Mobilization and Arenas of Opposition in Indonesia's New Order (1966-1998)

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ID3757254
AuthorsMirjam Künkler (0000-0002-7737-9245, Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study, Uppsala, Sweden, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume69
Issue7
Pages902-920
Publication date2025-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/00027642231195809
OpenAlexW4391353025
LanguageEN
References cited17

Theories of regime transition have highlighted the importance of moderate resistance movement leaders in negotiating the end of authoritarianism and multiparty democracies. Meanwhile, the specific context in which such moderate opposition leaders who believe in the virtues of peaceful conflict resolution emerge and gain sufficient influence to sideline more radical elements has received far less attention in the transitions to democracy literature. This article presents a classification of oppositional arenas during Indonesia's New Order and analyzes the social sites from which moderate individuals emerge. It then traces their interactions with constituencies and the regime to specify the processes that put moderate Muslim leaders at center stage during the democratic transition. The article argues that integrating social movement analysis and regime-type approaches is necessary when examining dissent in authoritarian environments. While social movement analysis provides valuable tools for understanding the functioning of oppositional groups, it undertheorizes institutionally available space for opposition and dissent. Political opportunity structure theses typically only analyze ex-post whether such opportunities existed but are silent on which regime types tend to offer spaces for contention and when. Thus, the importance of regime-type analysis

Economics · Mass mobilization · Media studies · Mobilization · Opposition (politics) · Order (exchange) · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Asian Studies and History · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

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