Greg Fealy looks at how one of Indonesia's Islamic parties embraced an ethnic Chinese, non-Muslim, airline director
The Out-of-Towners
You're not from around here, are you? Non-resident legislative candidates are a national phenomenon.
The holes in donut politics
In a political landscape dominated by money-politics, can a box of treats sweeten up Indonesia's voters?
Jokowimania: a dispatch from Southeast Sulawesi
Eve Warburton reports that PDI-P hopes Jokowimania will help the party make inroads in far-flung parts of Indonesia.
Hot on the hustings–Indonesia’s ‘caleg cantik’
An increasing number of celebrities standing for parliament is a side-effect of quotas for female representation in politics.
Democracy, a ‘pathway to hell’
Democracy might be 'haram', but Islamist vigilantes are using it to their strategic advantage.
Indonesia’s Overseas Vote: Time for Secession?
Indonesia's bizarre system for apportioning the votes of expats leads to some unusual campaign strategies.
Meet Joko Widodo
No, he’s not the Messiah, but a bit of reformist populism was just what Indonesia needed in 2014
Indonesia: Why you so like that wan?
Elvin Ong asks if Singapore's politicians will grow up in the next 50 years?
Malaysia’s election: An Indonesian comparison
Professor Edward Aspinall asks "how long will elections seem truly consequential for Malaysians if the national government can never be changed by them?"
Emulating the state
Examining the allure of martial symbolism, anthropologist Nicholas Herriman argues for a more entangled view of the state in Southeast Asia.
Forced disappearance in Southeast Asia
Join members of the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific to mark the anniversary of Somchai Neelaphaijit’s disappearance through a discussion of forced disappearance in Southeast Asia.
The big, bad Indonesian bogeyman
What then explains this xenophobia? One short explanation is the fear of losing hegemony, be it politically or religiously.
Naughty numbers: power in Southeast Asia
Numbers have played an important role in Southeast Asia. Numbers have political utility, especially when presented in manner that creates a dichotomous division.