Indonesia, Vol. 093, April 2012
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Item Table of Contents, Indonesia, Volume 93 (April 2012)(Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 2012-04)Item The Event of Otherness: An Interview with James T. SiegelBarker, Joshua; Rafael, Vicente (Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 2012-04)Item Peacemakers or Peace-Breakers? Provincial Elections and Religious Leadership in Lombok, IndonesiaKingsley, Jeremy J. (Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 2012-04)The first direct election of a provincial governor on the eastern Indonesian island of Lombok during 2008 precipitated concerns about an outbreak of politically motivated communal violence. However, violence did not eventuate. I argue that cooperation between state officials and non-state religious leaders was central to sustaining social harmony. Local Islamic religious leaders, Tuan Guru, were pivotal in facilitating grassroots efforts to avoid conflict during the 2008 gubernatorial elections. This article also acknowledges that Tuan Guru can cause social and political instability if they desire. Careful groundwork for elections can potentially avert communal or political violence. As governments across Indonesia prepare for new rounds of national, provincial, and local elections in the coming years, the lessons learned in Lombok are instructive.Item Editors' Note, Indonesia, Volume 93 (April 2012)(Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 2012-04)Item Contributors, Indonesia, Volume 93 (April 2012)(Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 2012-04)Item Building Blocks and Stumbling Blocks: Peacebuilding in Aceh, 2005–2009Thorburn, Craig (Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 2012-04)The 2005 Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement formally brought an end to nearly thirty years of violent conflict in Aceh. Since then, Aceh has been largely peaceful, and major strides have been made in laying the groundwork for lasting peace and social and economic recovery and development in the province. The Indonesian government and international donors have supported a variety of programs to assist with the reintegration of conflict actors and recovery of conflict-affected individuals and communities, while the revised revenue-sharing arrangement between Aceh and the central government provides an opportunity for the government and people of Aceh to “build back better.”Item Front Cover and Title Page, Indonesia, Volume 93 (April 2012)(Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 2012-04)Item Review of The Makings of Indonesian Islam: Orientalism and the Narration of a Sufi PastHefner, Robert W. (Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 2012-04)Item Review of Islam Translated: Literature, Conversion, and the Arabic Cosmopolis of South and Southeast AsiaBradley, Francis R. (Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 2012-04)Item Review of Refracted Visions: Popular Photography and National Modernity in JavaLee, Doreen (Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 2012-04)