Role conflict and the limits of state identity: the case of Indonesia in democracy promotion.
This paper aims to analyse why Indonesia projects democracy as a state identity by taking on the role of democracy promoter? This paper argues that Indonesia's aspiring role as a democracy promoter is not a manifestation of a firm and coherent democratic political culture, which is more likely to be...
| Publicado en: | Pacific Review Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 385 - 405 |
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