Islam and Democratic Transition in Indonesia: the Case of KPPSI and the Introduction of the Shari’a in South Sulawesi

En présence de:
– Professor MUJIBURRAHMAN, Lecturer and Vice Dean on Academic Affairs at the Ushuluddin Faculty of the State Institute for Islamic Studies (IAIN) Antasari, Banjarmasin, Indonesia

Discutants : Andrée FEILLARD, CNRS-EHESS, CASE, Centre Asie du Sud-Est ; Rémy MADINIER, CNRS-CASE, et co-directeur de l’IISMM-EHESS

Présidence : David CAMROUX, CERI-Sciences Po

 
In the Soekarno period, especially in 1952-1965, South Sulawesi was one of the strong bases of the Islamic rebellion against the central government of Indonesia. Yet, since the Soeharto period, it has become the strongest regional basis of power for the nationalist party, Golkar. After the fall of Soeharto in 1998, an Islamic ideologically oriented group established the Preparatory Committee for the Implementation of Shari’a (KPPSI). With the rise of democracy, the socio-political forces are free to support or oppose the KPPSI agenda. The success and failure of the KPPSI and its compromises with the political realities illustrate the dynamics of Islam and democracy in Indonesia.