Democracy in Indonesia. the Challenge of Consolidation: With a Foreword by Former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid

Despite challenges and problems in sustaining democratic norms and values, in the final analysis can it honestly be said that there is no better political system for Indonesia than Democracy? After more than eight years of political reform, it is necessary to analyze Indonesia's democratization process. This book offers coherent insights into recent Indonesian politics and provides a theoretically-based evaluation of the present situation, such as regard to the rule of law, the security sector, and the politics of identity. The question is raised and examined whether Churchill's famous quote about Democracy - being "the worst form of Government except all those others that have been tried from time to time" - holds true for Indonesia.