Authoritarian Nostalgia and Democratic Decline in Contemporary Indonesia-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Authoritarian Nostalgia and Democratic Decline in Contemporary Indonesia

Published:2024-07-23 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1868-1034
Container-title:Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs
language:en
Short-container-title:Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs

Author:

Kimura Ehito¹,Istania Ratri²,Afrimadona ³,Imawan Rafif Pamenang⁴,Ramadhan Dimas⁵

Affiliation:

1. Department of Political Science, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA

2. Department of State Administration Development, NIPA School of Administration Jakarta and Senior Researcher, Populi Center, Jakarta, Indonesia

3. Department of International Relations, UPN Veteran Jakarta and Executive Director, Populi Center, Jakarta, Indonesia

4. Doctoral Student in Political Science, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, United States and Researcher, Populi Center, Jakarta, Indonesia

5. Policy Research Manager, Populi Center, Jakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

This paper investigates the phenomenon of authoritarian nostalgia in Indonesian politics. Drawing on data from a Populi Center public opinion survey, we explore the characteristics, patterns and workings of authoritarian nostalgia. On the one hand, we find authoritarian nostalgia prevalent in the survey data and also anecdotally. Many in the public remember the New Order era fondly and have positive impressions of President Soeharto despite 32 years of military authoritarian rule. At the same time, we find that much of the nostalgia revolves around economic issues. Furthermore, our study shows that key age cohorts who lived during the New Order period have the most support for the authoritarian era. This paper also contributes to our understanding on how Indonesian people perceive and behave to their current Indonesian political development.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Link

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/18681034241252452

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