The Indonesian Parliament and Democratization / Patrick Ziegenhain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ziegenhain, Patrick, 1969- author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indonesia. Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat.

Indonesia.

Legislative bodies--Indonesia.

Legislative bodies.

Democratization--Indonesia.

Democratization.

Indonesia--Politics and government--1998-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 238 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

The Indonesian Parliament & Democratization

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Democratization in Indonesia has altered the political decision-making processes in many ways. It has also brought about tremendous change to the role of the Indonesian parliament in the country's political system. Once characterized as a powerless rubber stamp, the parliament has developed into a comprehensive and more representative body able to fulfil its functions more adequately. In the literature on democratic transition, the impact of parliaments on regime changes and on the democratic reorganization of the most important state institutions and regulations is usually neglected. In the Indonesian case, however, the national parliament was one of the most decisive actors and is therefore the focus of this book. The author analyses the parliament's contribution towards the process of democratization. Thus, this book contributes not only to research on the Indonesian democratization process, but also to the comparative research on parliaments in transition processes in general.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABBREVIATIONS AND INDONESIAN ACRONYMS

1. Introduction

2. Parliaments and Democratization

3. Rubber Stamp?

4. The Awakening

5. Power Broker

6. The Parliament between 1997 and 2004

7. Conclusion and Perspectives

REFERENCES

INDEX

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Nov 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-223) and index.

ISBN:

9789814459310

9814459313

9789812304865

981230486X

OCLC:

404706726