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5 Nov 2024

Indonesia’s 2024 Presidential Election: How Personas and Policy Platforms Influenced Swing Voters

Julia Lau|Maria Monica Wihardja

A nationwide poll conducted during the 2024 Indonesian presidential election campaign period shows that swing voters shifted their voting preferences as the election campaigning proceeded, due to their changing perceptions of candidates’ personalities and policy platforms.

29 Oct 2024

Mainstreaming Religious Moderation in Indonesia’s Urban Spaces

Najwa Abdullah

Indonesia has pushed ahead with initiatives to promote religious moderation. Such programmes, however, need to address deeper issues.

Indonesia Indonesian Politics Religion

28 Oct 2024

President Prabowo’s Politics of Accommodation Might Mean a Short Honeymoon

Kennedy Muslim|Burhanuddin Muhtadi

Indonesia’s new president might have squandered an opportunity to start with a lean, efficient Cabinet instead of appeasing supporters and partners to form the largest Cabinet since Sukarno.

Indonesia Indonesian Elections Indonesian Politics

23 Oct 2024

The Declining Freedoms of Speech and Press in Indonesia: New President, Same Problem?

Sofie Syarief

A free press in a democracy embodies the concept of freedom of speech and checks those in power while ensuring that citizens are well-informed. Both freedoms were at threat under Indonesia’s former president. Things do not look brighter now.

Censorship Indonesia Indonesian Politics Media

18 Oct 2024

State Complicity in Religious Intolerance under the Widodo Administration

Haula Noor|A'an Suryana

Religious intolerance against minority faiths is a thorn in the body politic of Indonesia that each president has not been able to fully extract. It does not help when local officials confuse or overstep the bounds of their authority.

Indonesia Indonesian Politics Religion Religious Intolerance

15 Oct 2024

Outlook for the Prabowo Administration’s Foreign Policy

Julia Lau

Incoming Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto can be expected to be more active than his predecessor in managing Indonesia’s foreign and defence policy. The question is whether the region will see a more assertive Indonesia under Prabowo.

Indonesia Indonesia Foreign Policy

15 Oct 2024

Anticipating the Prabowo Administration’s First Moves

Yanuar Nugroho

The next president of Indonesia has ambitious plans for his country but a widely anticipated growth in the number of ministers and ministries in his administration could jeopardise quick results.

Indonesia Indonesian Politics

2 Oct 2024

The Indispensable Political Participation of Indonesia’s Middle Class

Maria Monica Wihardja|Putu Sanjiwacika Wibisana

Indonesia’s middle class can be a boon for democracy but a bane for the government. Its economic security and political participation are crucial to the country’s prosperity.

Civil Society Indonesia Indonesian Politics

1 Oct 2024

Is Interfaith Environmentalism Possible in Indonesia?

Iim Halimatusa’diyah|Ronald Adam

Can His Holiness’ recent visit light the way for diverse religious communities to work with one another to resolve Indonesia’s pressing environmental challenges?

Environment Indonesia Interfaith Pope

27 Sep 2024

Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto’s Visit to Moscow: Laying the Groundwork for Enhanced Ties with Russia

Ian Storey

Defence Minister and President-elect Prabowo Subianto’s visit to Russia on 31 July 2024 was a signal that his administration intends to pursue a balanced foreign policy vis-à-vis the major powers, and one that envisages a bigger role for Russia.

Indonesia Indonesia Foreign Policy Indonesia-Russia Relations Russia Ukraine