Democracy needs the commitment of all Indonesians - from government, political parties and civil society.
Democracy must involve and include all Indonesians - men, women, populations of all the provinces, regions and islands, majority and minority communities.
Indonesian democracy needs structures and institutions that will realize democratic objectives such as the rule of law and popular participation.
Devising the nature, scope and content of Indonesian democracy should be a participatory process engaging the many different sections of Indonesian society in genuine political dialogue.
The Indonesian people have social and economic needs that cannot be separated from political needs and they must be addressed a a whole.
These are some of the key messages that emerged from the consultative dialogue organized by International IDEA with Indonesian stakeholders.
Democratization in Indonesia: An Assessment is not simply a report. It is both a product and a tool. A product in the sense that it is the outcome of a dialogue in which a broad range of Indonesian participated. They represent civil society, academics, politicians, policy-makers, media women's and inter-faith organizations. A tool because it makes a set of practical recommendations, and shows that at different stages in the country's democratic evolution, the process of "democratic dialogue" can be used as an effective, participatory problem-solving mechanism.
It is hoped that this report will help identify the main democratic challenges that Indonesia faces and assist national policy makers in prioritizing the reform agenda. It is also hoped that it will assist the international community to provide strategic assistance to the Indonesia community to develop their own, sustainable democratic processes and institutions.
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