
Edward Aspinall
Professor at ANU Reporter
Researches SE Asian, especially Indonesian, politics at the Australian National University.
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Dec 5, 2024 |
newmandala.org | Adhi Priamarizki |Muhamad Haripin |Edward Aspinall |Fauziah Mayangsari
In the days following his inauguration on 20 October, President Prabowo Subianto moved quickly to appoint a total of 136 coordinating ministers, ministers and their deputies, agency chiefs and their deputies, and special envoy/advisor posts. With 48 of these being ministerial or ministerial-equivalent positions, no New Order or post-reformasi cabinet has had more members than what Prabowo has dubbed his “Red and White” cabinet.
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Oct 30, 2024 |
newmandala.org | Douglas Kammen |Gatra Priyandita |Wang Lezhi |Edward Aspinall
For Timor-Leste, the 20th century was a century of repeated mass violence. While the Manufahi Rebellion of 1911–1912 is celebrated by East Timorese as the last great uprising against Portuguese rule, and the terrible loss of life under the Indonesian occupation (1975–1999) is viewed as the tragic price of freedom, the impact of the Japanese occupation (1942–1945)—both demographic and social—has been all but neglected.
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Oct 17, 2024 |
newmandala.org | Edward Aspinall |Wang Lezhi |Nick Kuipers |Fauziah Mayangsari
One of the legacies Joko Widodo leaves Indonesia is a dramatically changed relationship between government and civil society.
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Oct 15, 2024 |
tolerance.ca | Edward Aspinall
By Edward Aspinall, Professor in Southeast Asian Politics, Australian National University For Jokowi, maintaining popular support and satisfying public demands was the essence of democracy. He was not interested in institutions that place limits on governmental power. Read complete article© The Conversation -
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Oct 15, 2024 |
theconversation.com | Edward Aspinall
As Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo (Jokowi) prepares to leave office, Indonesia is still routinely lauded as one of Asia’s most important democracies. Jokowi was first elected, in 2014, on the promise of breaking with the old Jakarta elite and making government more responsive to ordinary people. He was backed by many ardent supporters of Indonesia’s Reformasi movement.
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