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Social media companies have more control than the government of Indonesia in limiting the freedom of expression of its citizens. To what extent will they control the political discourse in Indonesia?
What was that election for again?
The make-up of Joko Widodo’s second-term cabinet confirms worrying trends.
Development under Jokowi leaves human rights behind
Jokowi's priorities for his second term revolve around human resources development, but not human rights.
Increasing inroads and growing anger in West Papua
The Indonesian military and divisions within the separatist movement are hurdles to a solution.
Indonesia’s pro-democracy protests cut across deep political cleavages
Bipartisanship and problems of representation in Indonesian politics.
Mapping the 1965-66 killings in Java
Infographics reveal new details about the anti-communist violence.
Moving the capital: a future in Kalimantan?
The impact of relocating Indonesia’s capital on local and environmental politics.
Jokowi-Prabowo political reconciliation as Javanese strategy
The underpinning politics between Jokowi and Prabowo reveals a deeper complexity within the Indonesian election.
The poor know they’re poor: the roles of shame and stigma in the everyday lives of people in poverty
Poverty reduction efforts in Indonesia need to also tackle issues of shame and social exclusion.
‘Green Islam’: Islamic environmentalism in Indonesia
Indonesia promises a future of Quran-inspired sustainability and renewables but is constrained by fossil fuel interests in government.
Cultivating consent: challenges and opportunities in the West Papuan palm oil sector
The need for consent from indigenous landowners in Indonesia's West Papua oil palm developments.
The Neo-JI threat: Jema’ah Islamiyah’s resurgence in Indonesia follows an old playbook
Indonesia should not be lulled by Neo-JI’s seemingly peaceful development.
Mental health care in Indonesia: short on supply, short on demand
If he’s serious about building Indonesia’s “human capital”, Jokowi should make mental health a policy priority.
The post-election challenges for Indonesia’s feminist movement
Progress for pro-women policy requires being honest about the social and political barriers activists face.
Out of sight, out of mind? Political accountability and Indonesia’s new capital plan
What happens when civil society, the media, and policymakers are based in different cities?
How Jokowi spends money better in a second term
Indonesia needs evidence-based policy, not policy-based evidence.
From stagnation to regression? Indonesian democracy after twenty years
The 2019 ANU Indonesia Update conference takes stock of Indonesian democracy.
Voting out the landlords in Flores
Economic change is eroding the political power of traditional custodians of land in this part of Eastern Indonesia.
NU after the elections: more nationalism, less democracy?
Jokowi owes his victory to NU support, and NU expects both material and ideological dividends.
Follow the leader: personalities, policy and partisanship in Indonesia
New survey data show how strongly partisanship effects Indonesians’ policy preferences.
Millenia of maritime mastery: Philip Bowring’s ‘Empire of the Winds’
Though Austronesians operated in networks of oceanic trading that stretched from Asia to the Mediterranean for thousands of years, both the term and cultural grouping are little known.
Q&A: Thomas Lembong on Indonesia’s economy
The reformist chairman of Indonesia's Investment Coordination Board (BKPM) spoke to ANU's Hall Hill for New Mandala.
Measuring the ‘NU effect’ in Indonesia’s election
Ma’ruf Amin's electoral benefit was smaller than often assumed—but it was enough to get Jokowi over the line.
