Year: 2009
Type: book
Abstract: This paper will analyse the reasons for PD’s \nelectoral success and its implications for the \nfuture architecture of Indonesia’s party system. \nIt will show that Thaksin-style cash hand-outs \nto the poor were the main reason for PD’s \nvictory, potentially signalling the emergence of \nnew electoral paradigms in Indonesia. In \naddition, the paper will discuss the prospects of \nestablished parties like Golkar and PDIP in the \npost-2009 party landscape. Focusing on the rise \nof new generations of leaders in these parties, \nthis paper argues that most key parties are \nlikely to remain fixtures in Indonesian politics, while the future of Yudhoyono’s PD is entirely \ndependent on the President’s performance in his \n(almost certain) second term.
Author: Marcus Mietzner
Language: English
Topic: Asian Studies and History
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2206342044