The candidate’s dilemma: anticorruptionism and money politics in Indonesian election campaigns

island’s fate for the Asia-Pacific and the wider world, underline the importance of promoting global awareness and understanding of its undeniable “historical humane achievements” (p. xvii). In order to do so effectively, however, it is crucial that scholars diligently cultivate their own “self-consciousness” and regard for complexity, especially when dealing with slippery concepts such as “modernity,” “development” and “colonialism.” Showcasing Taiwanese scholars’ capacity for sophisticated, nuanced historical analysis, and their freedom to exercise it – both evident in many contributions to this volume – constitutes one very significant way in which Taiwan can offer a model to other contemporary societies, whether “developing” or “developed.”