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In 2014, the Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono presidency draws to a close after 10 years, marking a watershed in Indonesian history. Yudhoyono was not only the first directly elected Indonesian president; he was also the first to be democratically re-elected. The 2014 Indonesia Update will evaluate the achievements and failings of the Yudhoyono presidency, the role of Yudhoyono the man, and the evolution of the major political forces and institutions he presided over. What is the legacy that President Yudhoyono leaves behind? Has Indonesian democracy consolidated, stagnated, or weakened during his decade in power?
The conference will bring together experts on politics, social and cultural affairs, the economy, decentralisation, law, the environment, women's affairs, military politics, and other key areas, to assess the impact of Yudhoyono's presidency on Indonesia's development. In combination, these evaluations will weigh Yudhoyono's legacy within a broader historical and international context, comparing his contributions with those made by Indonesian presidents before him and by political leaders of post-authoritarian states at similar stages of democratic development.
Conference Convenors
Ed Aspinall
ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Email: edward.aspinall@anu.edu.au
Marcus Mietzner
ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Email: marcus.mietzner@anu.edu.au
Dirk Tomsa
La Trobe University
Email: d.tomsa@latrobe.edu.au
Conference Administrator
Indonesia Project
The Arndt-Corden Department of Economics
Crawford School of Public Policy
The Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200
AUSTRALIA
Phone: 61 2 6125 3794
Fax: 61 2 6125 3700
Email: indonesia.project@anu.edu.au
Videos and presentations
Day 1
Welcoming remarks and political update
Welcoming remarks by Michael Wesley (ANU)
Chair: Jemma Purdey (Deakin University)
Edward Aspinall (ANU)
Marcus Mietzner (ANU)
Douglas Ramage, discussant (Bower Group Asia)
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Economics update
Chair: Arianto Patunru (ANU)
Haryo Aswicahyono (CSIS), Hal Hill (ANU)
Discussant: Susan Olivia (Monash University)
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Keynote speech. The Yudhoyono years: an assessment
Chair: Greg Fealy (ANU)
Presenter: Dewi Fortuna Anwar
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono: personal, domestic and global perspectives
Chair: Dick Tomsa (La Trobe University)
The politics of SBY: majoritarian democracy, insecurity and hubris
Greg Fealy (ANU)
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Men on horseback and their droppings: SBY’s presidency and legacies in comparative regional perspectives
John Sidel (London School of Economics and Political Science)
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Institutions and political processes
Chair: Dave McRae (The University of Melbourne)
The balancing act: presidency, cabinet and parliament during the SBY years
Stephen Sherlock (ANU)
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The security sector: professionalism without reform
Jacqui Baker (The World Bank)
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Decentralisation, corruption and rule of law
Chair: Amrih Widodo (ANU)
Regional autonomy during the Yudhoyono years: decentralisation or
recentralisation?
Dirk Tomsa (La Trobe University)
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Corruption and the rule of law
Simon Butt (The University of Sydney)
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Gender equality and social policies
Chair: Allaster Cox (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
SBY’s politics and the implications for gender inequality in Indonesia
Melani Budianta (University of Indonesia)
Kamala Chandrakirana (UN working group on discrimination against women)
Andy Yentriyani (Komnas Perempuan)
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Social welfare policies under President SBY
Faisal Basri (University of Indonesia)
Dinna Wisnu (Paramadina University)
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Day 2
Security, human rights and civil liberties
Chair: Sharon Bessell (ANU)
Counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency under Yudhoyono
Sidney Jones (IPAC)
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Human rights under Yudhoyono
Dominic Berger (ANU)
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Religious politics and minority rights during the Yudhoyono administration
Robin Bush (RTI International Jakarta)
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Foreign policy and environmental protection
Chair: Michael Wesley (ANU)
Yudhoyono’s foreign policy: Indonesia’s rising?
Evi Fitriyani (University of Indonesia)
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Big commitments, slow implementation: changes in environmental governance
and climate change mitigation under the SBY administration
Patrick Anderson (Forest Peoples Programme)
Avi Mahaningtyas (Climate & Land Use Alliance)
Asep Firdaus.
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Economic policy and outcomes
Chair: Budy P Resosudarmo
The Indonesian economy during the SBY decade: a balance sheet
Hal Hill (ANU)
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Job, poverty and income distribution: a mixed record
Chris Manning (ANU), Riyana Miranti (University of Canberra)
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