The technological state in Indonesia
Subtitle: the co-constitution of high technology and authoritarian politics
By: Sulfikar Amir
Series: Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series -- 54; Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series -- 54.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9780415670692; 9780203084120
Subjects: Politics and government; Authoritarianism; Government policy; High technology; Technocracy; Technology and state
Description: "Using a historical sociology approach, this book presents an account of the formation of the technological state in Indonesia during the New Order period (1966-1998). It explores the nexus between power, high technology, development, and authoritarianism situated in the Southeast Asian context. The book discusses how the New Order authoritarian regime shifted from the developmental state to the technological state, which was characterized by desire for technological supremacy. The process resulted in the establishment of a host of technological institutions and the undertaking of large-scale high-tech programs. Shedding light on the political dimension of socio-technological transformation, this book looks at the relationship between authoritarian politics and high technology development, and questions how powerfully technology serves to sustain legitimacy of an authoritarian power. It examines multiple features of the Indonesian technology state, including the ideology of development, the politics of technocracy, the institutional structure, and the material and symbolic embodiments of high technology, and goes on to discuss the consequences of technology developed through authoritarian means"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Authoritarianism and technocracy; title: The general and the engineer; title: Bureaucratization of technology; title: Building strategic industries; title: Accelerating transformation; title: Take-off; title: Downfall.