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Ahok's support of an Islamic pilgrimage site amid Jakarta's container port illustrates the intricacies and paradoxes of Indonesia’s politics of religion.

The ideological conservatism of young PAS cadres was on full display at the party's national congress.

The Karen National Union shows how internal conflicts in Myanmar’s insurgencies can complicate the peace process

The state of Papuan press freedom is dire, despite Jokowi promising openness. Indonesia's Press Council must speak.

There's ample reason to expect Jokowi's 2019 campaign will prove resilient to right wing populist opposition.

Warning signs for Jokowi in the importance of voters who were happy with Ahok's performance but voted against him on religious grounds.

Exit polls from Jakarta election are a good starting point for thinking about the nexus between identity politics and inequality.

How the junta's urban development plans target the poor and their politics.

Ian Wilson and Marcus Mietzner interpret the Jakarta election in a public conversation hosted by Murdoch University's Asia Research Centre.

How the idea of 'taingyintha' is used to decide who does and does not belong in Myanmar's political community.

Ian Wilson is right that binary 'diversity vs. sectarian populism' narratives are unhelpful. But religious divides still matter in the politics of inequality.

Hailed as a game changer in the 2012 Jakarta polls, volunteer and social media campaigns are playing an increasingly ambiguous role in Indonesian politics.