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Politics of Citizenship in Indonesia by Erick Hiariej; Kristian Stokke; Yayasan Obor Indonesia; Universitas Gadjah Mada; Universitetet i Oslo is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Politics of Citizenship in Indonesia about?

The core argument of this book is that citizenship is produced and practiced through movements against injustice. These take the shape of struggles—by people at the grass-roots level and middle classes and their representing organisations and activists—for cultural recognition, social and economic justice, and popular representation. Such popular struggles in Indonesia have largely ended up engaging with the state through both discursive and non-discursive processes. While the state is a common focal point, these struggles are fragmented across different sectors and subject positions. Developing chains of solidarity among fragments of struggles is highly important, yet attempts at bridging fragmentation leave much to be desired. The character and fragmentation of popular struggles reflects the diversity of injustices and subject positions in society, but is also shaped by political dynamics. The struggle for citizenship and the historical development of democracy in Indonesia are closely interwoven. The inability to bridge fragmentation among citizenship struggles mimics pro-democracy movements' lack of capacity in building broader alliances. Likewise, these movements' tendency tow

Who reads Politics of Citizenship in Indonesia?

Author

Erick Hiariej; Kristian Stokke; Yayasan Obor Indonesia; Universitas Gadjah Mada; Universitetet i Oslo

Publisher

Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia in cooperation with PolGov Fisipol, UGM, and University of Oslo

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9786024335076

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, Politics, Social_sciences