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Informal Politics Is Real Politics

A Research Blog on the Machinations of Power in Asia and beyond

Month: June 2016

How to win court cases in Indonesia

Indonesian lawyers combine legal reasoning with a subtle personal touch Santy Kouwagam   There is an old joke about the word hakim (judge). Indonesians tell each other that the word actually means hubungi aku kalau ingin menang – contact me if you want to win. The joke suggests that people can simply buy court decisions.… Read More How to win court cases in Indonesia

28 June 201628 June 2016 Ward BerenschotLeave a comment

Informal Politics and Indonesia’s new Village Law

 In 2014 Indonesia’s parliament adopted a new village law that, when fully implemented, would bring big chances to rural life. The law aims at an empowerment of villages. Or should I say: an empowerment of village elites. The new law stipulates that each village should get 1.4 billion rupiah (about 100.000 euro), to be spend… Read More Informal Politics and Indonesia’s new Village Law

8 June 20168 June 2016 Ward Berenschot3 Comments

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