Indonesia's Ascent [electronic resource] : Power, Leadership, and the Regional Order /
Roberts, C.editor.
Habir, A.editor.
Sebastian, L.editor.
This volume explores the domestic and transnational considerations associated with Indonesia's ascent, referring to its rise in terms of hard and soft power and its likely trajectory in the future. The range of contributors analyse economic resources, religious harmony, security, regional relations, leadership and foreign policy.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Table; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; List of Acronyms and Glossary; 1 Ascending Indonesia: Significance and Conceptual Foundations; Conceptual foundations: The nature of power and influence in international relations; Book structure; Notes; Bibliography; 2 Leadership and Dependency: Indonesia's Regional and Global Role, 1945-75; Nationalism, revolution and independence; Guided democracy; Konfrontasi (Confrontation); The New Order; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 3 The Economy in Indonesia's Ascent: Making Sense of it All
Setting the stage: The polityIndonesia and emerging international perspectives on development policy; Indonesia: The economy in the midst of systemic transition; Indonesia: Taking the economic pulse; Post-election development policy in Indonesia; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 4 Yudhoyono's Third Way: Muslim Democracy, National Stability, and Economic Development in Indonesia; Introduction; Islam in the republic: National stability and economic development; Islam as a revolutionary force and the discourse of a revisionist state
Democratic stability, economic development, and an Islamic ethics during the SBY era, 2004-14Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 5 Key Security Fault Lines-Unresolved Issues and New Challenges; Introduction; The utility of violence; Militant Islam; Communism; Separatism; Aceh; Papua; Cathartic violence; TNI; Notes; Bibliography; 6 Democratic Achievement and Policy Paralysis: Implications for Indonesia's Continued Ascent; Introduction; A decade of democratic achievement; Indonesia's third transition: A time of uncertainty; Stalled reform and policy paralysis
Failings of the party system and the 2014 electionConclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 7 Politics, Security and Defense in Indonesia: The Pursuit of Strategic Autonomy; Introduction; Indonesia's ongoing security landscape; Indonesia's core interest and strategic approaches; Fundamental trends of Indonesia's foreign policy; Indonesia's defense policy direction; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 8 The Foreign Policy Nexus: National Interests, Political Values and Identity; Introduction; A 'more activist' foreign policy; 'Democratic identity' in foreign policy; International role; Regional role
Public opinion and democracy'Democratizing' foreign policy; Challenges to the democratic image; Economic growth and inequality; Post-2014 foreign policy; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 9 Indonesia and International Institutions: Treading New Territory; Introduction; Independent and active foreign policy; The roles of the G-20, NAM, and the UN: The Indonesian perspective; Challenges in implementing vision and policy; Indonesia and international institutions: Beyond symbolism; Notes; Bibliography; 10 Indonesia-Australia Relations: Progress, Challenges and Potential
The evolution of political and security relations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume explores the domestic and transnational considerations associated with Indonesia's ascent, referring to its rise in terms of hard and soft power and its likely trajectory in the future. The range of contributors analyse economic resources, religious harmony, security, regional relations, leadership and foreign policy.
International organization.
Asia—Politics and government.
Ethnology—Asia.
Politics and war.
International relations.
Political science.
International Organization.
Asian Politics.
Asian Culture.
Military and Defence Studies.
International Relations.
Political Science.