by laudolff.1@osu.edu | Oct 30, 2024 | Ohio State University
As of October 20, 2024, Indonesia has a new president. Prabowo Subianto’s political history is anything but ordinary, as he was able to assume the highest office despite his past involvement with the dictatorship that ruled Indonesia before the rebirth of democracy at...
by Kate Hein | May 1, 2024 | Ursinus College
Indonesia’s next president, Prabowo Subianto, won the recent election backed by current president Joko Widodo, due to his choice of running mate: Widodo’s son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka. However, up until a few months ago, 36 year old Raka would not have been allowed to...
by Chris Kiss | Apr 30, 2024 | Ursinus College
Indonesia has a complex history of social cleavages which has marked periods of polarization and unity. In recent years, pluralist and Islamic elements across Indonesia have rivaled each other for power. This has marked a change in the character of recent campaign...
by HANNA NUR AFIFAH YOGAR | Oct 15, 2023 | School of Public Policy, Chiang Mai University
An example from Indonesia’s new Article of libel and defamation In the essence of practicing democracy, a fundamental understanding is that it provides a safe space for both criticism and self-critique, which is essential for maintaining a system of checks and...
by Piper Halliday | Mar 6, 2022 | Ohio State University
As economic unrest continues to unfold in Indonesia due to the pandemic, people have pushed for both a delayed presidential election and the addition of a presidential term, increasing it from two to three in order to keep current President Joko Widodo, also known as...
