[EN] Populism, Identity Politics and the Erosion of Democracies in the 21st Century : A Reflection from Bali Civil Society and Media Forum 2018

Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) is one of the embodiments of Indonesia’s commitment to contribute solution to global concerns, that believe that democracy promotes peace, tolerates differences, and gives attention to what people cares about.  In the year 2018 the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung has the chance to cooperate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (Mofa) to discuss about the declining trend of the democracy. As the reflection of the two events both parties agreed to publish this book with title Populism, Identity Politics and the Erosion of Democracies in the 21st Century.  This publication aims to spread the important thoughts discussed in both BDF-BCSMF 2018 event to a wider audience, not only for Indonesia but also internationally.