Apr-Jul 2008

Ten years of reformasi

Ten years of democratisation
Our new edition shows how far Indonesia has come, and how much remains to be done - Gerry van Klinken

How far to meaningful democracy? - 1
What you see is what you get - Vedi R. Hadiz

How far to meaningful democracy? - 2
Democracy is feasible, but only if Indonesia’s democrats take on the elite - Olle Törnquist

Stable but unpopular
Indonesians have a love-hate relationship with their political parties - Marcus Mietzner

Roots of democracy
Political parties have stronger social roots in Indonesia than elsewhere in the region - Andreas Ufen

Political fashions
Timur Angin Photo gallery

Basket case to showcase
How Indonesia’s democratic transition transformed Aceh - Edward Aspinall

The peace dividend
With no internal wars to fight, Yudhoyono can afford to reform the military - Jun Honna

Weekly Articles 

A world of reading
Local writers help combat illiteracy in rural Banten - Ibnu Adam Aviciena

Teaching and remembering
The legacy of the Suharto era lingers in school history books - Paige Johnson Tan

Jungle Schools
Volunteers bring alternative education to marginalised communities - Butet Manurung