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May 09, 2017
New law, new villages?
The new Village Law could substantially change Indonesia’s villages. Not necessarily for the better.
By WARD BERENSCHOT & JACQUELINE VEL
May 09, 2017
Creating Indonesia’s Village Law
How a law that goes against many vested interests was enacted
By JACQUELINE VEL, YANDO ZAKARIA & ADRIAAN BEDNER
May 09, 2017
The myth of the harmonious village
Indonesia’s Village Law fails to provide village communities with control over their elites
By BEN WHITE
May 09, 2017
New law, old bureaucracy
Taking stock after two years of village law implementation
By YANDO ZAKARIA & JACQUELINE VEL
May 09, 2017
The village head as patron
The Village Law might restore the dominance that village heads enjoyed under Suharto
By WARD BERENSCHOT & PRIO SAMBODHO
May 09, 2017
Participation in Ngada
Why residents in Ngada district are exceptionally eager to take part in village meetings
By LILY HOO
May 09, 2017
When village development fails
Faulty administrative procedures led to the misuse of village development funds in Papua
By YULIA INDRI SARI
May 09, 2017
Traditional village institutions and the Village Law
The Village Law provides recognition for traditional village institutions, but villagers in Bali and Mentawai are not interested
By AGUNG WARDANA & DARMANTO
Jul 02, 2017
Reviews: Writing Australia and Indonesia
Reviews: ‘Linking People’ and ‘Troppo’
By VIOLET RISH
Jun 19, 2017
Indonesia’s woman to watch
Yenny Wahid is the new face of moderate Islam
By DUNCAN GRAHAM
Jun 09, 2017
Comes with the territory
Compromises must be made in the quest for indigeneity among the Dayak...
By JAZAK AKBAR HIDAYAT
Jun 01, 2017
Review: Beyond decent work
A new book examines Indonesian labour struggles through the lens of international...
By ANTJE MISSBACH
May 23, 2017
Old and poor
Indonesia’s welfare schemes are failing to support older citizens
By SAFRINA THRISTIAWATI
May 18, 2017
Review: Hope and despair in Aceh
Contemporary Indonesian painter Mahdi Abdullah exhibits Acehnese culture in Melbourne
By KAREN KARTOMI THOMAS
May 06, 2017
Hope in the darkness
A Hazara fleeing persecution has dedicated her life in Indonesia to helping...
By ANGELA RICHARDSON
Apr 25, 2017
A lottery love affair
On the island of Flores, a Singaporean lottery based on the Chinese...
By THIJS SCHUT
Apr 18, 2017
Online dating apps blocked
A government crackdown on dating apps is depriving LGBT Indonesians of a...
By DINA LISTIORINI AND SHARYN GRAHAM DAVIES
Apr 12, 2017
Iswadi Pratama, an auteur of Indonesian theatre
Indonesia’s foremost theatre director, the internationally acclaimed Iswadi Pratama, staged an extraordinary...
By CARANISSA DJATMIKO
Apr 04, 2017
Book extract: Sarongge
Lontar Modern Indonesia: ‘But that is, after all, the relationship between land and...
By TOSCA SANTOSO
Apr 04, 2017
Petikan buku: Sarongge
Lontar Modern Indonesia: ‘Siapa yang pegang kuasa, akan paksakan pandangannya tentang bagaimana...
By TOSCA SANTOSO
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