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UID:euroseas-2024-the-weight-of-the-past-corruption-through-the-histories-of-plantation-and-election-in-post-colonial-indonesia
SUMMARY:The weight of the past? Corruption through the histories of plantation and election in (post)colonial Indonesia
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DESCRIPTION:A premise that grounded the continuation of colonialism is, amo
 ng others, the corrupt colony. The formation of the so-called rational-mode
 rn administration and implementation of liberal and ethical policies were a
 ddressed to wipe out the old systems that were considered corrupt. However,
  postcolonial corruption in Indonesia is also often linked to the history o
 f colonial state formation. Apart from some exploratory studies, much remai
 ns to be learned about how colonial dynamics have shaped our understanding 
 of corruption over time. This session searches the relationship between col
 onial and postcolonial corruption, as well as the link between the colony a
 nd metropole corruption. What is the weight of the past, and which past? To
  gauge a more systematic explanation, the question should be observed throu
 gh a contextual approach. Of this, the panel proposes that we examine speci
 fic examples, namely plantations and elections, and the intersection of bot
 h. Both demonstrate strong colonial entanglement in one way or another. The
  plantation was a fine example of the colonial contentious business whose s
 urvival was often linked closely to political power, not to mention the mis
 use of public office and resources often involved. Elections, on the other 
 hand, were intended to embody colonial modernist ideals expected to redress
  local political life. However, instead of progress, they have become synon
 ymous with corruption. This session provides frameworks to observe corrupti
 on either as discourse or practices in relation to the clash of social valu
 es between the sharing economics of the agrarian society against the capita
 list bureaucratic inclining accumulation, contested claim to political mora
 lity both in colony and metropole, stereotyping or racialized (mis)identifi
 cation. Corruption involves using public power and resources for personal g
 ain and is a pervasive issue that has plagued societies throughout history.
  It was often not breaking formal regulations but a violation of what was r
 egarded as the standard of general properness that the understanding was co
 ntested and continuously changed over time.\n\nThis single panel echoes a D
 utch-Indonesian research project on the role of corruption in Dutch and Ind
 onesian histories of state formation and economic development. As a follow-
 up to the earlier Olomuc conference in 2021, in which some preliminary find
 ings have been debated, this panel aims to discuss and evaluate some final 
 findings. This panel has also invited a presenter who is a social science e
 xpert to stimulate comparative discussion and broader reflection. We reserv
 e the fourth presenter of the panel for a female scholar who studies Southe
 ast Asia. Therefore, we invite applicants from various disciplines who inve
 stigate or are interested in the related topic.
URL:https://euroseas2024.org/panels/the-weight-of-the-past-corruption-through-the-histories-of-plantation-and-election-in-post-colonial-indonesia
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