Assessing Dynamics of Democratisation: Transformative Politics, New Institutions, and the Case of Indonesia

Olle Tornquist

ISBN 10: 1137369345 / ISBN 13: 9781137369345

Published by Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

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xviii, 302 pages ; 24 cm. Summary:"Grows out of attempts by academicians and activists to contribute to transformative politics by developing a way of acquiring better contextual sources and analysing the processes and problems of democratisation in a theoretically more inclusive way than in the mainstream assessments that have come to parallel the industry of measuring economic growth. The book summarises the critique of these approaches, suggests a comprehensive alternative framework, and shows how the alternative works in reality through a case study of the largest of the new democracies, Indonesia"-- Provided by publisher.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Assessing Dynamics of Democratisation: Transformative Politics, New Institutions, and the Case of Indonesia
• Publisher: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1137369345
• ISBN 13: 9781137369345
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Southeast Asia

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Synopsis

The book summarises the critique of these approaches, suggests a comprehensive alternative framework, and shows how the alternative works in reality through a case study of the largest of the new democracies, Indonesia.

About the Author

Olle Törnquist is Professor of Political Science and Development Research, University of Oslo, Norway. He has published extensively on politics and development, radical politics, and problems of democratisation in comparative perspective. His recent books include Politics and Development: A Critical Introduction, Popular Development and Democracy: Case Studies in the Philippines, Indonesia and Kerala, and Indonesia's Post-Soeharto Democracy Movement (with S.Adi Prasetyo & E.A.Priyono).