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Democracy in Indonesian Strategic Narratives: A New Framework of Coherence Analysis
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Abstract Indonesia's rise, its democracy promotion, and engagement in the democratisation of regional institutions have often been analysed in scholarly literature in the recent years. Indonesia's "democratic turn", both internal and external, increased its relevance in international relations. The academic ... view more
Indonesia's rise, its democracy promotion, and engagement in the democratisation of regional institutions have often been analysed in scholarly literature in the recent years. Indonesia's "democratic turn", both internal and external, increased its relevance in international relations. The academic discussion focuses on the role and meaning of Indonesia's contribution. The aim of this article is to broaden the debate by analysing the meaning of "democracy" in Indonesian narrative investigated from the perspective of the strategic narratives concept and to propose a new framework for the assessment of narrative based on its coherence. Therefore, the research question is - Are the strategic narratives of democracy articulated by Indonesia coherent? The analysis shows, and it is an argument, that with some exceptions strategic narratives are incoherent and this incoherence has two dimensions: intra- and inter-incoherence. The argument is substantiated by an analysis of Indonesian foreign policy strategies and political speeches.... view less
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Indonesia; foreign policy; democracy promotion; strategic narratives; narrative coherence
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 250-269
Journal
Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 39 (2020) 2
ISSN
1868-4882
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed