Politics

Indonesia's economic and political transformation has been remarkable, now the challenge is to deliver rapid, broad-based improvements in living standards

The worlds of private business and public office are deeply enmeshed in contemporary Indonesia

Riverbank settlers love Jokowi, but they don’t want him to become president

Marcus Mietzner argues that when seen in the context of other new democracies, Indonesia’s political parties are not so bad

Local communities resist mining development on Sulawesi’s Bangka Island

Election campaigning in highland Papua breaks all the stereotypes

While material inducements to voters have been prevalent in 2014, candidates also employ innovative campaign strategies to attract support

The distribution of money, goods and other benefits is an integral part of electioneering in Indonesia

Jakarta 1998 was bad, but Prabowo likely had more blood on his hands in East Timor

Jokowi’s path to the presidency might not be as smooth as it once seemed, but he is still the front runner

Indonesia’s legislative elections offer a window into the deep forces shaping the country, and a glimpse of its political future

Not even Mount Kelud erupting could stop Yogyakarta's activists from standing up against violence to women as part of One Billion Rising

Cultural clashes emerge as Bali struggles to eradicate rabies

A marriage of convenience lies behind a campaign to defend Kopassus soldiers on trial for murder in Yogyakarta

Jokowi’s record in public office justifies his strong public image

A new bug for running points toward a new politics of lifestyle

Bob Lowry reviews the memoir of the current Jakarta governor and likely frontrunner for the 2014 presidential elections

Indonesian politicians quite often star inadvertently in porn films, but it doesn’t seem to hurt them much

Cosmopolitanism is a dirty word in rural West Java, where creativity and new words are needed to reopen dialogue