Power Politics and the Indonesian Military

Based on extensive original research, this book examines the role of the military in Indonesian politics. Looking at the role of the military historically, its involvement in politics and also considers how its role might develop.

Damien Kingsbury is Head of Philosophical, International and Political Studies and Senior Lecturer in International Development at Deakin University, Victoria, Australia. He is the author of several books, including The Politics of Indonesia (2nd ed., 2002), South-East Asia: A Political Profile (2001) and Indonesia: The Uncertain Transition (2001). His main area of work is in political development, in particular in assertions of self-determination.

Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Context, Continuity and Change Chapter 3. The Functional Structure of the TNI Chapter 4. Factions, Reform and Reassertion Chapter 5. The Political Economy of the TNI Chapter 6. The More Things Change... References