School of Languages and Cultures: Recent submissions
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Choosing from the citizens’ toolbox: disability activists as political candidates in Indonesia’s 2019 general elections
Published 2022In this paper, we explore the interaction between unconventional and conventional political participation of electoral candidates with disability who competed in Indonesia’s 2019 general elections. Interviews with electoral ...Open AccessArticle -
A Fall From Grace? “Beef-gate” and the Case of Indonesia’s Prosperous Justice Party
Published 2014This article explores the impact of a widely publicized corruption scandal upon Indonesia’s most prominent Islamic Party, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) in 2013, involving the exchange of money in return for beef-import ...Article -
An uphill battle: A case example of government policy and activist dissent on the death penalty for drug-related offences in Indonesia
Published 2021In 2014, newly-elected President Joko Widodo announced that Indonesia was facing a national ‘emergency’ due to high levels of drug use that necessitated harsh criminal justice responses, including the ultimate punishment ...Open AccessArticle -
Indonesia’s Labor Movement and Democratization
Published 2019This chapter demonstrates how the actions of the labor rights movement made a decisive contribution to the delegitimization of the regime. Struggling to regain a foothold after the decimation of independent labor unions ...Open AccessBook chapter -
Introduction: Social Movements and Democratization in Indonesia
Published 2019This introductory chapter focuses on the collective contribution of progressive social movements to Indonesia's transition to democracy and their collective fate in the decades since. This sets the scene for the case studies ...Open AccessBook chapter