The Process of Democratization in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 1951-1956: A Historical PersPective.

TAWARIKH

InLernational Journdl

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StudiPs

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2,

Number

1

October

2010

Contents

Editor's No!e lii)

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Process of

Democratization

in

Yogyakarta,

Indonesia,

195

1-1956:

A

Historical

PersPective

Tri

Yuniyanto

AB'IM1T:

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decision nakin! can@rniti the prcbhns

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tafdmocrac!. sociat and potiticot stucture in Yostokorta sove o

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change to exAcunve institution

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rcgional repretentotite @uncil, ahd sociol dnd politi.ol cantaL

INTRODUCTION

Democracymeansexactlygovenunce

bvpeoPle,oratleastpeopleare

involved

in

dec,sion making about governance holding problems [Feith, 1962j and Budiardjo,

1994)

Democracy governance can run in two wavs'

They are

direcl

democracy and

indirect

democrac)a

In

modern

country

democracy governance is Cenerally performed indirectlv,

that is

trough representative

'nstitution