Dr Yanuar Nugroho is a Visiting Senior Fellow at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. He was the former Deputy Chief of Staff to the President of Indonesia 2015-2019. He is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Manchester, UK; senior advisor for Centre for Innovation Policy and Governance (CIPG) Indonesia; and a member of Indonesian Young Academy of Sciences (ALMI).
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Articles by Yanuar Nugroho (19)
An Urgent Need for Post-Election Civil Society Consolidation in Indonesia
Yanuar Nugroho
There is serious disquiet among Indonesia’s civil society actors and academics, who support the two candidate pairs that lost last month’s election. Much work lies ahead if there is to be an effective national reckoning of alleged electoral misconduct – yet it may be a case of too little, too late.
Indonesia Pragmatically Picks a Prabowo Presidency But the Dust Has Not Settled
Julia Lau|Made Supriatma|Yanuar Nugroho
Quick counts, which are not official, indicate that Prabowo Subianto is Indonesia's presumptive eighth president. The question now turns to how big his government and coalition in Parliament will be and whether any olive branches he extends to his opponents will be accepted.
Financing Indonesia’s Energy Transition: Will the Next President Finally Spark Change?
Anissa R. Suharsono|Yanuar Nugroho
All three contenders for today’s presidential election in Indonesia have pledged to make its energy sector greener. However, they have not gone far enough in their campaign promises, especially on funding this green transition, which bodes ill no matter who wins the vote.
Policy Possibilities after Indonesia’s Presidential Election 2024
Yanuar Nugroho
Campaign rhetoric from all the candidates aside, the developmental challenges awaiting Indonesia’s next president need fresh thinking and brave action. Will the right people get in?
Human Capital Development Programmes in Indonesia: Electoral Gimmicks or Achievable Promises?
Yanuar Nugroho
A clear-eyed look at the various candidates’ proposals for improving Indonesia’s human capital development suggests that the devil will be in the implementation, not the targets per se.