(Un) Civil Society and Political Change in Indonesia: A Contested Arena Contributor(s): Beittinger-Lee, Verena (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415547415 ISBN-13: 9780415547413 Publisher: Routledge
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2009 Annotation: This book is a critical analysis of Indonesia's civil society and its impact on the country's democratization efforts that does not only take the classical, pro-democratic actors of civil society into account but also portrays uncivil groups and their growing influence on political processes. Click for more in this series: Routledge Studies on Civil Society in Asia |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - General |
Dewey: 320.959 |
LCCN: 2009014487 |
Series: Routledge Studies on Civil Society in Asia |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" L (1.35 lbs) 298 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: (Un) Civil Society and Political Change in Indonesia provides critical analysis of Indonesia's civil society and its impact on the country's democratization efforts that does not only take the classical, pro-democratic actors of civil society into account but also portrays uncivil groups and their growing influence on political processes. Beittinger-Lee offers a revised categorization of civil society, including a model to define the sphere of 'uncivil society' more closely and to identify several subcategories of uncivil society. This is the first book to portrays various uncivil groups in Indonesia, ranging from vigilantes, militias, paramilitaries, youth groups, civil security task forces and militant Islamic (and other religious) groups, ethnonationalist groups to terrorist organizations and groups belonging to organized crime. Moreover, it provides the reader with an overview of Indonesia's history, its political developments after the democratic opening, main improvements under the various presidents since Suharto's fall, constitutional amendments and key reforms in human rights legislation. This book will be of interest to upper level undergraduates, postgraduates and academics in political science and Southeast Asian studies. |
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