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Constitutional change and democracy in Indonesia / Donald L. Horowitz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Horowitz, Donald L., author.
- Series:
- Problems of international politics.
- Problems of international politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democratization--Indonesia--History.
- Democratization.
- Democracy--Indonesia.
- Democracy.
- Constitutional history--Indonesia.
- Constitutional history.
- Indonesia--Politics and government--1998-.
- Indonesia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 326 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Constitutional Change & Democracy in Indonesia
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- How did democracy became entrenched in the world's largest Muslim-majority country? After the fall of its authoritarian regime in 1998, Indonesia pursued an unusual course of democratization. It was insider-dominated and gradualist and it involved free elections before a lengthy process of constitutional reform. At the end of the process, Indonesia's amended constitution was essentially a new and thoroughly democratic document. By proceeding as they did, the Indonesians averted the conflict that would have arisen between adherents of the old constitution and proponents of radical, immediate reform. Donald L. Horowitz documents the decisions that gave rise to this distinctive constitutional process. He then traces the effects of the new institutions on Indonesian politics and discusses their shortcomings and their achievements in steering Indonesia away from the dangers of polarization and violence. He also examines the Indonesian story in the context of comparative experience with constitutional design and intergroup conflict.
- Contents:
- 1. A distinctive path
- 2. Democratization before renovation
- 3. Creeping reform: reconfiguring the political infrastructure
- 4. A game of inches
- 5. Anomalies, ironies, regularities, and surprises
- 6. The shape of the new system
- 7. Low-quality democracy and its discontents; 8. Causes, consequence, and the consequences of consequences.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-107-23679-7
- 1-107-35774-8
- 1-139-22572-3
- 1-107-25474-4
- 1-107-34187-6
- 1-107-34562-6
- 1-107-34812-9
- 1-299-31893-2
- 1-107-34437-9
- OCLC:
- 829459921
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