Ethno-Nationalism In Post-Suharto Indonesia: The Chinese Question

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dc.contributor.authorRicardo, Ricky
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-26T02:09:56Z
dc.date.available2018-07-26T02:09:56Z
dc.date.issued2012-05
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to identify the development of ethno-nationalists’ sentiments, organizations and movements performed by the Chinese elites in Indonesia during post-Suharto era and their influence on Indonesian politics. If compared to most ethno-nationalist groups in Indonesia, Chinese nationalists are considered unique due to their origin as immigrants; Chinese community do not have strong ancestry attachment to Indonesia as their homeland. Therefore, the author wants to find out what motivates the Chinese elites to express their ethnic sentiment especially when such sentiments were not present during the Suharto regime. This study utilized qualitative research, specifically library research approach. Library research was the best option for this study due to the fact that many members of Chinese community were still anxious to discuss issues related to politics openly, and thus questionnaires and interviews were not viable options. In addition, the author has also obtained information from several ethno-nationalists elites through personal interviews. The result of this study revealed that Chinese nationalists’ agenda is not independence or claiming a region. The motive behind Chinese nationalists’ action is to be accepted as an integral part of the Indonesian society. The author discovered that the Chinese nationalists in pre-Suharto era heavily influenced the Chinese nationalists in the post-Suharto era. In Suharto era, activities related to ethno-nationalism were considered as illegal. Therefore, Chinese nationalists in post- Suharto era have the tendency to glorify the accomplishment by the Chinese elites in the pre-Suharto era. Additionally, Chinese nationalists are not united, they are divided into two different groups; the Chinese integrationists who desire to maintain their identity as Chinese descents but still consider Indonesia as their homeland and Chinese assimilationists who desire to fully assimilate the entire Chinese community with the Indonesian society.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/6037
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversiti Sains Malaysiaen_US
dc.subjectEthno-nationalists’ sentiments, organizations and movements performeden_US
dc.subjectChinese elites in Indonesia during post-Suharto eraen_US
dc.titleEthno-Nationalism In Post-Suharto Indonesia: The Chinese Questionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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