The Role of Religion and Ethnicity in Jakarta’s 2012 Gubernatorial Election

The victory of Joko Widodo (‘Jokowi’) in Jakarta’s 2012 gubernatorial election has been described as a “triumph of democracy†as Joko and his running mate Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (‘Ahok’), a Chinese Christian, successfully won the election despite negative ethno-religious campaigns again...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ken Miichi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs
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Online Access:http://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/giga/jsaa/article/view/737