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Indonesia’s former president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (left), and current president, Joko Widodo, had activists and scholars supporting their presidential campaigns. Many of them have since been given special staff positions in the administration. Adi Weda/EPA

Indonesia’s predatory politics neuter former activists’ attempts at reform from within the system

Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir, The University of Melbourne and Andi Rahman Alamsyah, Universitas Indonesia

Many activists have entered politics in the two decades of Indonesia’s democratisation. But this hasn’t improved the quality of democracy in the country.
Mantan Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (kiri), dan Presiden Joko Widodo, didukung aktivis dan intelektual dalam kampanye mereka untuk menduduki posisi RI 1. Banyak aktivis tersebut diberi posisi staf khusus di Istana Negara. Adi Weda/EPA. Adi Weda/EPA

Buasnya sistem politik Indonesia halangi upaya reformasi dari dalam oleh mantan aktivis

Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir, The University of Melbourne and Andi Rahman Alamsyah, Universitas Indonesia

Banyak aktivis yang memasuki dunia politik dalam dua dekade demokratisasi Indonesia. Tetapi ini tidak memperbaiki kualitas demokrasi di negeri ini.
If people really want to create a social movement to counter terrorism, we should expand our reach offline. Reuters/Darren Whiteside

Indonesia needs more than hashtags to defy terror

Andi Rahman Alamsyah, Universitas Indonesia

Indonesians reacted defiantly on social media after the bombings and shootings in Jakarta last week. But how effective is the response on social media in countering terrorism?

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