Secular modernisers in the Indonesian media: A biography of Mochtar Lubis (1922 - 2004)

后苏哈托时代的印尼的民主正受到激进宗教和社区利益的挑战。目前还不清楚到底会出现什么形式的政体，但随着印尼对此类威胁做出回应，澳大利亚对结果有直接利害关系，需要以新的方式理解这种动态。媒体在其中扮演着至关重要的角色。澳大利亚和印尼关系最紧张的方面之一是，双方对两国关系的假设大相径庭，而对对方媒体运作方式的糟糕理解更是雪上加霜。这项研究，以及Mochtar Lubis的传记，将使我们更好地了解印度尼西亚的媒体，以及它内部世俗民主和宗派主义之间尚未解决的斗争。

Democracy in post-Suharto Indonesia is being challenged by radical religious and communal interests. Precisely what form of polity will emerge remains unclear but, as Indonesia responds to such threats, Australia has a direct stake in the outcomes and needs new ways of understanding this dynamic. Media play a vital role in this. One of the most strained aspects of Australian-Indonesian relations has been the vastly differing assumptions on both sides about the relationship, exacerbated by a poor understanding of how the other's media operate. This research, and the biography of Mochtar Lubis, will provide a greater understanding of Indonesia's media, and of the unresolved struggle within it between secular democracy and sectarianism.