By Delia Wildianti (Researcher at PUSKAPOL UI) The dynamics of the 2018 regional head elections were marked by familiar issues, one of the most prominent being the practice of “political…
Dirga ArdiansaResearcher at Puskapol UI and Lecturer in Politics at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Indonesia *This article was originally published in Indoprogress and is republished here…
Dirga Ardiansa(Center for Political Studies DIP FISIP – Universitas Indonesia) This piece attempts to respond to three main discussions in recent studies on political representation. First, that political representation will…
FACT SHEET: A Number of Facts About Direct Regional Head Elections MYTH 1 The Cost of Organizing Direct Local Elections Is Expensive and Wasteful. Fact: Democratic Direct Local Elections Can…
by: Dirga Ardiansa The public is certainly familiar with the term quick count, often simply translated as “rapid counting.” In reality, however, there is no true alignment between the concept…
by: Fariz Panghegar Holding power for a decade made the administration of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono the longest-serving government in Indonesia’s post–New Order era. However, it did not leave behind a…
The public is certainly familiar with the term "quick count," or what is simply translated as hitung cepat. In reality, there is a lack of synergy between the concept of…