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Electoral democracy in a divided society: the 2008 gubernatorial election in Maluku, Indonesia / Tomsa, Dirk

Tomsa, Dirk	Journal Article
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2009.

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This article analyses the 2008 gubernatorial election in Indonesia's Maluku province and puts its result - a resounding victory for incumbent governor Karel Ralahalu - into the broader context of the discourse on democracy in divided societies. Through a detailed analysis of Ralahalu's electoral strategy, the article illustrates how the incumbent used a combination of populism and comprehensive networking with key organizational stakeholders to secure an easy victory. The author also highlights the peaceful conduct of the election and the overall significance of the fact that key political, religious and ethno-regional actors seem to have accepted that democratic elections are now the only legitimate means to distribute formal political power. In short, it is argued that democracy can indeed work in divided societies, especially if it is based on institutional arrangements that promote cross-communal communication and cooperation.

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Political Parties ; Indonesia ; Elections ; Democratization ; Maluku ; Iran - Democracy - 1941-1953

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ID: 084036

Ethnic conflicts in Indonesia: national models, critical junctures and the timing of violence / Bertrand, Jacques

Bertrand, Jacques	Journal Article
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2008.

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Beginning in the mid-1990s, there was a sudden rise in violent ethnic conflict in Indonesia. Two aspects that require explanation are the timing and clustering of this type of conflict historically. Other studies have not adequately explained these aspects. Methodological and thematic choices have generated problems with identifying and explaining clustering. Microlevel studies fail to account for the broader changes occurring at a macrolevel. Some researchers have chosen to broaden the scope of analysis of violent events to provide explanations of violence more generally. After reviewing these other studies, I argue that a historical institutionalist approach remains best able to explain the clustering of conflicts and the following period of stability. Changing institutional contexts at critical junctures created rising anxieties as well as opportunities to renegotiate group inclusion and status in the Indonesian state.

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Indonesia ; Ethnic violence ; Maluku ; Papua ; Aceh ; Indonesia - Conflict ;
Conflict - Ethnic Violence ; Kalimantan ; Dayak ; Emocratization

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ID: 055597

Myths and moral authority in Maluku: the case of ambon / Turner , Kathleen

Turner , Kathleen	Journal Article
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Identity ; Ethnic Politics-Indonesia ; Indonesia-Ethnic Politics ; Maluku

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