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In Infrastructures of Impunity Elizabeth F. Drexler argues that the creation and persistence of impunity for the perpetrators of the Cold War Indonesian genocide (1965-66) is not only a legal status but also a cultural and social process. Impunity for the initial killings and for subsequent acts of political violence has many elements: bureaucratic, military, legal, political, educational, and affective. Although these elements do not always work at once-at times some are dormant while others are ascendant-together they can be described as a unified entity, a dynamic infrastructure, whose existence explains the persistence of impunity. For instance, truth telling, a first step in many responses to state violence, did not undermine the infrastructure but instead bent to it. Creative and artistic responses to revelations about the past, however, have begun to undermine the infrastructure by countering its temporality, affect, and social stigmatization and demonstrating its contingency and specific actions, policies, and processes that would begin to dismantle it. Drexler contends that an infrastructure of impunity could take hold in an established democracy.

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Cornell University Press

Date de parution

15 décembre 2023

Nombre de lectures

EAN13

9781501773129

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English

Poids de l'ouvrage

18 Mo

INFRASTRUCTURES OF IMPUNITY

A volume in the series Cornell Modern Indonesia Project Edited by Eric Tagliacozzo and Thomas B. Pepinksy

A list of titles in this series is available at cornellpress.cornell.edu.

INFRASTRUCTURES OF IMPUNITY New Order Violence in Indonesia

Elizabeth F. Drexler

SOUTHEAST ASIA PROGRAM PUBLICATIONS AN IMPRINT OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS Ithaca and London

Southeast Asia Program Publications Editorial Board Mahinder Kingra (ex officio) Thak Chaloemtiarana Chiara Formichi Tamara Loos Andrew Willford

All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, New York 14850. Visit our website at cornellpress. cornell.edu.

First published 2024 by Cornell University Press

Librarians: A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.

ISBN 9781501773099 (hardcover) ISBN 9781501773105 (paperback) ISBN 9781501773129 (pdf) ISBN 9781501773112 (epub)

Cover photo by Elizabeth F. Drexler

For Jacob

Contents

Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations and Terms Note on Names, Spelling, and Translation

Introduction: Truth and Infrastructures of Impunity1.Building the Foundation for Impunity 2.The Forgotten Mysterious Killings 3.Resist Forgetting 4.Narrating What Is Known 5.Law without Justice 6.The Red Thread Conclusion: Infrastructures of Impunity beyond Indonesia

Notes Bibliography Index

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Acknowledgments

My interest in transitional justice for New Order violence began in 1998 when I was swept into the postauthoritarian euphoria with students, journalists, activ ists, and many others. The struggle for justice has been long, and I admire the individuals who have persisted. Over many years, countless people have provided myriad forms of invaluable assistance to my process of research and writing. I am grateful to all the individuals who talked to me, some for hours at a time and many repeatedly, during interviews and conversations over more than two decades. I appreciate the time, ideas, support, and friendship extended by Suraya, Yati, Marsillam, Sumarsih, Suciwati, and Usman. Aghniadi answered numerous ques tions and tracked down many media references. A number of organizations gen erously contributed to my research: KontraS, JSKK, Amnesty Indonesia, ELSAM, the KKPK, LBH Jakarta, the IPT, YLBHI, AJAR, Komnas HAM, and Komnas Perempuan. I appreciate the opportunity to attend Sehama, Kalabahu, Rabuan, Kamisan, and countless discussions and meetings over the years. I cannot name all the individuals who have assisted me in Indonesia, but I would like to thank Agnes, Artidjo, Arsil, Atnike, Ayash, Baskara, Bedjo, Bivitri, Dolo, Fai, Febriana, Galuh, Haris, Hariwi, Ichsan, Ifdhal, Indri, Jati, Lexy, Martin, Nani, Ndari, Nezar, Ninies, Nursyahbani, Pak Kus, Pak Oki, Pak Putu, Pretty, Prodita, Puri, Putri, Robert, Roro, Sandyawan, Stanley, Tumiso, Uci, and many others. Alan Feinstein and John McGlynn also provided support and insights. Beyond Indonesia, the friends and colleagues who have contributed to this project in different ways over its long development are too numerous to name, but I especially thank Dave Akin, Chris Duncan, Steve Esquith, Elaine Gerber, Bob Hefner, Yazier Henry, Alex Hinton, Doreen Lee, Mara Leichtman, Sharon Lowery, Deborah Margolis, Al McCoy, Mary McCoy, Eric Montgomery, Elisabeth Ida Mulyani, Kerth O’Brien, Sebastian Pompe, Geoffrey Robinson, John Roosa, Helen Veit, and Saskia Wieringa. Conversations with John H. Davis Jr. helped me to articulate the contribution of the infrastructure of impunity beyond Indo nesia. I am grateful to Melissa Charenko, Jamie Davidson, Tyrell Haberkorn, Ed Murphy, and Dave Sheridan for reading parts of this manuscript and providing insightful commentary. I especially appreciate the generous and thoughtful com ments provided by three anonymous reviewers who read the entire manuscript with great care.

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