This book examines the history of the political demography of Indonesia. Chronologically, the book begins by introducing the colonization program as a predecessor of transmigration program after independence. The transmigration program, Indonesia’s state policy on migration, is discussed at length in the book but other migration related issues are also presented to show the complex relationship between migration and other social, economic and political issues in Indonesia. In the final chapter, the book discusses the contemporary issues and challenges of disintegration that is facing Indonesia as a nation-state. The book ends with an epilog that shows Indonesia’s political demography challenges in the 21st Century.
Author(s): Riwanto Tirtosudarmo
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 283
City: Singapore
Foreword
Publisher´s Note
Introduction: The Political Demography of Nation-State Building
Acknowledgments
Contents
About the Author
Part I: Demographic Engineering and Territorial Integrity
Chapter 1: From Emigratie to Transmigrasi
The Making of an Emigration Policy
Transmigration: Migration Policies After Independence, 1945-1965
Regional Responses to Sukarno´s Transmigration Policies
Summary
Chapter 2: Transmigration and New Order´s Development Plan
National Development Policy: An Overview
The Role of Provincial Government
The First Plan, 1969-1973/1974
The Second Plan, 1974-1979/1980
The Third Plan, 1980-1984/1985
The Fourth Plan, 1985-1988/1989
The Fifth and Sixth Plans, 1989-1998
Summary
Chapter 3: The Central-Regional Contexts of Transmigration: Riau and South Kalimantan
Riau, Sumatra
South Kalimantan
Central Decisions and Regional Implementation
Regional Responses to Central´s Plan Formulation
Unresolved Problem of Policy Coordination
Conclusion: Transmigration, an Ideological Policy
Part II: Migration, Development, and Centralized State
Chapter 4: Migration Patterns and Development
Migration Study in Indonesia
Modes and Patterns
Determinants and Consequences
Migration and Increasing Inequality
Conclusion
Chapter 5: Underdevelopment and the Politics of Migration in Eastern Indonesia
The Underdeveloped Region
Eastern Indonesia Within New Order´s Central-Regional Contexts
Population Mobility in Eastern Indonesia
Politics of Migration: East Timor and Irian Jaya
Concluding Remarks
Chapter 6: West Kalimantan: The Political Demography of Borderland
Border in the Center´s Perception
Migration and Social-Demographic Changes
Observation of Two Borderland´s Sites: Jagoi Babang and Entikong
Political Changes and the Implications Thereof
Perceived Threat and Perceived Advantage
Conclusion
Part III: Population Mobility Across Borders
Chapter 7: Indonesia and Its Neighbors: Political Dimension of International Migration
International Migration Framework: SSF vs. IPEF
Indonesia, the Sleeping Giant of Southeast Asia
Political Instability and International Migration
Chapter 8: The Politics of Regulating Overseas Migrant Workers
Migration in the State´s Political Agenda
Patterns and Characteristics of Overseas Migrant Workers
State´s Policy on Overseas Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers in the Era of Reform
Concluding Remarks
Chapter 9: Internal-International Migration Divide?
Introduction
Migration and the Formation of a Society
Migration and Regional Disparity
Cross-border Migration as a Continuation of Internal Movement
Conclusion: The Internal-International Migration Nexus
Part IV: Human Flows, Identity Politics, and Nation-State
Chapter 10: Ethnic Mobility: The Bugis in Samarinda, East Kalimantan
A Brief Historical Background
Migration and Trade Networks
Bugis Community in Samarinda Seberang
Ethnic Relations and Conflict Potentials
Conclusion
Chapter 11: The Javanese in Lampung, Stranger or Locals?
Introduction
Distinguishing the Javanese from the Chinese: A Comparison of Two Major Ethnic Groups.
The Unmaking of the Javanese Nation
Javanese Migration and the Lampunger Resistance
The Javanese in Lampung After the New Order
Conclusion
Chapter 12: Disintegration from Within? Ethnicity and Decentralization Politics
Politics of Decentralization in Perspectives
New Politics?
The Politics of Change Without Change in Politics
Concluding Remarks
Epilog
Indonesia´s Political Demography Challenges in the Century
Source of Chapters
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Bibliography
Index
