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Indonesian constitutional reform 1999-2002: an evaluation of constitution-making in transition

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In this article, the authors discuss the four failures of Indonesian Constitutional Reform and discuss the importance of the 1999-2002 constitutional reform in terms of nationalism versus Islamic state Constitutional Debates.
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................................................................................................................................i DECLARATION ..............................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...............................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. TABLE OF CONTENTS..............................................................................................................v GLOSSARY.............................................................................................................................xiii LIST OF TABLES....................................................................................................................xvi PART ONE: INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................1 CHAPTER ONE IN SEARCH OF A DEMOCRATIC CONSTITUTION....................................................2 A. Introduction .............................................................................................................2 B. Thesis Questions ....................................................................................................3 C. Why this Study is Important ....................................................................................4 1. The Four Failures of Indonesian Constitutional Reform.....................................4 a. The 1945 Constitution: A Temporary, Express and Revolutionary Constitution...................................................................................................4 b. The 1949 Constitution: A Temporary Federal Constitution ...........................5 c. The 1950 Provisional Constitution: A more Democratic but Temporary Constitution...................................................................................................6 d. The Konstituante’s Constitutional Draft: An Unfinished Democratic Constitution?.................................................................................................7 2. The Nationalism versus Islamic state Constitutional Debates............................9 3. The Importance of the 1999-2002 Constitutional Reform ................................13 D. Thesis Overview ...................................................................................................14 1. Focus of the Study...........................................................................................14 2. Research Methodology....................................................................................14 3. Thesis Outline..................................................................................................15

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