Arianto A. Patunru, Mari Pangestu, and M. Chatib Basri, eds. Indonesia in the New World: Globalisation, Nationalism and Sovereignty. Singapore: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2018, 333 pp.

• Main Author: Quintana, Oliver John C.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/socialtransformations/vol8/iss1/6; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/socialtransformations/article/1142/viewcontent/ST_208.1_206_20Book_20review_20__20Quintana.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Excerpt: The world we live in is in constant flux. Nowadays, the rise of populism, protectionism, and extreme nationalism have cast a dark shadow on many societies. We have heard and read about it endlessly: leaders who employ divisive rhetoric to aggravate the anger and frustrations of multitudes; law enforcers who justify the use of brute force in the name of peace and order; unsustainable economic policies and reforms that promote the interests of a few; laws being weaponized to target ethnic minorities, the poor, and the marginalized; institutions that turn a blind eye to justice and the horrors of a forgotten past; and social media accounts that spread fake news and alternative facts. In this age of globalization, how should states manage societies and engage the rest of the world?