Indonesia, Islam, and the International Political Economy

Download or read book Indonesia, Islam, and the International Political Economy written by Mark Williams and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-04-21 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the role of Islamic identity in Indonesia’s foreign economic relations and in its engagement with the world order. There is no single expression of Islam in Indonesia, the politics espoused by Islamic parties and organizations are far from monolithic. Islamic sentiment has been invoked by the state to justify heinous acts of brutality, as well as by violent, subnational revolutionary groups. However, these expressions of Islam have deviated from the dominant narrative, which is in favour of international cooperation and economic development.