Indonesia and the 'Third Wave of Democratization': The Indonesian Pro-Democracy Movement in a Changing World FROM THE PUBLISHER
Processes of democratization and the struggle for democracy were a significant characteristic of political developments in most parts of the world in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This study examines the impact of these events in the minds and actions of those who struggle for democracy in Indonesia. Based on interviews with a large number of Indonesian pro-democracy activists as well as written material, the book contains a detailed analysis of the contemporary Indonesian pro-democracy movement and the political context in which it acts. Special attention is paid to the interesting connection between Indonesian Islam and democracy. The main focus is on how Indonesian pro-democracy actors draw lessons from events outside their country and adopt, adjust or reject foreign ideas. With its theoretical focus and detailed empirical analysis the book should be of interest for scholars and students of democracy and democratization as well as for those who are especially interested in Indonesian politics.
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His interest piqued while travelling in Indonesia during 1989 as
regimes collapsed in Europe and dissension fermented in China, Uhlin
decided to write his 1995 Ph.D. dissertation in political science for
Lund University, Sweden, on the movement for democracy In the Pacific
Asian country. He returned in 1994 to conduct interviews and other
field work. He considers both the domestic aspects such as the
history of government, the present authoritarian structures, Islam,
and actors and discourses of the movement; and the influence,
adoption, and rejection of ideas from other countries.
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