Pilkada in East Sumba: An Old Rivalry in a New Democratic Setting

dc.contributor.author	Vel, Jacqueline
dc.date.accessioned	2017-11-10T14:28:40Z
dc.date.available	2017-11-10T14:28:40Z
dc.date.issued	2005-10
dc.description	Page range: 81-107
dc.description.abstract	As part of Indonesia’s decentralization process, direct elections of regional heads, gubernur and bupati, have been introduced. These elections are referred to by the abbreviation Pilkada. With enhanced regional autonomy and the increased budget, the position of bupati has become very attractive. Those aspiring to become bupati must now compete to win the votes of the electorate. This article investigates a campaign in East Sumba and the candidates’ strategies under these new conditions. It seeks to discover whether the entrenched political-administrative elites generally succeed in capturing this latest institution of democracy, too, or if a direct election opens up opportunities for new candidates. This essay thus contributes to the debate on the development of democracy in Indonesia by examining the case of pilkada in East Sumba.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/54363
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Cornell University Southeast Asia Program
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Indonesia
dc.title	Pilkada in East Sumba: An Old Rivalry in a New Democratic Setting
dc.type	article
schema.issueNumber	Vol. 80

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