Political Change and Territoriality in Indonesia: Provincial Proliferation

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Contents
List of illustrations
Acknowledgments
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1 Territorial change in post-authoritarian Indonesia
	Averting collapse
	Territory and mobilization amidst political change
	Methods and approach
	Structure of the book
2 Breaking boundaries, splitting regions: the politics of territorial coalitions
	Introduction
	Making, unmaking, and scaling territory
	Territorial coalitions and mobilization
	Territorial coalitions in comparative perspective
	Territorial coalitions in the Indonesian context
	The process of coalitions
	Conclusion
3 Origins and dilemmas of territorial administration in colonial Indonesia
	Introduction
	Pre-colonial geography and territorial diversity
	The spice trade and choke-point economics
	Constructing the center and the shift to Java
	Consolidation, centralization, and expansion
	Ethical policies and decentralization
	Nationalist resistance and the failure of federalism
	Conclusion
4 Post-colonial territorial administration and the imperative toward centralization
	Introduction
	The post-independence era and the weak state
	Rebellions without secession
	New provinces in Indonesia: the first wave
	"Guided Democracy" and the solution to state weakness
	Centralization under the New Order
	Separatism and territorial conflict in the New Order era
	The territorial impact of political change
	Territorial change and shifts in territoriality
	Conclusion
5 Marginality and opportunity in the periphery
	The birth of a province
	Compartmentalized diversity in North Sulawesi
	The historical foundations of privilege and marginality
	Transition and opportunity and territorial coalitions
	Reflections and conclusions
6 Territoriality and membership: the case of Kepulauan Riau
	Introduction
	The movement for a new Kepri
	Diversity and territoriality in the Riau region
	Economy: regional development and economic trajectories
	A rejection of membership
	National membership
	Conclusion
7 Elite conflict and pressure from above: dividing West Papua
	Introduction
	Ethnicity, religion, and development
	Early clashing visions of Papua
	International pressure and the act of free choice
	Papua during the New Order: forced integration
	Human rights and resistance
	Competing visions of Papua for the Indonesian elite
	An alternative vision
	The un-breakup of Papua
	The move to split the regions
	Conclusion
8 Politics of territorial change: comparisons and conclusions
	Politics, coalitions, and territory
	Comparisons in two multi-ethnic states
	Competition and cooperation in post-authoritarian Indonesia
	The centripetal effect of territorial change
Appendix: Data on Indonesian provinces
Glossary
Notes
References
Index