TY - JOUR
T1 - The Sukarno dynasty in Indonesia: Between institutionalisation, ideological continuity and crises of succession
AU - Mietzner, Marcus
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - This article focuses on the history and current political relevance of the Sukarno dynasty in Indonesia. It analyses the reasons for the political longevity of the family, but also discusses internal and external pressures that have forced the dynasty to adopt new strategies to secure its survival. The article tests a number of assertions that political theorists have typically made about dynasties and their political parties: for instance, that they are institutionally weak, electorally unstable and have low levels of representativeness. I argue that the Sukarno family has been able to mitigate most of these much-discussed deficits, but has faced a series of succession crises that, if unresolved, threaten its long-Term position in Indonesian politics.
AB - This article focuses on the history and current political relevance of the Sukarno dynasty in Indonesia. It analyses the reasons for the political longevity of the family, but also discusses internal and external pressures that have forced the dynasty to adopt new strategies to secure its survival. The article tests a number of assertions that political theorists have typically made about dynasties and their political parties: for instance, that they are institutionally weak, electorally unstable and have low levels of representativeness. I argue that the Sukarno family has been able to mitigate most of these much-discussed deficits, but has faced a series of succession crises that, if unresolved, threaten its long-Term position in Indonesian politics.
U2 - 10.1177/0967828X16659028
DO - 10.1177/0967828X16659028
M3 - Article
VL - 24
SP - 355
EP - 368
JO - South East Asia Research
JF - South East Asia Research
SN - 0967-828X
IS - 3
ER -