Eve Warburton

Aug 19, 2024 | lowyinstitute.org | Eve Warburton

In Joko Widodo’s final state of the nation address last week, he reflected on his major achievements of the past decade as Indonesia’s president. Resource nationalism featured prominently. Jokowi, as the president is widely known, described how, under his leadership, “we took back our assets that for decades had been exploited by foreigners … and only benefitted foreigners”.

Apr 20, 2024 | tandfonline.com | Eve Warburton

ABSTRACTScholars have long been preoccupied with the role that capital plays in Indonesia’s democratic institutions. Observers emphasize a tight overlap between the worlds of politics and business, with many describing murky connections and corrupt alliances among state officials, oligarchs, and local bosses.

Apr 1, 2024 | newmandala.org | Stephen Sherlock |Sana Jaffrey |Eve Warburton |Edward Aspinall

On 14 February Indonesians did not only elect a new president, but also 580 members of the parliament, the Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR). The first four post-Suharto parliamentary elections were subject to great scrutiny, being scheduled months before the appointment of the president (in 1999) and the direct election of the president (from 2004).

Mar 4, 2024 | newmandala.org | Nathanael Gratias Sumaktoyo |Nicholas Kuipers |Eve Warburton |Edward Aspinall

“Data! Data! Data! ― I can’t make bricks without clay,” Sherlock Holmes was described saying in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Adventure of the Copper Beeches. For students of Indonesian politics, public opinion data is the clay we need to make sense of this year’s national and local elections. The stakes are high: over the past few years, Indonesia has experienced what many observers regard as a democratic erosion.

Feb 16, 2024 | newmandala.org | Sana Jaffrey |Eve Warburton |Nava Nuraniyah |Edward Aspinall

According to all credible quick counts, Prabowo Subianto will be the next president of Indonesia. He and his running mate, President Joko Widodo’s son Gibran Rakabuming Raka, won the three-way race with a convincing 58% of the votes, easily clearing the 50% threshold required to win in a single round.