Deepening democracy in Indonesia? : direct elections for local leaders (Pilkada) / edited by Maribeth Erb and Priyambudi Sulistiyanto.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents : Indonesia and the quest for "democracy" / Priyambudi Sulistiyanto and Maribeth Erb -- Pilkada langsung : the first step on the long road to a dualistic provincial and district government / Aloysius Benedictus Mboi -- Political parties in Pilkada : some problems for democratic consolidation / Pratikno -- Batam's 2006 mayoral election : weakened political parties and intensified power struggle in local Indonesia / Nankyung Choi -- The rising importance of personal networks in Indonesian local politics : an analysis of district government head elections in South Sulawesi in 2005 / Michael Buehler -- Pilkada, money politics and the dangers of "informal governance" practices / Syarif Hidayat -- Electing district heads in Indonesia : democratic deepening or elite entrenchment? / Jim Schiller -- Gender and reform in Indonesian politics : the case of a Javanese woman bupati / Tri Ratnawati -- Pilkada in Bantul District : incumbent, populism and the decline of royal power / Priyambudi Sulistiyanto -- Pomp, piety and performance : Pilkada in Yogyakarta, 2005 / Jennifer Lindsay -- Assessing media impact on local elections in Indonesia / David T. Hill -- Autonomy, democracy, and internal conflict : the 2006 gubernatorial elections in Papua / Marcus Mietzner -- Conflict and the growth of democracy in Manggarai District / Maribeth Erb and Wilhelmus Anggal -- The return of the sultan? Patronage, power, and political machines in "post"-conflict North Maluku / Claire Q. Smith -- Ethnic politics and the rise of the Dayak-bureaucrats in local elections : Pilkada in six kabupaten in West Kalimantan / Benny Subianto -- Bare-chested politics in Central Sulawesi : local elections in a post-conflict region / Graham Brown and Rachel Diprose.