Notas del episodio
Why have protests provoked a violent reaction from Indonesia's government in the past month, and what does this teach us about the health of democracy in the world's largest Muslim-majority country? Protests drew on long-standing popular frustrations, but focused particular ire on proposed policy changes by President Prabowo Subianto. Prabowo has shuffled his cabinet in the face of popular anger, but questions remain about the long-term impact of the protest movement. Dr. Alexander Arifianto (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University) joins the pod to discuss how his research helps make sense of democracy's prospects in this Southeast Asian giant.
For more of Dr. Arifianto's work, see his website:
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democracypoliticsIndonesiaprotests