Title: Indonesian politics in 2010: the perils of stagnation
Abstract:Abstract Abstract In the first year after President Yudhoyono's re-election, Indonesian politics continued to evolve in largely familiar patterns. Contrary to the expectations of some observers, Yudho...Abstract Abstract In the first year after President Yudhoyono's re-election, Indonesian politics continued to evolve in largely familiar patterns. Contrary to the expectations of some observers, Yudhoyono's strong popular mandate and his Democratic Party's newly won parliamentary plurality did not result in significant changes to the president's cautious style of governing or the fickle nature of president–parliament relations. Most political parties also opted for continuity over change, electing or re-electing established figures as leaders despite high levels of public dissatisfaction with their performance. The fact that the 2009 election failed to generate any new momentum for reform does not augur well for the remainder of Yudhoyono's second term. Although the basic parameters of Indonesia's democracy remain intact, political developments during 2010 have also confirmed a pattern of stagnation that is likely to see Indonesia barely muddle through as a reasonably stable yet low-quality democracy. Acknowledgements This is a revised version of a paper presented to the 28th Indonesia Update conference, held at the Australian National University, Canberra, 24–25 September 2010. The author would like to thank Ed Aspinall, Marcus Mietzner, Ross McLeod and Andreas Ufen for valuable comments on an earlier draft.Read More
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-11-25
Language: en
Type: article
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