Indonesia Flashcards
When was the Asian Financial Crisis?
1997
What is national unity?
Political unity
Social cohesion
Economic equity
Santri Muslims
Ascribed to very pure form of Islam
Abangan Muslims
Ascribed to localised islam (Combined with traditions)
(New Order Regime) What happened to the non-pribumi chinese?
Transformed into pariah (outcast) status
Had their cultural identities repressed
Separateness institutionalised through legislation and political exclusion
What was the New Order regime like?
Defined the Indonesian nation more narrowly as an indigenous nation.
Processes of discrimination and assimilation were intensified and institutionalised, and sealed by military coercion and a repressive state apparatus.
What caused the government to move away from the assimilationist approach towards multi-culturalism?
Severe riots of 1998
Domestic and international pressure to redress the issue
(New Order Regime) What happened to the Santri Muslim Movement?
Repressed
The state actively sought ways to eliminate Islam as the basis of political organisation
(New Order Regime) What happened to the small marginal groups in the Outer Islands?
Saw unprecedented intervention in their livelihoods with state penetration of less accessible areas
What happened under President Habibie?
Many discriminatory policies repealed
Brought an end to the use of terms “pribumi” in all official programmes and policies
What did President Habibie do in 1999?
Introduced a new regional autonomy law that allowed separatist stated to maintain a distinct identity, while remaining as part of the Indonesian state
What did democratisation and relaxation of political control do?
Provided opportunities for the promotion of secession, which East Timor eventually succeeded in
Ethnonationalism and religious identities sharpened and erupted into violence (led to riots in 1999)
What were the key national symbols?
National language (Bahasa Indonesia)
National anthem
National flag
Pancasila
Belief in one god National unity Humanism Social justice Democracy
“Belief in One God”
Aimed at embracing all religious Indonesians, idea of religious freedom and religious pluralism was guaranteed
How was Pancasila spread across Indonesia as a necessary basis for preserving unity?
Public speeches, declarations
Made a compulsory subject in school
Obliged all civil servants and businessmen to take the course and pass the examination
Repression to promote Pancasila
Ethnic, racial, religious and tribal issues not to be publicly discussed (SARA)
Newspapers, radio and tv stations reminded by Ministry of Information to be responsible in reporting of news
Who opposed to Pancasila?
Santri parties
Why was there Santri opposition to Pancasila?
They wanted Islam’s role to go beyond a religious force to be a political force
What did the Santri parties do?
Joined Darul Islam movement who advocated armed rebellion to promote an Islamic state
How was the Islamic state question put down?
By force:
Nasution’s forces reasserted Jakarta’s control
Masjumi banned in 1960
Parliament replaced by guided democracy
Actions of distrust towards Islamic groups by Suharto
Placed many abangan Muslims and Christians in the top core of military
Successive cabinets in New Order years marked by Christian-abangan dominance who occupied key positions in government
Example of use of state instruments to repress Islamic demands and contain religious conflict
1985 Tanjong Priok affair
Military fired at large crowds of Muims gathered to protest the government’s forcing of PPP to relinquish Islam as its basic ideology, and to remove the symbol of the Muslim shrine from their banner
Why was Islamisation adopted?
Suharto reversed New Order’s orientation (prev denied Islamic interests) due to losing support