The Military, Politics, and Populism in Indonesia

Abstract

The study of military and politics rediscovered its momentum as anxiety over military commander over the ongoing dynamics of political democracy. As a study, the possibility of military return to practical politics becomes a necessity when its civil political elite is inferior and unable to control the political situation. This paper captures the maneuvers of military officers coinciding with the strengthening of political populism in Indonesia. This study contributes to military in politics studies and its implications for the strengthening democracy