Indonesia

The 2019 ANU Indonesia Update conference takes stock of Indonesian democracy.

Economic change is eroding the political power of traditional custodians of land in this part of Eastern Indonesia.

Jokowi owes his victory to NU support, and NU expects both material and ideological dividends.

New survey data show how strongly partisanship effects Indonesians’ policy preferences.

Though Austronesians operated in networks of oceanic trading that stretched from Asia to the Mediterranean for thousands of years, both the term and cultural grouping are little known.

The reformist chairman of Indonesia's Investment Coordination Board (BKPM) spoke to ANU's Hall Hill for New Mandala.

Ma’ruf Amin's electoral benefit was smaller than often assumed—but it was enough to get Jokowi over the line.

Is Indonesia’s most popular preacher a mentor, or a closet radical?

Clouds are gathering for the hard-line Islamic group.

The results are suggestive of a growth in regional and religious divides since 2014.

Renewed rivalry between pluralists and Islamists coexists with catch-all patronage politics.

Some Indonesian politicians are taking on the industries which dominate politics in their regions. But can working in the system change much?

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.

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

The eastern islands showcase how national-level polarisation filters through to the grassroots, but also how the realities of decentralised power interfere with national-level political designs.

Out in the east, there is a feeling that Sulawesi has received disproportionate attention from Jokowi.

The numbers on how Indonesia stacks up in comparison to other Muslim-majority countries.

A look at the religious rhetoric contained in parliamentary candidates’ campaign platforms.