Indonesia Democracy Index (IDI): The Effort to Encourage Democratic Provincial Government

Abstract

The crucial problem of results on IDI is the lack of present of Provincial Government to manage and to accommodate the public participation properly. The author underlines the challenging unfinished work of Provincial Government and criticizes the pattern of Indonesia Democracy Index (IDI). Besides, some of elements of IDI are inappropriate to complement the others. Actualizing welfare State perspective in these civil liberties and political rights, the author recommends several measures to be taken by Provincial Government.