Politics

Not just an elite game

Not just an elite game

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
Symbols and signs

Symbols and signs

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

Dominant but weak

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

Winning the villages

Grassroots political operators hold the key to many candidates’ success
Chaos and consolidation

Chaos and consolidation

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

Purchasing power

Weak rules and weak implementation meant that influence could still be bought in the 2009 elections
Election politics

Election politics

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

Surviving conflict

Aceh’s performing arts have blossomed despite the conflict and the tsunami
A man on a mission

A man on a mission

From the highlands of Papua to exile in England, Benny Wenda is a leader of his people
Children of the enemy

Children of the enemy

A child abducted during the Indonesian occupation returns to her former home
A problematic division

A problematic division

Managing the border between West and East Timor has been an ongoing challenge

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