Inside Indonesia - a quarterly magazine on Indonesia and its people, culture, politics, economy and environment

At its upmarket congress, Indonesia’s biggest Islamic party tried but failed to convince it has become an open and inclusive party Greg Feal...

The election of Anas Urbaningrum suggests Partai Demokrat can survive without its founder, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Luke Barrett ...

Megawati Soekarnoputri stakes her claim to opposition, but will it be enough to stem her party's decline? Edward Aspinall  ...

The much publicised ‘Bank Century’ case is unlikely to do any lasting damage to SBY Dirk Tomsa   Protesters prepare to ...

Prabowo’s party has deep roots in Indonesian political mythology Aboeprijadi Santoso        Prabowo dreams of a Great...

In South Kalimantan local politicians target TV screens with strategically-placed messages for Ramadan Ahmad Muhajir     ...

The elections were tense in Aceh but in the end helped to consolidate the peace process Blair Palmer      ...

The April 2009 legislative polls exposed weaknesses in Indonesia’s electoral management, but the results will help to strengthen the democratic poli...

Islamic political parties did not do well, but Islamic politics are going mainstream Bernhard Platzdasch       Enthus...

Signs of underlying fragility in nationalist parties may benefit Islamic parties in future elections Thomas B. Pepinsky   Â...

Photo-essay: PKS is often depicted as radical Islamist, but its members show evidence of ideological diversity Jeremy Menchik On 30 March 20...

In Bali, it’s neither policy, parties nor entrenched elites, but image-savvy politicians and an all-powerful media that are dominating the new elect...

Voters have done everything they can for democracy. The same cannot be said for elites Dan Slater     PDIP 2009 - Indon...

A law on pornography still divides the community Helen Pausacker    Silenced but still communicating  ...

Hasan di Tiro returns to an Aceh in transition Catherine Smith and Thushara Dibley    The crowd strains to se...

Indonesia's biggest Muslim organizations are having second thoughts about partisan politics Eunsook Jung    &...

Pesantren progressives defend constitutional religious freedoms Joanne McMillan    KH Maman Imanulhaq Fakieh:...

Or, the years of living with no one to blame Tintin Wulia Train (Tintin Wulia, 2007), detail from Have a Cup of...

Political thugs and political Islam work together in Banten Okamoto Masaaki    A performance of invulnerability involving m...

PKS gets serious about recruitment in Malang Ulla Fionna    PKS Pengajian    Ulla Fionna ...