Populist Anti-Scientism, Religious Polarisation, and Institutionalised Corruption: How Indonesia’s Democratic Decline Shaped Its COVID-19 Response

There is widespread agreement that compared to most other states in Southeast Asia, Indonesia’s central government has offered a poor response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. The government of President Joko Widodo initially ignored the threat, and when it did react, the crisis...

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Main Author: Marcus Mietzner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1868103420935561