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1 online resource (209 pages) |
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Rethinking Southeast Asia |
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Rethinking Southeast Asia.
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Glossary and abbreviations; Introduction: the transition to democracy and the police -- theories and the case of Indonesia; Part I Historical legacies and early reformasi; 1 The police in Sukarno's era: from colonial state to the overthrow of the Guided Democracy state; 2 Under the thumb: the police during Suharto's New Order and early reformasi; Part II Reformasi and its effect on the police; 3 Politicization of the police: the struggle over control during the Wahid presidency |
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4 Developing a more independent and professional police forcePart III Consolidation, development and corruption; 5 Resolving the divisive issues of the rival chiefs and the Group of Eight; 6 Corruption in the police; Part IV Local government perspectives; 7 Cosmetic changes: roles of the police in local areas; 8 The budget, local politics and jealousy; 9 Politicization; Part V Local police perspectives; 10 Internal conflicts and the effect of extortion; 11 The police budget and extortion |
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Conclusion: disassociation and reform -- the position and relationships of the police in post-Suharto IndonesiaBibliography; Index |
| Summary |
How does an authoritarian state reform its police force following a transition to democracy? In 1998, Indonesia, the third largest country in the world, faced just such a challenge. Policing had long been managed under the jurisdiction of the military, as an instrument of the Suharto regime - and with Suharto abruptly removed from office, this was about to change. Here we see how it changed, and how far these changes were for the better. Based on direct observations by a scholar who was involved in the last days of the New Order and who saw how the police responded to regime change, t |
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Print version record |
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Indonesia. Kepolisian.
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Indonesia. Kepolisian. fast (OCoLC)fst00580920 |
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Police -- Indonesia
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Police -- Political activity -- Indonesia
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Police corruption -- Indonesia
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Police professionalization -- Indonesia
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Democratization -- Indonesia
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Democratization.
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Police.
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Police corruption.
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Police -- Political activity.
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Police professionalization.
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Politics and government
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Indonesia -- Politics and government -- 1998- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99003241
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Indonesia.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317692447 |
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1317692446 |
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