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Introduction: Indonesia's democratic struggle: Reformasi, otonomi and participasi
Author(s) -
Hainsworth Geoffrey,
Turner Sarah,
Webster David
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
asia pacific viewpoint
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.571
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1467-8373
pISSN - 1360-7456
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2007.00328.x
Subject(s) - george (robot) , library science , democracy , citation , history , media studies , geography , politics , political science , sociology , art history , law , computer science
Indonesia looms large in South-East Asia (accounting for around 40% of the population and land area of the 10-member states of Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)). It is now coming into greater prominence in international affairs, being the world’s largest Muslim society and, since 2004, having undergone a remarkable transition from autocratic despotism to being the world’s third largest functioning democracy. It also has the world’s most fragmented geography (with 250 million people scattered over 17 500 islands, at least 9000 of which are inhabited year-round), and incorporates a cultural kaleidoscope of more than 200 ethic groups, which help make it an erstwhile and hopefully future tourist paradise, an intriguing enigma for social scientists and a central planner’s nightmare. The seven papers in this special issue of Asia Pacific Viewpoint bring together the perspectives of historians, political scientists, geographers, economists, environmentalists, literature specialists and journalists. The authors were