The State and Religious Violence in Indonesia

This book analyses the response of the Indonesian state to violence against Ahmadiyah and Shi'a minority communities by foregrounding the close connections between state officials and vigilante groups, which influenced the way the post-Soeharto democratic Indonesian governments addressed the problem of violence against religious minorities.

Autorentext

A'an Suryana is a lecturer at the School of Government and Public Policy (SGPP), Indonesia.

Inhalt

1 Introduction; 2 Escalating heresy campaigns against Ahmadiyah and Shi'a communities; 3 State officials' entanglement with vigilante groups; 4 The judiciary and the law; 5 Local bureaucrats; 6 The president; 7 Conclusion: state capacity and communal violence against minority faiths