Books and Articles on Indonesia (and East Timor) by Max Lane published by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies – Yusof Isak Institute, Singapore. Max Lane, An Introduction to the Politics of Indonesian Unions, ISEAS, 2019. Max Lane, Decentralization and Its Discontents: An Essay on Class, Political Agency and National Perspective in Indonesian Politics, ISEAS, […]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • While the composition of President Widodo’s Cabinet indicates continuity in economic policy, recent developments suggest that the new Cabinet’s has political implications. • The rapprochement between Prabowo Subianto and Megawati Sukarnoputri and Joko Widodo, and Prabowo’s appointment as Minister of Defence have deflated the perception that the political elite had become ideologically […]

Since Sept 23, there have been student demonstrations in almost every province of Indonesia against numerous new Bills being tabled and passed by the outgoing Parliament. The first protest in the university town of Yogyakarta saw a turnout of 15,000 students, despite the rally call going out less than 24 hours before that. While the students across Indonesia […]

NEW POLITICS IN INDONESIA by Max Lane Dibawah ada sebuah POWER POINT presentation dari May 2018. Presentasi ini dipakai di International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam dan tidak lama sesudah itu di Sydney, Australia. Dalam presentasi ini salah satu hal yang dibicarakan ialah mulai proses radikalisi progressip demokratis id kaum muda, Juga ada rekaman […]