Launch of Indonesian version of CDI Policy Paper
As part of a joint effort to expand information and discussion on issues targeted by CDI research, an Indonesian language version of CDI's Policy Paper on the Indonesian parliament, The Indonesian Parliament after Two Elections: What has Really Changed? was launched in Jakarta on 22 August.
The paper, authored by CDI Associate Dr Stephen Sherlock, was translated with the support of the Friedrich Naumann Stiftung (FNS) and produced as a bound monograph for distribution through the extensive FNS network in Indonesia. It includes a foreword by CDI Director Dr Ben Reilly, and has been produced in the local language with the expressed aim of impacting upon policy debates in Indonesia.
Entitled in Indonesian Parlemen Indonesia Setelah Dua Pemilu: Apa yang telah Benar-benar Berubah?, the book was launched at a seminar addressed by Dr Sherlock, as well as by two Members of the Indonesian Parliament, Djoko Susilo and Achmad Muqowan, and a representative of the Centre for Strategic & International Studies.
The seminar was attended by about 70 people, including Members of Parliament, political party officials and activists, NGO representatives and journalists from the print and electronic media. The presenters discussed a wide range of the issues covered in the publication, with a particular focus on the changed relationship between the parliament and President since the reforms to the Indonesian constitution. They also presented views about issues such as the internal and external accountability of the legislature, the nature of parliamentary representation and how to attract the best parliamentary candidates, resources to support the work of legislators and problems with the internal procedures of the Indonesian Parliament. This was followed by a lively question and answer session that extended well beyond the planned finishing time.
The sponsoring of the translation, publication and distribution of this CDI Policy Paper by FNS ensures that the results of research supported by CDI will receive a greatly increased exposure in Indonesia. This cooperative activity is the first of what is planned to be a continuing relationship with FNS and other similar institutions in CDI target countries.
We aim to post the Indonesian version of this paper on this page as soon as possible, in the interim, click on the link below to access the English version of Dr Sherlock's paper and information about its launch in Australia on 4 May 2007:
Stephen Sherlock is a CDI Associate and a political analyst and development consultant, specialising in Indonesia and South and Southeast Asia. He worked for eleven years as an analyst and policy adviser on Indonesia and East Timor in the Australian Parliament, and now divides his time between Indonesia and Australia, as a consultant on governance and political change.
