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Indonesia CSI Report: Executive Summary. Downloadable in pdf[45KB]
Indonesia CSI Report: Full Report. Downloadable in pdf[1.2MB].

Indonesian Civil society 2006: A Long Journey to a Civil Society

The Civil Society Index Report for Indonesia was produced by YAPPIKA (Indonesian Civil Society Alliance for Democracy) in 2005-2006, with international coordination of CIVICUS.In 2002, only four years after the fall of Suharto’s regime, YAPPIKA had already implemented a first assessment of civil society (as part of the CSI pilot study). In the new assessment in 2006, the CSI for Indonesia shows the challenges and opportunities for civil society during the phase of democratic consolidation.

The CSI diamond for Indonesia shows the weakness of its civil society in three of the four dimensions. The values dimension was rated highest and suggests that Indonesian civil society has achieved reasonable success in practicing and promoting the values it adhere to. Civil society in Indonesia has still a long way to go as reflected in the country report, but the people remains positive that by collectively addressing their weaknesses as a society, they would be able to achieve their ideals.