What We Can Learn from Indonesian Democracy with Dan Slater

Host Sanjay Ruparelia sat down with Dan Slater, the James Orin Murfin professor of political science at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor where he directs the Center for Emerging Democracies. Dan has written a series of essays and books on major issues in Southeast Asia, the latest of which is a book with Joseph Wong called From Development to Democracy: The Transformations of Modern Asia. On March 20, Prabowo Subianto was officially declared the next president of Indonesia. In today’s episode, Dan illuminates that election and Prabowo’s victory by discussing topics such as political power-sharing among elites, the enduring popularity of former president Jokowi, and what Indonesian politics can teach the world about non-Western democracies.

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Show Notes: 

Host: Sanjay Ruparelia, Jarislowsky Democracy Chair and Associate Professor of Politics and Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University

 Guest: Dan Slater, James Orin Murfin, Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 

Further Reading:

 From Development to Democracy: The Transformations of Modern Asia by Dan Slater and Joseph Wong

 Indonesia’s High-Stakes Handover by Dan Slater, Journal of Democracy 

 What Indonesian Democracy Can Teach the World by Dan Slater, Journal of Democracy

Who Are the Elites that Control Indonesian Politics? By Robertus Robet

Episode transcript is available here.