Bøger af Edward Aspinall

Contributors:Dewi Fortuna Anwar, Edward Aspinall, William Case, Robert Cribb, Greg Fealy, Hal Hill, Jun Honna, David Jenkins, Sidney Jones, Jamie Mackie, Chris Manning, Marcus Mietzner, Dionisius Narjoko, Ken War

Varieties of Clientelism makes the case that clientelistic politics takes different forms in different countries, and that this variation matters for understanding democracy, elections and governance.The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Democratization.

Democracy for Sale is an on-the-ground account of Indonesian democracy, analyzing its election campaigns and behind-the-scenes machinations. Edward Aspinall and Ward Berenschot assess the informal networks and political strategies that shape access to power and privilege in the messy political environment of contemporary Indonesia.In...

Islam and Nation presents a fascinating study of the genesis, growth and decline of nationalism in the Indonesian province of Aceh.

Opposing Suharto presents an account of democratization in the world's fourth most populous country, Indonesia. It describes how opposition groups challenged the long-time ruler, President Suharto, and his military-based regime, forcing him to resign in 1998. The book's main purpose is to explain how ordinary people can bring about political change in a repressive authoritarian regime.