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Book SynopsisSince the fall of long-reigning President Soeharto, in 1998, Indonesia has been in an era of transition, away from an authoritarian regime, and on a quest for democracy. This quest started with decentralization laws implemented in 2001, which gave greater autonomy to the regions, and continued with the direct elections for the national and local legislatures and the President in 2004. The latest development in this democratization process is the implementation of a system for the direct election of regional leaders, which began in 2005; the first round of elections across the nation for all governors, mayors and district heads was completed in 2008. Authors of the chapters in this volume, the result of a workshop in Singapore in 2006, present data from across the archipelago for these first direct elections for local leaders and give their assessment as to how far these elections have contributed to a deepening democracy.
Table of ContentsDeepening Democracy in Indonesia? Direct Elections for Local Leaders (Pilkada); Preliminary pages; 1. Indonesia and the Quest for "Democracy", by Priyambudi Sulistiyanto Maribeth Erb; 2. Pilkada Langsung: The First Step on the Long Road to a Dualistic Provincial and District Government, by Aloysius Benedictus Mboi; PART I: POLITICAL PARTIES, POLITICIAN ELITES AND THE VOTERS; 3. Political Parties in Pilkada: Some Problems for Democratic Consolidation, by Pratikno; 4. Batam's 2006 Mayoral Election: Weakened Political Parties and Intensified Power Struggle in Local Indonesia, by Nankyung Choi; 5. The Rising Importance of Personal Networks in Indonesian Local Politics: An Analysis of District Government Head Elections in South Sulawesi in 2005, by Michael Buehler; 6. Pilkada, Money Politics and the Dangers of "Informal Governance" Practices, by Syarif Hidayat; 7. Electing District Heads in Indonesia: Democratic Deepening or Elite Entrenchment?, by Jim Schiller; 8. Gender and Reform in Indonesian Politics: The Case of a Javanese Woman Bupati, by Tri Ratnawati; 9. Pilkada in Bantul District: Incumbent, Populism and the Decline of Royal Power, by Priyambudi Sulistiyanto; PART II: MEDIA AND CAMPAIGNS: COMPARING LOCAL AND NATIONAL ELECTIONS; 10. Pomp, Piety and Performance: Pilkada in Yogyakarta, 2005, by Jennifer Lindsay; 11. Assessing Media Impact on Local Elections in Indonesia, by David T Hill; PART III: CONFLICT, ETHNICITY, AND POLITICAL DIVISIONS; 12. Autonomy, Democracy, and Internal Conflict: The 2006 Gubernatorial Elections in Papua, by Marcus Mietzner; 13. Conflict and the Growth of Democracy in Manggarai District, by Maribeth Erb Wilhelmus.
