The 2018 and 2019 Indonesian Elections: Identity Politics and Regional Perspectives

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Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of figures List of tables Notes on contributors Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Chapter 1: Introduction: the 2018 and 2019 Indonesian elections – identity politics and regional perspectives Introduction Indonesian electoral system under challenge Features of the book Chapter outline Notes Bibliography Chapter 2: Indonesia’s 2019 presidential election: does policy still matter? Introduction Background Economic performance Politics and demographics Conclusion and future implications Notes Bibliography Chapter 3: The 2018 simultaneous regional elections and 2019 simultaneous national elections in West Java province Introduction A brief history of electoral politics in West Java 2018 West Java gubernatorial elections: parties, candidates, and the battle for the gubernatorial tickets Identity politics in West Java gubernatorial election: campaign promises, visits to pesantren, and online slanders 2018 West Java gubernatorial election surprising results: key drivers 2019 simultaneous elections: identity politics in the West Java theatre 2019 simultaneous elections in West Java: legislative and presidential elections Conclusion Bibliography Chapter 4: The 2018 simultaneous regional elections and 2019 simultaneous national elections in East Java province Introduction History, geography, and socio-political demography of East Java East Java gubernatorial election The relationship between the candidates and political parties Identity politics in the East Java gubernatorial campaign The 2019 presidential election in East Java The relationship between presidential candidates and political parties in East Java Identity politics in the presidential election campaign in East Java Conclusion and implications Notes Bibliography Chapter 5: Aliran politics, political jihad, and disappointment: notes for Muslim Javanese in the pre- and post-2019 general election in Central Java Introduction Anatomy of Javanese Muslims The transformation of abangan When priyayi becomes more pious The santri world The Ma’ruf Amin and Nahdlatul Ulama factor Expectation and disappointment Concluding remarks Notes Bibliography Chapter 6: The 2018 simultaneous regional elections and 2019 simultaneous national elections in North Sumatra: different facades of identity politics Introduction North Sumatra Identity politics in the 2018 regional elections and the 2019 presidential elections The 2018 regional elections: cultivation of identity politics The 2019 presidential election: replication of primordial strategy Conclusion Notes Bibliography Chapter 7: West Sumatra in the 2019 general election: the past in shaping the region’s identity Introduction Indonesia’s democracy at a crossroads The case of West Sumatra Identity politics’ historical roots West Sumatrans attitudes towards Jokowi, PDI-P, and Conclusion Notes Bibliography Chapter 8: The 2018 and 2019 elections in South Sulawesi: Jusuf Kalla’s decline and the return of Islamists Introduction Politics and regional elections in South Sulawesi Coalition-building and power-brokering in South Sulawesi Province The 2018 Makassar mayoral election The 2018 South Sulawesi gubernatorial election The 2019 presidential election in South Sulawesi Islamic organisations and identity politics in South Sulawesi South Sulawesi and Islamic conservatism Identity politics and the 2019 presidential election in South Sulawesi Conclusion Notes Bibliography Chapter 9: The 2018/2019 simultaneous elections in West Kalimantan province and its aftermath: historical legacies, identity politics, and the politics of partition Introduction Candidates and political parties Identity politics: the confluence of religion and ethnicity Decentralised electoral competition, fixed party loyalties, and the politics of partition Aftermath and implications Conclusion Notes Bibliography List of interviews in Pontianak Chapter 10: Electoral politics in Sumba: the persistence of tradition Introduction Brief history of Sumbanese politics Executive politics: province, kabupaten, and kecamatan Identity and presidential politics in Sumba and NTT The election system and 2019 controversies Implications Notes Bibliography List of interviews Chapter 11: Conclusion: what have we learned? Concluding observations Alumni 212 and the 2018/2019 elections Identity politics in the regions: a mixed bag The role of traditional elite families and networks Final takeaway points Bibliography Index