Post Soeharto civil-military relation and democratization in Indonesia.
Author
Rico Marbun.
Date of Issue
2006School
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Abstract
The fall of Soeharto's regime in 1998 has brought drastic changes in Indonesia's political life; one of them is the nature of civil-military relations. As the journey toward democracy starts, the civil-military relation in Indonesia also fluctuates. To guard Indonesia democratization, the existence of "civilian supremacy" and "objective civilian control" are necessary conditions. Post Soeharto civil-military relations demonstrate improvement toward those conditions. The military role in politics is declining; its influence over socio-political life is not as dominant as in Soeharto's era. The civilians have also showed its confidence in exercising authority over the military. As a result, a suitable civil-military relation for democracy to grow has appeared.
Subject
DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
Type
Thesis
Rights
Nanyang Technological University
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