Indonesia After the Election: Reckoning with the Past and Looking to the Future

Featured Speaker: Professor Samuel Bazzi

is the fourth most populous country and
home to the world’s largest Muslim population.
After nearly a decade of rule by President Joko
Widodo (Jokowi), former military General Prabowo
Subianto is likely to take over the executive after a
momentous election on February 14. Subianto was
a controversial figure under the former authoritarian
President Suharto and his impending rule of this
newly democratic nation, with Jokowi’s son as his
vice president, has resurrected ghosts from the past
and raised many questions about the future direction
of the nation’s politics.

Presenter Biography

Samuel Bazzi is a Professor of
Economics in the School of Global Policy and
Strategy and the Department of Economics at UC
San Diego. His recent work explores the nationbuilding
process in diverse societies, migration
and cultural change and the political economy of
religion, with complementary work in the United
States and Indonesia. He received a B.A. from USC
and his Ph.D. from UC San Diego.

Coordinator: Steve Clarey