Indonesia's 2014 Elections
Parliament and Patronage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6287571 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edward Aspinall (0000-0002-4678-298X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 96-110 |
| Publication date | 2014-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of democracy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jod.2014.0070 |
| OpenAlex | W2114634172 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 36 |
| References cited | 4 |
Analysing the 9 April 2014 legislative elections in Indonesia, this article presents a case study of patronage politics in an open-list proportional-representation electoral system. Under this system, candidates focus on increasing their personal vote rather than votes for their party. Most candidates did so in the 2014 elections by relying on personal brokerage networks rather than party machines. They also distributed material rewards—including individual gifts, club goods, and pork barrel projects—to voters, and engaged in straightforward vote buying. The paper concludes by suggesting that, in order to move beyond clientelism, Indonesia needs to explore options for electoral reform
Development economics · Economics · General election · Parliament · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Asian Studies and History · Indonesian Election Politics and Participation · Law · Public Administration · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
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Oligarchic Populism
Unjust by default
Buying Brokers
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| Unique citing works | 36 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 36 |