Jeffrey A Winters
Biographic Data
| ID | 752512 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeffrey A Winters |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeffrey A |
| FAMILY NAME | Winters |
| SIGNATURE | WINTERS J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northwestern University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 173 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Electoral Dynamics in Indonesia: Money Politics, Patronage and Clientelism at the Grassroots
Oligarchy and Democracy in Indonesia
Winters examines the impact of oligarchic power on Indonesia’s political economy. Defining oligarchs materially, he argues that extreme inequality in wealth among citizens necessarily leads to extreme political inequalities. Central to this approach is the changing politics of wealth defense by oligarchs spanning the Sukarno era, the New Order, and the electoral–democratic period since 1998. He emphasizes that the power of oligarchs in Indonesia …
Response to John McCormick's review of Oligargy
I am very grateful to John McCormick for his excellent review of Oligarchy. It is careful and thoughtful, and I especially appreciate the important criticisms he raises. On Rome, I fully concur that the scholarship in the “democratic school” raises important interpretative challenges. But I must confess to being more persuaded by the compelling work of Karl-Joachim Hölkeskamp, Kurt Raaflaub, Robert Morstein-Marx, and especially Henrik Mouritsen t…
Oligarchy
For centuries, oligarchs were viewed as empowered by wealth, an idea muddled by elite theory early in the twentieth century. The common thread for oligarchs across history is that wealth defines them, empowers them and inherently exposes them to threats. The existential motive of all oligarchs is wealth defense. How they respond varies with the threats they confront, including how directly involved they are in supplying the coercion underlying al…
Oligarchy
The common thread for oligarchs across history is that wealth defines them, empowers them, and inherently exposes them to threats. The existential motive of all oligarchs is wealth defense. These variations yield four types of oligarchy: warring, ruling, sultanistic, and civil"-- "For centuries, oligarchs were viewed as empowered by wealth, an idea muddled by elite theory early in the twentieth century. The common thread for oligarchs across hist…
Oligarchy in the United States
We explore the possibility that the US political system can usefully be characterized as oligarchic. Using a material-based definition drawn from Aristotle, we argue that oligarchy is not inconsistent with democracy; that oligarchs need not occupy formal office or conspire together or even engage extensively in politics in order to prevail; that great wealth can provide both the resources and the motivation to exert potent political influence. Da…
The Political Impact of New Information Sources and Technologies in Indonesia
This article focuses on the explosion of international media coverage of Indonesia and the role of the Internet as two major factors in the unfolding of Indonesian politics at home and abroad during the last years of the New Order. Both international media coverage of Indonesia and the Internet had their primary impact at the level of elite politics, with the effect on the remainder of society being highly mediated by the local elites and the dom…
The Political Economy of Labor in Indonesia
Asia and the “Magic” of the Marketplace
Essay| December 01 1998 Asia and the “Magic” of the Marketplace Jeffrey A. Winters Jeffrey A. Winters Jeffrey A. Winters, a Current History contributing editor, is an associate professor in the department of politics at Northwestern University. He is the author of Power in Motion: Capital Mobility and the Indonesian State (Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1996). Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Curr…
Power in Motion: Capital Mobility and the Indonesian State
Growth and Democracy in Southeast Asia
The Dark Side of Paradise: Political Violence in Bali
Uncertainty in Suharto’s Indonesia
Essay| December 01 1996 Uncertainty in Suharto’s Indonesia Jeffrey A. Winters Jeffrey A. Winters Jeffrey A. Winters is an associate professor of politics at Northwestern University and author of Power in Motion: Capital Mobility and the Indonesian State (Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1996). Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Current History (1996) 95 (605): 428–431. https://doi.org/10.1525/curh.199…
Power in Motion: Capital Mobility and the Indonesian State
Suharto’s Indonesia
Essay| December 01 1995 Suharto’s Indonesia: Prosperity and Freedom for the Few Jeffrey A. Winters Jeffrey A. Winters Jeffrey A. Winters is an associate professor of political economy at Northwestern University. He is the author of Power in Motion: Capital Mobility and the Indonesian State (Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1995). Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Current History (1995) 94 (596): 420–…
Power and the Control of Capital
This essay reviews three recent books on the political economy of finance in postcolonial Asia and Latin America and suggests a framework for examining the relationship between political power and varying patterns of control over investment resources. The stress is on the constraints different controllers of capital can impose on state leaders, the conditions under which policymakers can subvert these constraints, and how conflicts within the sta…
Indonesia: "The Rise of Capital": A Review Essay
Oligarchy in the United States
We explore the possibility that the US political system can usefully be characterized as oligarchic. Using a material-based definition drawn from Aristotle, we argue that oligarchy is not inconsistent with democracy; that oligarchs need not occupy formal office or conspire together or even engage extensively in politics in order to prevail; that great wealth can provide both the resources and the motivation to exert potent political influence. Da…
Oligarchy and Democracy in Indonesia
Winters examines the impact of oligarchic power on Indonesia’s political economy. Defining oligarchs materially, he argues that extreme inequality in wealth among citizens necessarily leads to extreme political inequalities. Central to this approach is the changing politics of wealth defense by oligarchs spanning the Sukarno era, the New Order, and the electoral–democratic period since 1998. He emphasizes that the power of oligarchs in Indonesia …
Power and the Control of Capital
This essay reviews three recent books on the political economy of finance in postcolonial Asia and Latin America and suggests a framework for examining the relationship between political power and varying patterns of control over investment resources. The stress is on the constraints different controllers of capital can impose on state leaders, the conditions under which policymakers can subvert these constraints, and how conflicts within the sta…
Growth and Democracy in Southeast Asia
The Dark Side of Paradise: Political Violence in Bali
The Political Impact of New Information Sources and Technologies in Indonesia
This article focuses on the explosion of international media coverage of Indonesia and the role of the Internet as two major factors in the unfolding of Indonesian politics at home and abroad during the last years of the New Order. Both international media coverage of Indonesia and the Internet had their primary impact at the level of elite politics, with the effect on the remainder of society being highly mediated by the local elites and the dom…
The Political Economy of Labor in Indonesia
Indonesia: "The Rise of Capital": A Review Essay
Power and the Control of Capital
This essay reviews three recent books on the political economy of finance in postcolonial Asia and Latin America and suggests a framework for examining the relationship between political power and varying patterns of control over investment resources. The stress is on the constraints different controllers of capital can impose on state leaders, the conditions under which policymakers can subvert these constraints, and how conflicts within the sta…
Suharto’s Indonesia
Essay| December 01 1995 Suharto’s Indonesia: Prosperity and Freedom for the Few Jeffrey A. Winters Jeffrey A. Winters Jeffrey A. Winters is an associate professor of political economy at Northwestern University. He is the author of Power in Motion: Capital Mobility and the Indonesian State (Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1995). Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Current History (1995) 94 (596): 420–…
Uncertainty in Suharto’s Indonesia
Essay| December 01 1996 Uncertainty in Suharto’s Indonesia Jeffrey A. Winters Jeffrey A. Winters Jeffrey A. Winters is an associate professor of politics at Northwestern University and author of Power in Motion: Capital Mobility and the Indonesian State (Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1996). Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Current History (1996) 95 (605): 428–431. https://doi.org/10.1525/curh.199…
Power in Motion: Capital Mobility and the Indonesian State
The Dark Side of Paradise: Political Violence in Bali
Asia and the “Magic” of the Marketplace
Essay| December 01 1998 Asia and the “Magic” of the Marketplace Jeffrey A. Winters Jeffrey A. Winters Jeffrey A. Winters, a Current History contributing editor, is an associate professor in the department of politics at Northwestern University. He is the author of Power in Motion: Capital Mobility and the Indonesian State (Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1996). Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Curr…
Power in Motion: Capital Mobility and the Indonesian State
Growth and Democracy in Southeast Asia
The Political Economy of Labor in Indonesia
The Political Impact of New Information Sources and Technologies in Indonesia
This article focuses on the explosion of international media coverage of Indonesia and the role of the Internet as two major factors in the unfolding of Indonesian politics at home and abroad during the last years of the New Order. Both international media coverage of Indonesia and the Internet had their primary impact at the level of elite politics, with the effect on the remainder of society being highly mediated by the local elites and the dom…
Oligarchy in the United States
We explore the possibility that the US political system can usefully be characterized as oligarchic. Using a material-based definition drawn from Aristotle, we argue that oligarchy is not inconsistent with democracy; that oligarchs need not occupy formal office or conspire together or even engage extensively in politics in order to prevail; that great wealth can provide both the resources and the motivation to exert potent political influence. Da…
Oligarchy
For centuries, oligarchs were viewed as empowered by wealth, an idea muddled by elite theory early in the twentieth century. The common thread for oligarchs across history is that wealth defines them, empowers them and inherently exposes them to threats. The existential motive of all oligarchs is wealth defense. How they respond varies with the threats they confront, including how directly involved they are in supplying the coercion underlying al…
Oligarchy
The common thread for oligarchs across history is that wealth defines them, empowers them, and inherently exposes them to threats. The existential motive of all oligarchs is wealth defense. These variations yield four types of oligarchy: warring, ruling, sultanistic, and civil"-- "For centuries, oligarchs were viewed as empowered by wealth, an idea muddled by elite theory early in the twentieth century. The common thread for oligarchs across hist…
Response to John McCormick's review of Oligargy
I am very grateful to John McCormick for his excellent review of Oligarchy. It is careful and thoughtful, and I especially appreciate the important criticisms he raises. On Rome, I fully concur that the scholarship in the “democratic school” raises important interpretative challenges. But I must confess to being more persuaded by the compelling work of Karl-Joachim Hölkeskamp, Kurt Raaflaub, Robert Morstein-Marx, and especially Henrik Mouritsen t…
Oligarchy and Democracy in Indonesia
Winters examines the impact of oligarchic power on Indonesia’s political economy. Defining oligarchs materially, he argues that extreme inequality in wealth among citizens necessarily leads to extreme political inequalities. Central to this approach is the changing politics of wealth defense by oligarchs spanning the Sukarno era, the New Order, and the electoral–democratic period since 1998. He emphasizes that the power of oligarchs in Indonesia …
Electoral Dynamics in Indonesia: Money Politics, Patronage and Clientelism at the Grassroots
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