This book explores the evolving political culture in Indonesia, by discussing the country's dominant political philosophies, then showing how those philosophies

The Masyumi Party, which was active in Indonesia from 1945 to 1960, constitutes the boldest attempt to date at reconciling Islam and democracy. Masyumi proposed

How do politicians win elected office in Indonesia? To find out, research teams fanned out across the country prior to Indonesia’s 2014 legislative election t

In an important social change, female Muslim political leaders in Java have enjoyed considerable success in direct local elections following the fall of Suharto

In 1998, Indonesia's military government collapsed, creating a crisis that many believed would derail its democratic transition. Yet the world's most populous M