Jokowi’s Authoritarian Turn and Indonesia’s Democratic Decline
Jokowi’s Authoritarian Turn and Indonesia’s Democratic Decline
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佐科威的独裁转向和印度尼西亚的民主衰落
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2018
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4.1
通讯作者：
T. P. Power
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作者：
T. P. Power
本文探讨了印尼总统佐科威（Joko Widodo）在2019年竞选连任之前民主制度的衰落。它认为，佐科威第一个任期的后半部分已经看到印尼民主的质量下降，与保守和反多元化的政治伊斯兰品牌的持续主流化和合法化有关;党派操纵国家的关键机构;以及越来越公开的镇压和剥夺政治反对派的权力。这些趋势使民主竞争环境失衡，限制了民主选择，减少了政府的责任。本文首先讨论了两极分化的2017年雅加达州长选举的中期影响及其对2018年重大政治事件的影响：一轮重要的地方选举和总统提名过程。报告认为，佐科威政府在2019年大选前采取了“独裁转向”，强调其操纵强大的执法和安全机构用于狭隘的党派目的，以及政府共同努力破坏和镇压民主反对派。最后，它将2019年的选举框定为两名候选人之间的竞争-Jokowi和Prabowo Subianto-他们对民主现状漠不关心。在全球民主衰退的背景下，印度尼西亚民主质量的下降尤其令人不安。
This article examines the decline of Indonesia’s democratic institutions under President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) ahead of his 2019 re-election bid. It argues that the latter part of Jokowi’s first term has seen a downturn in the quality of Indonesian democracy, associated with the continued mainstreaming and legitimation of a conservative and anti-pluralistic brand of political Islam; the partisan manipulation of key institutions of state; and the increasingly open repression and disempowerment of political opposition. These trends have served to unbalance the democratic playing field, limit democratic choice, and reduce government accountability. This article first discusses the medium-term ramifications of the polarised 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election and their implications for 2018’s marquee political events: a major round of sub-national elections and the presidential nomination process. It then argues that the Jokowi government has taken an ‘authoritarian turn’ ahead of the 2019 elections, highlighting its manipulation of powerful law enforcement and security institutions for narrow, partisan purposes, as well as the administration’s concerted efforts to undermine and repress democratic opposition. Finally, it frames the 2019 election as a contest between two candidates—Jokowi and Prabowo Subianto–who display little regard for the democratic status quo. The declining quality of Indonesian democracy is particularly troubling in a global context of democratic recession.