Managing Politics and Islam in Indonesia / Edition 1

by Donald Porter

Overview

This book examines the politics of Islam and the state in Indonesia over recent decades, during which time there has been a notable resurgence of Islamic political movements. It argues that after a period in the late 1980s and 1990s, when the state worked to bring religious authority and institutions within state-prescribed limits in order to support the official state ideology and political stability, there was a change whereby Suharto incorporated Muslim interests within the political system. One unintended consequence of this was to raise Muslims' political expectations and to mobilise Muslim political interests in the context of broadening 'pro-democracy' opposition which contributed to the downfall of Suharto's regime. Based on extensive original research, including interviews with participants, the book charts the shifts in relations between Islam and the Indonesian state over time, assessing the impact on other groups, and on the cohesion of Indonesia overall.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780700717361
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/22/2002
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Donald James Porter is a visiting Fellow at the Australian National University.

Table of Contents

Forward Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Chapter 1. Islamic revival and state control Chapter 2. State corporatism and pluralist challenge Chapter 3. State corporatism and Indonesia under Suharto Chapter 4. State management of Muslim associational life Chapter 5. The capture of Muslim interests into non-party entities Chapter 6. Nahdlatul Ulama: Between incorporation and independence Chapter 7. Intra-elite rivalry: Incorporated Islam in conflict with the military Chapter 8. Mobilisations and counter-mobilisations of state and society Chapter 9. The unravelling of Suharto's regime: Muslims join call for change Chapter 10. Habibie and party pluralism Chapter 11. Conclusion: The failure of State Corporatism? References Index