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Workshop - Jokowi's Indonesia: A Preliminary Assessment

Wann 27.02.2015
von 12:00 bis 17:00
Wo Conference Room 01014 (1st floor), Wilhelmstr. 26, 79098 Freiburg
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Seminar, Southeast Asian Studies Program and FRIAS Research Group Southeast Asia, University of Freiburg, 27 February 2015, 11.00 – 16.00

In 2014, the second five-year term of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono came to an end. Many pundits rated thus Indonesia’s July 2014 presidential elections to determine Yudhoyono’s successor as critical for the country’s democratic consolidation, economic performance and role in global and regional affairs. The two candidates, Joko Widodo (“Jokowi”) and Prabowo Subianto, could hardly have offered starker alternatives. Jokowi, representing a new generation of leaders, with highly successful stints as mayor of Surakarta (Central Java) and governor of Jakarta, had the reputation of a corruption-free, hands-on public manager and good rapport with the people. Reformist forces in Indonesia placed high hopes in him to successfully address Indonesia’s still numerous deficits on its trajectory from an autocratic political system to a full-fledged democracy. His opponent, Prabowo Subianto, son-in-law of long-time strongman Suharto and former military officer with a questionable human rights record, was seen by many as a hold-over of the ancien régime. He sought to attract voters with promises of forceful leadership and a heavily populist agenda. After a heated election campaign, Jokowi prevailed narrowly and was inaugurated as Indonesia’s seventh president in October 2014. Since then, many have been disillusioned with Jokowi’s leadership (or the lack thereof), contending that he has not been able to free himself from the influence of established elites. Therefore, the seminar organized by the Freiburg Southeast Asia program and the Southeast Asia Research Focus of the Freiburg Institute of Advanced Studies (FRIAS) on 27 February 2015 seeks to assess Jokowi’s first four months in office. It seeks to analyze the policies of his government in a range of policy fields, and to determine the extent to which Jokowi has so far managed to implement his election promises.

 

Programme

 

10.30-11.00, 27 February 2015

Registration

11.00 – 12.45

Welcome: Jürgen Rüland, Department of Political Science, University of Freiburg and Freiburg Institute of Advanced Studies, FRIAS

 

Panel 1

Moderation: Stefan Rother, Freiburg Institute of Advanced Studies (FRIAS)

 

Jokowi’s Presidency: An Early Scorecard

Marcus Mietzner, Australian National University

 

Jokowi and Contemporary Political Studies on Indonesia: How Does He Fit In?

Michael Buehler, School of Oriental and African Studies, London

12.45-13.45

Lunch

13.45-15.30

Panel 2

Moderation: Joseph Capuno, University of the Philippines, Manila, FRIAS)

 

Jokowi's presidency: an activist's perspective

Basilisa Dengen, Watch Indonesia, Berlin

 

Indonesia in 2015: An Institutional and Economic Perspective

Christian von Lübke, Arnold-Bergstraesser Institute, Freiburg

 

Indonesia’s Foreign Policy: Normative Agenda versus Realpolitik

Jürgen Rüland, Department of Political Science, University of Freiburg and Freiburg Institute of Advanced Studies, FRIAS

15.30-16.00

Panel Discussion: Outlook for the Jokowi Administration

Moderation: Günther Schulze (International Economics, University of Freiburg, FRIAS)

16.00

End of the workshop