Illiberal Democracy in Indonesia: The Ideology of the Family State

This book charts the origins and development of organicist ideologies in Indonesia from the early 20th century to the present. In doing so, it provides a background to the theories and ideology that informed organicist thought, traces key themes in Indonesian history, examines the Soeharto regime and his New Order in detail, and looks at contemporary Indonesia to question the possibility of past ideologies making a resurgence in the country.