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Chinese Indonesians in Post-Suharto Indonesia:democratisation and ethnic minorities
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- 作者： Wu-Ling Chong
- 出版社： Hong Kong University Press
- 出版年：2018
- ISBN：9789888455997
- EISBN：9789888455508 PDF
- 格式：PDF,JPG
- 頁數：258
Selfish, obscenely rich, insular, and opportunistic: these remain how Chinese minorities in Indonesia are perceived by the indigenous population. However, far from being passive victims of discrimination and marginalisation, Chong presents a forceful case in which Chinese Indonesians possess the agency to shape their future in the country, particularly in the changing political, business, and socio-cultural environment after the fall of Suharto. While a lack of good governance that promotes the rule of law and accountability allows or even encourages some Chinese to maintain the status quo by perpetuating corrupt business practices inherited from Suharto’s New Order regime, there are other Chinese Indonesians who make full use of the democratic space opened up under the new administrations, acting as agents of reform by participating in electoral politics and establishing inter-ethnic socio-cultural organisations. Building on Anthony Giddens’s structure-agency theory and Pierre Bourdieu’s notions of habitus and field, Chong shows that the Chinese minorities have played an active role in the democratic process, even though they continue to occupy an ambivalent position in Indonesia. The Chinese Indonesians’ diverse strategies to safeguard their personal interests and cultural identities make a stimulating case study of what an ethnic minority could do to make a difference.
Wu-Ling Chong is a senior lecturer in the Department of Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Malaya, Malaysia. Her research interests include ethnic Chinese studies and politics in Indonesia and Malaysia.
‘In this illuminating study, Chong traces the political economy of Indonesia’s ethnic Chinese minority as they navigate the country’s post-1998 politics, which is more free but still lacks strong rule of law. Focusing especially on Medan and Surabaya, she analyses how some have strongly supported reforms while many continue old practices of surviving and profiting by participating in massive corruption and extortion.’ —Jeffrey A. Winters, Northwestern University; author of Oligarchy
- Preface(第vii頁)
- 1. Contemplating the Role of the Ethnic Chinese : Ethnic Politics, Criminality, and Civil Society in Post-Suharto Indonesia(第1頁)
- Part One : ‘Pariah’ Ethnic Minorities and Democratisation(第23頁)
- 2. A Short History of the Ethnic Chinese in Indonesia : Creating a ‘Pariah’ Class(第25頁)
- 3. Democratisation and Ethnic Minorities : A Look at Indonesia’s Democratisation and the Ethnic Chinese(第40頁)
- Part Two : Civil Society, Business, and Politics : The Ambivalent Position of the Chinese in Post-Suharto Indonesia(第61頁)
- 4. Opening Up the Chinese Socio-cultural Sphere : The Ambivalence of Increasing Visibility(第63頁)
- 5. Local Ethnic Chinese Business(第97頁)
- 6. Electoral Politics and the Chinese in Post-Suharto Indonesia(第120頁)
- 7. Conclusion(第168頁)
- Appendix I : List of Informants(第171頁)
- Appendix II : Major Ethnic Chinese Organisations in Post-Suharto Medan and Surabaya(第175頁)
- Appendix III : Chinese-Language Newspapers in Post-Suharto Medan and Surabaya(第177頁)
- Appendix IV : Occupational Backgrounds of the Leaders of Local Major Chinese Organisations in Medan and Surabaya, 2010 – 2011(第178頁)
- Appendix V : Numbers of Protégés of Sultan Iskandar Muda Educational Foundation, 1990/1991–2011/2012(第180頁)
- Appendix VI : Original Text of Letter in Koran Tempo ( May 15, 2012 )(第181頁)
- Appendix VII : List of Chinese Indonesian Candidates Running for Legislative Elections in Medan and Surabaya, 1999 – 2014(第182頁)
- Abbreviations and Glossary(第190頁)
- Glossary of Personal Names(第196頁)
- References(第199頁)
- Index(第232頁)
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