Politics in Indonesia

<p><em>Politics in Indonesia</em> describes the attitudes, aspirations and frustrations of the key players in Indonesian politics as they struggle to shape the future. The book focuses on the role of political Islam; Douglas E. Ramage shows that the state has been remarkably successful in maintaining secular political institutions in a predominantly Muslim society. He analyses the way in which political questions are framed with reference to the national ideology, the <em>Pancasila</em>.</p> Chapter 1 Origins of discourse; Chapter 2 Abdurrahman Wahid and Nahdlatul Ulama; Chapter 3 The Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals’ Association (ICMI); Chapter 4 The Indonesian armed forces; Chapter 5 Secular nationalists; Chapter 6 Conclusion;