Indonesia

Among Jokowi’s legacies for Prabowo is a nearly opposition-free elite landscape

Prabowo has been generous to former military and police officers when doling out cabinet positions

“A pre-dawn break-in could lead to an evening KLM flight”

The outgoing president transformed the relationship between government and civil society in his decade in power

Indonesia’s biggest Islamic organisations have dealt away their freedom to criticise government

Two problematic planned cities, one postcolonial utopia

New evidence for the overriding importance of money in electoral success

An industry that markets itself as socially responsible is failing in its duty to protect worker safety

The kretek cigarette industry and its devastating public health impacts are sustained via a huge apparatus of labour, and appeals to cultural nationalism

Identity and patronage are playing a part in stabilising a “two-track” party system

Broadcast regulators are still vigorously policing gender expression in the media

A new online survey gives researchers fine-grained insights into short-term shifts in public opinion

Prabowo’s win was made possible by his enduring strongman appeal and a playing field tipped in his favour by Jokowi.

A new survey shows support for a class and gender mix that better reflects society.

The 2024 elections illustrate how business figures are taking the business risks out of engaging in political contests

ANU experts share their impressions and predictions about Indonesia's election

Hardliners are adapting to electoral realities—and state restraints—in mobilising for Anies Baswedan.

Personal and patronage ties are once again at the fore.

The narrowing field of political contestation in Indonesia is not just being driven by presidential machinations and ruling-coalition infighting—but also the inescapable contradictions of Indonesia’s middle income status

Does polarisation have a mass base?

A colonial record’s hint at a forbidden lesbian relationship is a reminder of the potential for historical research to uncover queer life in Indonesia’s past and present

China’s modes of foreign economic cooperation are tailor-made for the Jokowi-era political economy

Boat arrivals cause frictions in coastal communities amid signs of a policy shift towards deterrence

Personal connections to the president dating back to his mayorship of Solo have proven a career asset to senior military officers.