Returning pressure onto public intellectuals, as Luhut did, only increases the public’s support for the dissenters
Looking beyond borders at Asia Pacific Triennial 10 – Part 1
APT10 forces us to look past the categories of nation or ethnicity to embrace perspectives in life that are centred on multiplicity and hybridity, on community and friendship.
Indonesia’s new capital authoritarianism
Though the Capital Authority acts as a "fast track" for the goal, they have to bear in mind the cost of constitutional democracy at the local level in the future
Senam rudat: performing arts and participation in Pasir Putih, North Lombok
Adapting traditional dance for healthy community building with local women; but are gender boundaries reinforced or deconstructed?
Violated: Churches and religious freedom in Aceh Singkil, Indonesia
Recently introduced local regulations further narrow the space for reconciliation and human rights-based pluralism.
What are the regional security implications of Indonesia’s capital relocation?
Relocation has some implications for not only military and defence issues, but also economic and environmental security.
Food availability, Indonesia’s commodity balance and the trap of Malthusian Optimism
A recent research paper casts doubt on the government’s ability to accurately determine available supplies.
No way home and no way in! COVID-19 and Indonesian workers in Japan
Irresponsible sending agencies in Indonesia and stakeholders in Japan have found ways to manipulate and take advantage of a precarious cohort of migrant workers.
A new Indonesian capital city: conflict pending
Poor consultation with local residents and traditional land owners, elite links and opaque deals with concession holders leave the new capital project vulnerable.
The dynamics of political contestation within Nahdlatul Ulama’s 34th Muktamar
NU’s dependence on political influence will make it difficult to maintain neutrality and critique social and political problems.
Erasing the untouchables: the Indonesian way
For many years the Indonesian Government seemed determined to crush the villainy. That resolve is now being questioned.
Human rights in the age of Southeast Asian extractivism
Analysing the development of Filipino, Thai and Indonesian laws and policies for the achievement of the human right to a healthy environment.
The inequities in Indonesia’s vaccine rollout
Health authorities should focus their attention on remedying the notion that vaccine side effects are more dangerous than COVID-19 itself
In Indonesia, Sumatra’s coal brings more harm than good
The coal sector is strongly linked to national and regional oligarchs, and coal businesses often play a role as financiers for political candidates.
Indonesia’s geopolitical future needs robust climate action
Equipping activism with a geopolitical angle might prove useful, giving environmentalism a base in foreign policy and economic nationalism.
Researching in Indonesia without fieldwork in the age of COVID
What alternative designs have researchers implemented to manage the limitations of the "new normal"?
Pertanyakan niat: pemerintah Indonesia tak berkomitmen hapuskan kekerasan seksual
Dengan dihilangkannya kata ‘penghapusan’ dari RUU kekerasan seksual, bangsa tidak lagi berusaha untuk menghentikan kekerasan seksual...
Video: Mental health in Indonesia: then, now and things to come
In this webinar recording, meet extraordinary individuals sharing their experiences in mental health in Indonesia.
Addressing food security in Indonesia
Food estates are costly and fail to value the application of ecological principles, especially local agroecological practices rooted in local communities.
Webinar: Women’s rights & gender equality in Indonesia
Speakers will examine the extent to which Indonesian women have achieved equality in a broad array of political, economic and social fields
NBSEAS: In Search of New Social Democracy: Insights from the South—Implications for the North
In this episode of the Nordic Asia Podcast Kenneth Bo Nielsen is joined by Olle Törnquist to discuss the main results and arguments in what he calls his endbook.
Indonesia’s Jalan tengah in the new age of great power rivalries
Indonesia’s decision to gamble with a degree of its strategic autonomy should thus be regarded as the latest reinterpretation of jalan tengah.
Rethinking memories of Darul Islam
The anti-traditional rule of the Darul Islam movement had a tremendous impact on indigeneity and the way that it is constructed today among the Duri
Rising religious radicalism in Indonesia: roots and shoots
Research conducted in 50 schools revealed that schools have become the arena in which to disseminate radical ideology