PD Dr. Andreas Ufen

Because the party literature is dominated by approaches with references to Western party systems, it tends to neglect the specific circumstances of party system formation in colonial and postcolonial settings. This includes the role of agency, especially by foreign and Indigenous elites.

This chapter examines the unique rootedness of Indonesian political parties after national independence and the surprising ideological congruence of voters and politicians. Mass–elite discrepancies were low against the backdrop of a politicized electorate and parties responding to voters’ demands.

The case of Prabowo Subianto serves to exemplify the ideational approach of populism. This captures key elements of the political discourse, but only if a primary concept (a “thin ideology”) and secondary ideological components are clearly distinguished.

Die Anti-Fake-News-Gesetzgebung verstärkt die Kontrolle über die Zivilgesellschaft und untergräbt deren demokratische Grundrechte. Die Muster dieser juristischen Repression und die damit verbundenen Gegenstrategien in Süd- und Südostasien werden als Vorreiter globaler Entwicklungen untersucht.

Interview zu den Massenprotesten in Indonesien im Umfeld der von der politischen Elite intendierten Wahlrechtsreformen.

Dr. Andreas Ufen, Wissenschaftler am GIGA Institute for Asian Studies im Interview mit Gabi Kautzmann zu Gastgeberrolle Indonesiens beim G20-Gipfel.

Organisation: German Institute for Global and Area Studies PD Dr. Andreas Ufen (Panelbeitragende:r)

Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University, Workshop on “The State of Indonesian Democracy”

The interactive sessions of this workshop focused on knowledge sharing, discussions on cross-regional trends and collaboration, and strategies for countering anti-fake news lawfare.

Politische Verantwortlichkeit und Partizipation Neuer Jungfernstieg 21 20354 Hamburg Germany

International Online Summer Course, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang (Indonesia)

Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, Universität Hamburg Hamburg Deutschland