Author: R. William Liddle | Journal of Democracy

R. William Liddle is professor emeritus of political science at Ohio State University.

October 2021, Volume 32, Issue 4

Indonesia: Jokowi Sidelines Democracy

Indonesia’s president claims he is curbing democracy today to save it later. If he is wrong about his long-term wager, democratic institutions may not survive.

April 2010, Volume 21, Issue 2

Indonesia: Personalities, Parties, and Voters

The 2009 electoral victories of Indonesia’s incumbent president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) and his party reveal a growing sophistication among the electorate and a robust presidency, but also a dangerously weak, highly personalistic party system.

January 2004, Volume 15, Issue 1

Indonesia’s Approaching Elections: Politics, Islam, and Public Opinion

In the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, a dense and pervasive network of moderate Muslim civil society organizations significantly reinforces political moderation and limiting the appeal of radical Islamism.

October 1996, Volume 7, Issue 4

Indonesia: Suharto’s Tightening Grip

R. William Liddle

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October 1992, Volume 3, Issue 4

Indonesia’s Threefold Crisis

R. William Liddle

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Democracy in East Asia

"Asian and non-Asian authors debate the desirability of democracy in East Asia… The two editors… do an excellent job introducing the issues, ideas, and approaches of the fifteen authors."—Foreign Affairs