Strangers next door? : Indonesia and Australia in the Asian century / edited by Tim Lindsey and Dave McRae.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lindsey, Timothy, 1962- editor.

McRae, Dave, 1977- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Australia--Relations--Indonesia.

Australia.

Indonesia--Relations--Australia.

Indonesia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (548 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Indonesia and Australia in the Asian century

Place of Publication:

Portland, OR : Hart Publishing, [2018]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"There are no two neighbouring countries any where in the world that are more different than Indonesia and Australia. They differ hugely in religion, language, culture, history, geography, race, economics, worldview and population (Indonesia, 270 million, Australia less than 10 per cent of that). In fact, Indonesia and Australia have almost nothing in common other than the accident of geographic proximity. This makes their relationship turbulent, volatile and often unpredictable. Strangers Next Door? brings together insiders and leading observers to critically assess the state of Australia-Indonesia relations and their future prospects, offering insights into why the relationship is so important for Australia, why it is so often in crisis, and what this means for the future. This book will be of interest to anyone concerned with the Indo-Pacific region, Southeast Asia, Australia and Indonesia, and each country's politics, economy and foreign policy. It contains chapters that will interest specialists but are written in a style accessible to a general audience. The book spans a diverse range of subjects, including political relations and diplomacy, security and defence, the economy and trade, Islam, education, development, the arts, legal cooperation, the media, women, and community ties. Contributors assess the current state of relations in their sphere of expertise, and outline the factors and policies that could shape bilateral ties - and Indonesia's future - over the coming decades. University of Melbourne scholars Tim Lindsey and Dave McRae, both prominent observers and commentators on Indonesia and its relations with Australia, edited the volume,providing a synthesising overview as well as their own thematic chapters."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Strangers Next Door?

Tim Lindsey and Dave McRae

2. A Rising Regional Neighbour of Increasing Importance

Richard Woolcott

3. Perceptions and the Capacity to Persuade

John McCarthy

4. President Joko Widodo's Foreign Policy: Implications for Indonesia-Australia Relations

Evi Fitriani

5. Ignorant and Ill-disposed?: Opinion Polling and Attitudes to the other between Australia and Indonesia

Dave McRae and Diane Zhang

6. Through a Glass, Darkly: Bali, Bad News and Australia-Indonesia Relations

Tim Lindsey

7. Prospects for the Australia-Indonesia Defence Relationship

Peter Jennings

8. Big Fears about Small Boats: How Asylum Seekers Keep Upsetting the Indonesia-Australia Relationship

Antje Missbach

9. Islam in Australia-Indonesia Relations: Fear, Stereotypes and Opportunity

Greg Fealy

10. Indonesia, Australia and ASEAN

Catherine Renshaw

11. On the Periphery: Human Rights, Australia and Indonesia

Ken Setiawan

12. A Common Enemy: Police Cooperation between Australia and Indonesia

Michael McKenzie

13. Successful Justice Sector Collaboration: A Prerequisite for a Healthy Australia-Indonesia Relationship

Denny Indrayana

14. Papua as a Multilateral Issue for Indonesia and Australia

Richard Chauvel

15. Indonesia and Australia: Ties that Rarely Bind

Endy M Bayuni

16. Our Man in Indonesia

Michael Bachelard

17. Beyond Cultural Diplomacy: The Artistic Nuance in Australia-Indonesia Relations

Joseph Mitchell and Lydia Teychenné

18. Inside Indonesia: Taking on Australia's Disinterest, Ignorance and Isolationism

Jemma Purdey

19. Friendship, Partnership, Action: Women and the Bilateral Relationship

Virginia Hooker

20. Language, Learning, and Living Together: Education as a Bilateral Barometer

David T Hill

21. Enhancing the Bond: Narratives of Indonesian Academics from Two Continents

Muhammad Najib Azca, Atin Prabandari and Priyambudi Sulistiyanto

22. The Unexamined Gift: Australia's Aid Relationship with Indonesia

Robin Davies

23. Economic Policy in the Australia-Indonesia Relationship: Unbound Potential, Everlasting Anticlimax

Matthew Busch

24. A Business Perspective

Debnath Guharoy

25. Young and Connected: How Youth Programs and Organisations Build Links between Australia and Indonesia

Rachelle Cole and Arjuna Dibley

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

9781509918195

1509918191

9781509918188

1509918183

OCLC:

1099484325