ABSTRACT

Fragmentation in Indonesia is by far the most critical issue now facing the state. This book analyses social unrest, autonomy and separatism in the wake of the Indonesian economic crisis, placing them in the context of state evolution, and looking at the competing aims of economic and political globalization with local agendas. Topics covered include Indonesian nationalism in historical perspective, identity and the nation-state, NGO activism, and case-studies from Aceh, Papua, East Timor and Sumatra.

chapter |8 pages

Introduction

part |2 pages

Part I Themes and issues

chapter 1|17 pages

Nation versus state in Indonesia

ByRUTH McVEY

chapter 2|17 pages

Forming nations: Beyond Western-centrism

ByPAUL JAMES

chapter 3|19 pages

The state and status of the nation: A historical viewpoint

ByANN KUMAR

chapter 5|22 pages

Indonesian decentralization: Local autonomy, trade barriers and discrimination

ByDAVID RAY, GARY GOODPASTER

part |2 pages

Part II The regions

chapter 6|16 pages

Diversity in unity

ByDAMIEN KINGSBURY

chapter 7|13 pages

Papua and Indonesia: Where contending nationalisms meet

ByRICHARD CHAUVEL

chapter 9|9 pages

Aceh in post -Suharto Indonesia

ByRIZAL SUKMA

chapter 10|20 pages

The struggle for political reform in South Sumatra

ByELIZABETH COLLINS

chapter 11|12 pages

The first year of local autonomy: The case of West Sumatra

ByISMET FANANY