Decentralization and Adat Revivalism in Indonesia : The Politics of Becoming Indigenous

ISBN-13: 9780415780117 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 224 str.

Adam Tyson

Opis

This book is about the dynamic process of political transition and indigenous (adat) revival in Indonesia. The political transition in May 1998 set the stage for the passing of Indonesia’s framework decentralisation laws. These laws include both political and technocratic efforts to devolve authority from the centre (Jakarta) to the peripheries. Contrary to expectations, enhanced public participation often takes the form of adat revivalism, a highly contested and contingent process linked to intensified political struggles throughout the Indonesian archipelago.

Based on original fieldwork and using case studies from Sulawesi to illustrate the key arguments, this book first provides an overview of the key analytical concepts and a concise review of relevant stages in Indonesian history. It is then concerned with struggles for rights and recognition, focusing on regulatory processes and institutional control. In the last part of the book, the author examines land disputes and resource conflicts. Regional and local conflicts often coalesce around forms of ethnic representation, which are constantly being renegotiated, along with resource allocations and entitlements, and efforts to preserve or reinvent cultural identities.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Critical Conjectures  3. In Search of Recognition  4. Recognition of the Seko Domain  5. Lembang Governance in Tana Toraja  6. The Nickel Project in East Luwu  7. Rubber Production in Bulukumba  8. Becoming Indigenous 

O autorze

Adam D. Tyson is a Lecturer at the College of Law, Government and International Studies (COLGIS), University of Northern Malaysia.