Uma politics : an ethnography of democratization in West Sumba, Indonesia, 1986-2006

Uma politics an ethnography of democratization in West Sumba, Indonesia, 1986-2006

Democracy cannot be implemented overnight. Democratization is an often unpredictable process. This book concentrates on that political transformation in one of Indonesia’s most ‘traditional’ islands, Sumba. Why does democratization create such great opportunities for local politicians with their pri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Vel, Jacqueline, 1958- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : KITLV Press 2008.
Colección:Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, 260
Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 260.
Materias:
Political culture > Indonesia > Sumba Barat.
Democratization > Indonesia > Sumba Barat.
Sumbanese (Indonesian people) > Politics and government.
Sumba Barat (Indonesia) > Politics and government.
Sumba Barat (Indonesia) > Social conditions > 21st century.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009419962206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preliminary Material
  • CHAPTER I: Introduction
  • CHAPTER II: Sumba and the state
  • CHAPTER III: Tradition, leadership and power
  • Village
  • CHAPTER IV; Legal pluralism in village politics
  • CHAPTER V: Regime change and democratization
  • Capital town
  • CHAPTER VI: Violence in Waikabubak
  • CHAPTER VII: Growing political public
  • Small town
  • CHAPTER VIII: Creating a new district
  • CHAPTER IX: Elections
  • CHAPTER X: Conclusions
  • Glossary
  • Abbreviations and acronyms
  • Annex 1
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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