Limitations to subnational authoritarianism: Indonesian local government head elections in comparative perspective

In recent years, a sizeable literature on subnational authoritarian regimes in democracies has emerged. some countries local enclaves have persisted despite the democratization of politics at national level. Even more intriguing, new emerged context level democratization. Finally, scholars noted that there is considerable variance regime durability between and within countries. This article will examine why not Indonesia. Arguably, difficulties elites to concentrate control over economies; high economic autonomy voters; rigid institutional framework Indonesia’s decentralized unitary state inhibited rise durable world’s third largest democracy. One first studies state, engages informs broader regimes.