Indonesia's legislative process, post-Reformasi (1998-present): shapers and outcomes

Presented by ANU College of Law, Governance & Policy

Despite 25 years of reform, Indonesia's lawmaking suffers systemic failures. Why? Elite dominance and executive convergence actively bypass participatory, evidence-based models.

Since Indonesia’s political reform in 1998, progress in its legislative process has remained limited. Numerous regulations are enacted each year without adequate monitoring and evaluation, resulting in bureaucratic backlogs and laws lacking clear implementation mechanisms. Amidst current trends of democratic backsliding, prospects for meaningful regulatory reform appear uncertain.

This study examines the capacity and networks of actors consists of involved in Indonesia’s legislative process and how their organizational mandates shape their actions. Through three case studies — the Disability Law, the Data Protection Law, and the Omnibus Law on Job Creation — this research explores how bottom-up, top-down, and hybrid (meet-in-the-middle) approaches illustrate Indonesia’s evolving model of legislative formation

This seminar is Gita's mid-term doctoral candidature presentation.

GTV��ͬ the speaker

is from Jakarta, Indonesia and receive the Australia Award Scholarship for her Ph.D. at Regnet in February 2023, under the supervision of Prof. Veronica Taylor. She holds a bachelor’s degree in law from University of Indonesia and a master’s degree in law from University of Washington School of Law, Seattle under Fulbright Scholarship Award from the US Department of State. Gita's research areas are law and regulatory reform, legislative process and civic space.

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Image credit: Image of Indonesia’s People's Representative Council plenary session by Andylala Waluyo (VOA), Public domain, via .