This book engages readers with an analysis of democratisation and contestations of democracy in Indonesia. It observes the possible and necessary contextual practices within all political corners that transform welfare into a political issue. The book’s contributors not only present represent pro-democracy segment; they also share their experiences and skills to accelerate movement towards democracy. This book is a compilation of narrations outlining the struggle of pro-democracy actors to politicise democracy. It presents their variant strategies to direct democratisation toward welfare. Fifteen cases from several regions in Indonesia demonstrate that democracy welfare cannot materialise without public control over welfare management.