ABSTRACT Legislative incumbent turnover rates are an important indicator for the quality of a democracy. Low turnover rates may indicate the presence of oligarchic structures while high turnover rates may be a sign of political instability. Yet, there is little research on incumbent turnover in new democracies. This article will suggest ways to address this gap in the literature by looking at Indonesia. The country is not only the third largest democracy in the world but also a relatively new democracy that has only conducted four elections since 1998. The lack of studies on incumbent turnover in new democracies is mirrored in the literature on Indonesia. The vast scholarship on democratization in Indonesia that has emerged over the past twenty years has yet to harness the insights to be gained from examining legislative incumbent turnover rates. The goal of this article is twofold. One, to present for the first time a systematic and comprehensive account of incumbent turnover rates in Indonesia across all election cycles since 1998. Two, to sketch an agenda for future research on incumbent turnover in Indonesia and other new democracies and facilitate such research by making publicly available an original dataset on incumbent turnover in Indonesia.

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以印度尼西亚为案例研究新民主国家立法现任更替的研究议程

摘要 立法现任人员更替率是衡量民主质量的重要指标。低更替率可能表明存在寡头结构，而高更替率可能表明政治不稳定。然而，关于新民主国家在职人员更替的研究很少。本文将通过考察印度尼西亚提出解决文献中这一差距的方法。该国不仅是世界第三大民主国家，而且还是一个相对较新的民主国家，自 1998 年以来仅进行过四次选举。关于印度尼西亚的文献反映了对新民主国家现任更替的研究的缺乏。过去 20 年来出现的关于印度尼西亚民主化的大量学术研究尚未利用从审查立法机构现任人员更替率中获得的见解。这篇文章的目标是双重的。一，首次系统全面地介绍印度尼西亚自 1998 年以来所有选举周期的在职人员更替率。 二，为印度尼西亚和其他新民主国家的在职人员更替率的未来研究制定议程，并通过以下方式促进此类研究公开提供有关印度尼西亚现有营业额的原始数据集。