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Jakarta governor election 2017

September 01, 2017
After Ahok: Indonesia Grapples with the Rise of Political Islam
By Sebastian Strangio
For decades, Indonesian society has experienced a slow process of Islamization. In 2017, the pace picked up.

April 21, 2017
The Fall of Ahok and Indonesia's Future
By Nithin Coca
Ahok's defeat says less about the rise of Islamism and more about the strength of entrenched political interests.

February 18, 2017
The Trouble With Indonesia’s Ahok Test
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The political future of the Jakarta governor isn’t quite the litmus test some are claiming.

February 03, 2017
Packed Lunch Protesters: Outrage for Hire in Indonesia
By Sally Andrews
Paid protesting is a long-standing part of Indonesian politics.

January 30, 2017
Jakarta’s Election Is Unraveling Indonesia
By James P. Bean
A potent mix of Islamism, anti-communism, and racial prejudice threatens to boil over.

December 24, 2016
Can Jakarta Governor Ahok Escape Indonesia’s Blasphemy Law?
By Tobias Basuki
Ahok's fate will have huge implications for Indonesia's future as a pluralistic democracy.

December 21, 2016
Is Indonesia’s Vaunted Secularism Under Threat?
By Nithin Coca
Do protests against Jakarta's Chinese-Christian governor signal a turn toward Islam's far right?
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