Political change and territoriality in Indonesia : provincial proliferation / / Ehito Kimura

• Autore: Kimura Ehito
• Pubblicazione: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (193 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.809598
• Soggetto topico: Central-local government relations - Indonesia; Indonesian provinces; Decentralization in government - Indonesia
• Soggetto geografico: Indonesia Administrative and political divisions; Indonesia Politics and government 1998-
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Territorial change in post-authoritarian Indonesia; Averting collapse; Territory and mobilization amidst political change; Methods and approach; Structure of the book; 2 Breaking boundaries, splitting regions: the politics of territorial coalitions; Introduction; Making, unmaking, and scaling territory; Territorial coalitions and mobilization; Territorial coalitions in comparative perspective; Territorial coalitions in the Indonesian context; The process of coalitions; Conclusion ; 3 Origins and dilemmas of territorial administration in colonial IndonesiaIntroduction; Pre-colonial geography and territorial diversity; The spice trade and choke-point economics; Constructing the center and the shift to Java; Consolidation, centralization, and expansion; Ethical policies and decentralization; Nationalist resistance and the failure of federalism; Conclusion; 4 Post-colonial territorial administration and the imperative toward centralization; Introduction; The post-independence era and the weak state; Rebellions without secession; New provinces in Indonesia: the first wave ; ""Guided Democracy"" and the solution to state weaknessCentralization under the New Order; Separatism and territorial conflict in the New Order era; The territorial impact of political change; Territorial change and shifts in territoriality; Conclusion; 5 Marginality and opportunity in the periphery; The birth of a province; Compartmentalized diversity in North Sulawesi; The historical foundations of privilege and marginality; Transition and opportunity and territorial coalitions; Reflections and conclusions; 6 Territoriality and membership: the case of Kepulauan Riau; Introduction ; The movement for a new KepriDiversity and territoriality in the Riau region; Economy: regional development and economic trajectories; A rejection of membership; National membership; Conclusion; 7 Elite conflict and pressure from above: dividing West Papua; Introduction; Ethnicity, religion, and development; Early clashing visions of Papua; International pressure and the act of free choice; Papua during the New Order: forced integration; Human rights and resistance; Competing visions of Papua for the Indonesian elite; An alternative vision; The un-breakup of Papua ; The move to split the regionsConclusion; 8 Politics of territorial change: comparisons and conclusions; Politics, coalitions, and territory; Comparisons in two multi-ethnic states; Competition and cooperation in post-authoritarian Indonesia; The centripetal effect of territorial change; Appendix: Data on Indonesian provinces; Glossary; Notes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "What makes large, multi-ethnic states hang together? At a time when ethnic and religious conflict has gained global prominence, the territorial organization of states is a critical area of study. Exploring how multi-ethnic and geographically dispersed states grapple with questions of territorial administration and change, this book argues that territorial change is a result of ongoing negotiations between states and societies where mutual and overlapping interests can often emerge. It focuses on the changing dynamics of central-local relations in Indonesia. Since the fall of Suharto's New Order government, new provinces have been sprouting up throughout the Indonesian archipelago. After decades of stability, this sudden change in Indonesia's territorial structure is puzzling. The author analyses this "provincial proliferation", which is driven by multilevel alliances across different territorial administrative levels, or territorial coalitions. He demonstrates that national level institutional changes including decentralization and democratization explain the timing of the phenomenon. Variations also occur based on historical, cultural, and political contexts at the regional level. The concept of territorial coalitions challenges the dichotomy between centre and periphery that is common in other studies of central-local relations."--Publisher's description.
• Titolo autorizzato: Political change and territoriality in Indonesia
• ISBN: 0-203-11697-6; 1-283-86220-4; 1-136-30182-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462938103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series