Indonesia

Democracy in the region finds itself in dark days. Can anything save it?

A frank discussion on civil society and Southeast Asia's crisis of democracy.

Oligarchs have weaponised identity politics in their struggles over power and resources. That means it's not going away any time soon.

Why some perceived a racist dog whistle in Anies Baswedan's inaugural address.

Vedi Hadiz and Tom Power analyse the year in politics at ANU's 2017 Indonesia Update.

The destruction of centuries past should focus the region on preparing for Indonesia’s next mega-eruption.

The article that got its author reported for libel for comparing Megawati and Aung San Suu Kyi.

ANU's premier Indonesian studies event will explore the nationalist zeitgeist [re]emerging under Jokowi.

A spike in mosque construction is an oft-cited symbol of Indonesia's "Islamisation". But data suggest it's not actually happening.

Alarming rhetoric from officials is coinciding with an apparent spike in the use of deadly force by police.

Survey data show no evidence of a link between piety and intolerance, let alone violence.

It’s one step forward, two steps back for the right of Papuans and Moluccans to peacefully advocate for self-determination.

International experience shows that the organisation can survive, even thrive, in the face of official bans.

An artist revisits the Batavia tragedy

Indonesia's parliament has approved Jokowi's decree on mass organisations. Here's why the law threatens the freedoms of all Indonesians.

Java's temples are sites for the performance of power, prestige and celebrity

Conspiracy theories about the past reveal important obstacles and opportunities for history education in Indonesia.

Some reflections from an odd, and at turns crass, fast breaking event inside a Jakarta shopping mall.

Neither Ahok nor Anies can change the fact that those who own the city have enormous influence over how it's run.

Forget oligarchy. Ahok's governorship, like Jokowi's before him, has been a boon for state enterprise.

The ocean is the largest museum in the world

"An encounter between Australian Indonesianists and Indonesian Australianists offers fruitful avenues for both countries

A report from the pathbreaking Indonesian Female Ulama Congress in Cirebon, West Java.