills in the existing gap in the scholarship of social movement and democratic transition, which is of interest to Indonesian studies, Asian studies, and comparative politics scholars alike.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Abbreviations and Terms Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction : Social Movements and Democratization in Indonesia Thushara Dibley and Michele Ford Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter One. Student Movements and Indonesia’s Democratic Transition Yatun Sastramidjaja Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
Chapter Two. Democratization and Indonesia’s Anticorruption Movement Elisabeth Kramer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
Chapter Three. Indonesia’s Labor Movement and Democratization Teri Caraway and Michele Ford Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
Chapter Four. Movements for Land Rights in Democratic Indonesia Iqra Anugrah Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
Chapter Five. Urban Poor Activism and Political Agency in Post– New Order Jakarta Ian Wilson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
Chapter Six. Reformasi and the Decline of Liberal Islam Greg Fealy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
Chapter Seven. The Women’s Movement and Indonesia’s Transition to Democracy Rachel Rinaldo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Chapter Eight. The Unfulfilled Promise of Democracy : Lesbian and Gay Activism in Indonesia Hendri Wijaya and Sharyn Graham Davies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
Chapter Nine. Democratization and Disability Activism in Indonesia Thushara Dibley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
Conclusion : Social Movements, Patronage Democracy, and Populist Backlash in Indonesia Edward Aspinall Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 240
Keywords: social movements; democratization; activism; Islamism; contestation; social movement studies; Indonesian studies; Southeast Asian studies; sociology; Political Science

eBook

Published: December 15, 2019
ISBN: 9781501742491