Abstract
Electoral Dynamics in Indonesia: Money Politics, Patronage, and Clientelism at the Grassroots, by Edward Aspinall and Mada Sukmajati (eds)
Highlights
Popular elections are among the essential and most visible elements of democratic governance
They can indicate enthusiasm for and popular trust in the plans of the candidates running for office and may provide a key to understanding candidates’ success in convincing the public to vote for them. This edited volume brings together 22 case studies that describe events, campaigns, strategies and the eventual outcomes of the 2014 legislative elections in various locations in Indonesia. This huge event consisted of elections for the Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat of the National Assembly, 33 provincial-level Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah, and 497 kabupaten- and kota- level dprd; a staggering 19,699 seats in total
Electoral dynamics in Indonesia are an interesting subject given the relative youth of multiparty democracy in the country—the first democratic election took place in 1999, making the 2014 legislative elections the fourth in post-New Order history
Summary
Popular elections are among the essential and most visible elements of democratic governance. Edward Aspinall and Mada Sukmajati (eds), Electoral Dynamics in Indonesia: Money Politics, Patronage, and Clientelism at the Grassroots. They can indicate enthusiasm for and popular trust in the plans of the candidates running for office and may provide a key to understanding candidates’ success in convincing the public to vote for them.
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