Praetorian rule and redemocratisation in South-East Asia and the Pacific Islands: the case of Indonesia

Mietzner, Marcus

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Praetorian rule and redemocratisation in South-East Asia and the Pacific Islands: the case of Indonesia

Date

2013

Authors

Mietzner, Marcus

Publisher

Carfax Publishing, Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract

Indonesia is an almost ideal case study to test a variety of explanatory propositions for the rise and fall of military regimes. Over the course of 50 years, Indonesia has witnessed a military takeover, the consolidation of praetorian rule, the toppling o