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Considering whether five years of Jokowi–Prabowo competition is dividing Indonesian society.

Road building is good for the economy overall but does little to solve the congestion that plagues Indonesia’s major provinces.

Fears of intolerant Islamic movements have intensified identity politics in Christian communities in the east.

There’s little reason not to expect a comfortable win for Jokowi, but difficulties in predicting legislative election results remain.

Socially conservative female candidates are making their mark in the 2019 legislative elections.

Islamic boarding schools are ground zero for Jokowi’s efforts to win over the Muslim grassroots. Ideology and patronage are both playing a part.

Why attempts to mobilise the civil service in presidential elections aren’t likely to have much effect.

The redshirt movement endures at the ballot box.

Answering New Mandala's questions on the "New Malaysia" and its place in the region and the world.

Reflections on socio-religious developments and the political role of Indonesia’s Islamic preachers appealing to the middle class.

In Thailand, the function of the constitution is not to limit the power of the king, but to reflect the king’s will.

Populism has left liberal democracy on the defensive. Liberals might think to adopt elements of Duterte's populist idiom.