Admira Dini Salim, International Foundation for Electoral Systems Increasing Women’s Political Participation in Indonesia Indonesia’s performance on gender equality is lagging. The UNDP Gender Equality Index ranks it 108 out of 187 countries. Civil society continues to fight for change. A lower proportion of women than men are registered to vote, but turnout is better … Continue reading Post-Arab Spring Tunisia: women’s political participation and political decentralisation
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Post-Arab Spring Tunisia: local government in Indonesia, a start-up democracy, and the youth
Greg Barton, Alfred Deakin Institute Indonesian democratic transition: an examination of the vital elements Barton argues that we can now call Tunisia a successful democratic transition, as elections have been held with limited violence and instability. There are important parallels with Indonesia, which is democratic (although not without its problems), well-educated and literate, well-connected, globalised, … Continue reading Post-Arab Spring Tunisia: local government in Indonesia, a start-up democracy, and the youth
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