Political Change and Territoriality in Indonesia : Provincial Proliferation

ISBN-13: 9780415686136 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 192 str.

Ehito Kimura

Opis

What makes large, multi-ethnic states hang together? At a time when ethnic and religious conflict has gained global prominence, the territorial organization of states is a critical area of study. This text explores how multi-ethnic and geographically dispersed states grapple with questions of territorial administration and change.

Spis treści

1. Territorial Change in Post-Authoritarian Indonesia  2. Breaking Boundaries, Splitting Regions: The Politics of Territorial Coalitions  3. Origins and Dilemmas of Territorial Administration in Colonial Indonesia  4. Post-Colonial Territorial Administration and the Imperative Toward Centralization  5. Marginality and Opportunity in the Periphery  6. Territoriality and Membership: The Case of Kepulauan Riau  7. Elite Conflict and Pressure From Above: Dividing West Papua  8. Politics of Territorial Change: Comparisons and Conclusions

O autorze

Ehito Kimura is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. His research interests include contemporary Indonesian and Southeast Asia politics.