In contemporary reform era, political parties in Indonesia facing many problems. The public image of political party was not good due to their lack of capabilities to function well. This functional problem derived from the institutional problem of political parties. In this paper, there are three crucial institutional probelms that have to be solved by political party: 1) ideology and flatform …
During the tansition period, societal forces participated much in the formation of policy. This suggests that the real and significant role of societal forces and the strengthening of the political participaation o fthe people has become crucial in contemporary Indonesia.
The reform of the Indonesian Police Institution (POLRI) was one of the Indonesian "reformasi" demand that began in 1998. This aspect was the reason behaind the emergence of many policies related with efforts to reform Polri in structural, instrumental and cultural aspects. These efforts were part of internal reform of polri and admittedly, it showed that there has been significant changes in Po…
In the last ten years, Indonesia has been some principaal changes in international and domestic affairs. As a result, Indonesia foreign policy need to be harmonized with these canges for contemporary and future interests. Ideally, this harmonization need to be addressed in conceptual framework and foreign policy strategy which refers to national interests projection based on priority scale and …
In Indonesian national politics, the ulema (clerics) can be categorized in three groups. First, are those who percieved that religious and social life cannot be separated. There is no such separation in Islam. Therefore, they think that the involvement of ulema in a daily political matters is an obligation.
Although the concept of coalition is only prevalent in parliamentary democratic system, but multi-party presidential system scheme which is applied in Indonesia mecessitates the existence of coalition among its party. The presence of coalition is necessary to minimize the risk of political deadlock in relations between president and parliament on the one hand, and due to bulit effectiveness in …
Survey shows that Indonesian citizens are not satisfied with the performance of their parliament because the members of parliament do not do their fucntion optimally in legislating, controlling and budgeting.It creates a democratic deficit.
Though the use of narrative has become widespread through many disciplines, it has yet to establish a strong footing in public administration. The article first explains why narrative analysis has not been incorporated into mainstream public administration as the latter has become increasingly empirical, quantitative, and hypothesis driven. The article then outlines a number of key narratologic…
Buku ini mencoba menjelaskan serangakai proses reformasi birokrasi pemerintah yang telah berjalan di negeri ini, baik dari sisi tantangan, kendala dan keberhasian maupun tugas-tugas yang masih harus dilanjutkan. Melalui buku ini penulisnya juga mencoba memberikan gambaran proses reformasi birokrasi berdasarkan berbagai pengalaman yang telah diperolehnya selama menjabat sebagai menteri N…
The Compass adalah metafora perjalanan hidup kita. Melalui kisah Jonathan, buku ini: + mengajak kita merenungkan kembali hidup kita, keyakinan kita, pilihan dan prioritas dalam hidup kita, serta makna dan tujuan hidup kita. + mengubah hidup kita dan memandu perjalanan kita untuk menemukan diri kita yang sesungguhnya. + membagikan kearifan tentang autentisitas dan pemberdayaan diri, serta tentan…
Setiap manusia pasti unik, demikian pula penanganan atas masalah yang mereka hadapi. Sebagai terapis, Jeffrey dan Janet telah mempelajari dan mencoba berbagai teknik terapi untuk membantu klien mereka keluar dari "lingkaran setan" yang menyiksa hidup mereka. Pengalaman itu akhirnya membuat mereka menemukan suatu program terobosan yang bisa membantu penyembuhan klien dengan lebih cepat dan efekt…