“As Covid year 2020 ends, so too does the first year of the second and final term of the presidency of Joko Widodo. One year in, all the sheen of being the “hope” for Indonesia has vanished. No longer viral are the iconic silhouettes of Jokowi’s head, copying the famed style of the silhouette of […]
Protests Against the Omnibus Law and the Evolution of Indonesia’s Social Opposition
by Max Lane “On October 8, unionised workers as well as university and high school students protested for the repeal of the Omnibus for Work Creation Law (Omnibus Law) that had been passed by Indonesia’s House of Representatives on October 5, 3 days earlier than expected. Some small protests took place immediately on October 5, […]
COVID-19’s Impact on Indonesia’s Social Opposition: The Examples of Labour Rights and the Papuan Question
Singapore | 11 August 2020 ISEAS Perspective by Max Lane “While the rapprochement between President Widodo and his rival Prabowo Subianto has subdued the sense of polarisation among the Indonesian elite, signs of a polarisation between critical sections of civil society and the government and parliament continue to grow.” To read the article, […]
The Politics of National and Local Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia
by Max Lane (ISEAS Perspective : ISSUE: 2020 No. 46, Singapore | 15 May 2020) INTRODUCTION On March 31, President Joko Widodo issued Government Regulation No 21/2020 allowing Large Scale Social Restriction (Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar – PSBB) aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19.1 The event marked the beginning of a relatively stable approach […]
Indonesian Politics After the Widodo-Prabowo Rapprochement by Max Lane
Indonesian Politics After the Widodo-Prabowo Rapprochement by Max Lane “With the end of this rhetorical contestation and sense of polarisation, the ‘penny has dropped’ that there is no counter-force to Widodo’s government or its policies. Widodo has, and has always had, a relatively free hand to drive his trategic socioeconomic agenda — one that is […]
Books and Articles on Indonesia (and East Timor) by Max Lane published by ISEAS
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, […]
“President Joko Widodo’s New Cabinet: Some Implications for Indonesian Politics” by Max Lane
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 […]
What does Jokowi’s new cabinet say about where Indonesian politics is headed? by Max Lane
A short piece in Singapore’s TODAY – online: https://www.todayonline.com/commentary/what-does-Jokowi’s-new-cabinet-say-about-Indonesian-politics
Dari ORDER BARU ke gelombang demonstrasi mahasiswa September 2019.
Dari Orde Baru ke gelombang demonstrasi mahasiswa September, 2019. Sejak kolonialis militer dan birokrasi Belanda dipaksa meninggalkan negeri baru Indonesia tahun 1950, Indonesia hanya pernah mengalami SATU budaya politik dan politik ekonomi yang sungguh-singguh terkonsolidasikan: ORDE BARU. HANYA SATU dan itu adalah sebuah kediktatoran totalitarian kapitalisme kroni. HANYA SATU!! 1946-65 tak ada sistem ataupun budaya […]
Indonesian politics: The beginnings of a youth rebellion?
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 […]
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