@article{Kurniadi_2020, title={The Moluccas’ Surviving Aristocracy in Indonesian Politics}, volume={8}, url={https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/v3/PCD/article/view/1090}, DOI={10.22146/pcd.v8i2.1090}, abstractNote={<p><em>The article demonstrates how the Sultanate </em><em>of Ternate </em><em>in the Moluccas has survived in post-authoritarian Indonesian politics by </em><em>analysing the </em><em>political performances of </em><em>the </em><em>Sultan of Ternate and his immediate family members. The success of Sultan Mudaffar Syah in </em><em>the </em><em>political arena has </em><em>contextualised the literature</em><em> on land</em><em>-</em><em>based political economy</em><em>, something</em><em> that has largely been neglected. </em><em>Combining</em><em> in-depth </em><em>interviews, observations,</em><em> and </em><em>document study</em><em>, I argue that the </em><em>Sultan’s</em><em> political achievements </em><em>were the result of </em><em>his transforming </em><em>Ternate’s</em><em> coastal aristocracy into a land-based one</em><em>, sidestepping the</em><em> Basic Agrarian Law (BAL) </em><em>of 1960 by</em><em> transferring land management and ownership to indigenous communities </em><em>while still maintaining economic</em><em> control. However, his wife and children </em><em>have </em><em>failed politically</em><em>,</em><em> not only because they </em><em>are</em><em> not part of the traditional aristocratic structure </em><em>(</em><em>and </em><em>thus </em><em>have no control over land</em><em>)</em><em> but also because of internal fragmentation.</em></p&gt;}, number={2}, journal={PCD Journal}, author={Kurniadi, B. D.}, year={2020}, month={Dec.}, pages={159-186} }