Nahdlatul Ulama and democratisation in Indonesia

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2016-11
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Mathema, Kalyan Bhakta
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Global Campus
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Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), was formed in 1926 to promote the interest of traditional Muslims of Indonesia, is currently the largest Muslim organization in the world with about 40 million members. This dissertation is the study to find out whether the activities of this organization are helping to mainstream the marginalized and excluded communities in Indonesia or not. The activities of NU that help to mainstream marginalized Indonesians are understood in this research as the process of democratisation. In this study the ethnic minorities, women, non-Sunni Muslim minorities, and non-Muslim religious minorities are identified as excluded and marginalized communities of Indonesia.
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APMA - Master’s Degree Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation in Asia-Pacific, University of Sydney
Second semester University: Gadjah Mada University
Global Campus - Asia-Pacific
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Nahdlatul Ulama, democratisation, Indonesia, Muslims, Islam, Islamic countries, ethnic minorities, women, religious minorities, social integration
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