Managing Politics and Islam in Indonesia

ISBN-13: 9780700717361 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 288 str.

Donald J. Porter;Porter Donald

Opis

This book examines the politics of Islam and the state in Indonesia over recent decades, during which time there has been a notable resurgence of Islamic political movements. It argues that after a period when the state worked to bring religious authority and institutions within state- prescribed limits in order to support the official state ideology and political stability, in the late 1980s and 1990s there was a change whereby Suharto incorporated Muslim interests within the political system. One unintended consequence of this was to raise Muslims' political expectations and to mobilize Muslim political interests in the context of broadening 'pro-democracy' opposition which contributed to the downfall of Suharto's regime. Based on extensive original research, including interviews with participants, the book charts the shifts in relations between Islam and the Indonesian state over time, assessing the impact on other groups, and on the cohesion of Indonesia overall.

Spis treści

Forward Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Chapter 1. Islamic revival and state control Chapter 2. State corporatism and pluralist challenge Chapter 3. State corporatism and Indonesia under Suharto Chapter 4. State management of Muslim associational life Chapter 5. The capture of Muslim interests into non-party entities Chapter 6. Nahdlatul Ulama: Between incorporation and independence Chapter 7. Intra-elite rivalry: Incorporated Islam in conflict with the military Chapter 8. Mobilisations and counter-mobilisations of state and society Chapter 9. The unravelling of Suharto's regime: Muslims join call for change Chapter 10. Habibie and party pluralism Chapter 11. Conclusion: The failure of State Corporatism? References Index

O autorze

Donald James Porter is a visiting Fellow at the Australian National University.