Edition 97: Jul-Sep 2009

Election politics

EDWARD ASPINALL

Published: 05 July 2009

This edition of Inside Indonesia examines the role of money, religion and much else in this year’s elections

MARCUS MIETZNER

Published: 05 July 2009

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

DIRK TOMSA

Published: 05 July 2009

Despite an unprecedented media campaign, Prabowo Subianto’s political comeback has fallen flat – for now

BERNHARD PLATZDASCH

Published: 05 July 2009

Islamic political parties did not do well, but Islamic politics are going mainstream

THOMAS B. PEPINSKY

Published: 05 July 2009

Signs of underlying fragility in nationalist parties may benefit Islamic parties in future elections

JEREMY MENCHIK

Published: 05 July 2009

Photo-essay: PKS is often depicted as radical Islamist, but its members show evidence of ideological diversity

DAVE McRAE

Published: 05 July 2009

Activists in Palu remain confined to the political margins

BENITA CHUDLEIGH

Published: 05 July 2009

Many Indonesian students face obstacles voting, but they aren’t much interested anyway

MICHAEL BUEHLER

Published: 05 July 2009

While it’s tragic that some candidates kill themselves after Indonesian elections, at least they aren’t killing each other

Graeme MacRae and I Nyoman Darma Putra

Published: 05 July 2009

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