04917 am 22008893u 450 99620166910331620230125194853.090-04-25368-810.1163/9789004253681(CKB)3450000000002948(EBL)3004285(SSID)ssj0000679907(PQKBManifestationID)11416099(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000679907(PQKBWorkID)10625523(PQKB)11051516(OCoLC)797158171(nllekb)BRILL9789004253681(Au-PeEL)EBL3004285(CaPaEBR)ebr10745974(OCoLC)855895575(MiAaPQ)EBC3004285(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/33885(PPN)174543107(EXLCZ)99345000000000294820110303h20102010 uy 0engurbn#---|u|||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe state and illegality in Indonesia[electronic resource] /edited by Edward Aspinall and Gerry van KlinkenLeiden KITLV Pressc20101 online resource (328 pages)Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en VolkenkundeVerhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde,1572-1892 ;26990-6718-371-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-317) and index.The popular 1998 reformasi movement that brought down President Suharto’s regime demanded an end to illegal practices by state officials, from human rights abuse to nepotistic investments. Yet today, such practices have proven more resistant to reform than people had hoped. Many have said corruption in Indonesia is \'entrenched\'. We argue it is precisely this entrenched character that requires attention. What is state illegality entrenched in and how does it become entrenched? This involves studying actual cases. Our observations led us to rethink fundamental ideas about the nature of the state in Indonesia, especially regarding its socially embedded character. We conclude that illegal practices by state officials are not just aberrations to the state, they are the state. Almost invariably, illegality occurs as part of collective, patterned, organized and collaborative acts, linked to the competition for political power and access to state resources. While obviously excluding many without connections, corrupt behaviour also plays integrative and stabilizing functions. Especially at the lower end of the social ladder, it gets a lot of things done and is often considered legitimate. This book may be read as a defence of area studies approaches. Without the insights that grew from applying our area studies skills, we would still be constrained by highly stylised notions of the state, which bear little resemblance to the state’s actual workings. The struggle against corruption is a long-term political process. Instead of trying to depoliticize it, we believe the key to progress is greater popular participation. With contributions from Simon Butt, Robert Cribb, Howard Dick, Michele Ford, Jun Honna, Tim Lindsey, Lenore Lyons, John McCarthy, Ross McLeod, Marcus Mietzner, Jeremy Mulholland, Gerben Nooteboom, J Danang Widoyoko and Ian Wilson. This book is the result of a series of workshops supported, among others, by the Australian-Netherlands Research Collaboration (ANRC). Full text (Open Access)Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde269/1.IllegalityIndonesiaCorruptionIndonesiaPolitical corruptionIndonesiaRacketeeringIndonesiaRule of lawIndonesiaLocal governmentIndonesiaIndonesiaPolitics and government1998-IndonesiaSocial conditions21st centurycorruptionillegal practicesillegale praktijkenindonesiancorruptieindonesischillegalityillegaliteithervormingreformasiMadurese peopleSuhartoIllegalityCorruptionPolitical corruptionRacketeeringRule of lawLocal government364.132309598Aspinall Edwardauth800973Aspinall Edward800973Klinken Geert Arend van899198MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996201669103316The state and illegality in Indonesia2008912UNISA