Edition 98: Oct-Dec 2009

Land and Social Justice



Land and social justice Land and social justice
Written by Judith Mayer   
Communities struggle for access while reforms run aground Tags: Local Politics Adat Land Rights Yudhoyono presidency (2004-) Land Rights National Editorial
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Fighting over the land and forest Fighting over the land and forest
Written by Sandra Moniaga   
Century-old conflicts persist in the vast tracts of Indonesia that are designated as state forest Tags: Local Politics Adat Land Rights Marginalised Groups Rural Indonesia Colonial period (-1945) Revolution (1945-49) Parliamentary period (1949-57) Guided Democracy (1957-65) 1965-66 New Order (1967-98) Habibie presidency (1998-99) Wahid presidency (1999-01) Megawati presidency (2001-04) Yudhoyono presidency (2004-) Forests Indigenous Rights Land Rights Agriculture Land Java
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Land titles do not equal agrarian reform Land titles do not equal agrarian reform
Written by Noer Fauzi   
Activists split with Indonesia’s government over whether land registration helps the rural poor Tags: Local Politics National Politics Land Rights Rural Indonesia Yudhoyono presidency (2004-) Agriculture Land Rights Agriculture Land National
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Too precious to mine Too precious to mine
Written by Alexandra Crosby   
Central Java farmers refuse to get stuck in cement Tags: Local Politics Land Rights Marginalised Groups Rural Indonesia Yudhoyono presidency (2004-) Conservation Indigenous Rights Land Rights Agriculture Land Java
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Land, ethnicity and politics Land, ethnicity and politics
Written by Laurens Bakker   
Direct local elections have led to new developments in the struggle for land rights in East Kalimantan Tags: Politics Local Politics Adat Land Rights Ethnicity Yudhoyono presidency (2004-) Indigenous Rights Land Rights Agriculture Land Kalimantan
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The trouble with oil palm The trouble with oil palm
Written by Afrizal   
Conflicts between villagers and plantation companies in Sumatra are still unresolved Tags: Adat Land Rights Rural Indonesia Yudhoyono presidency (2004-) Agriculture Indigenous Rights Land Rights Agriculture Land Sumatra
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When money rules over voice When money rules over voice
Written by Gustaaf Reerink   
Regional autonomy and spatial planning in Bandung benefits the elite Tags: Politics Local Politics Corruption Land Rights Urban Indonesia Habibie presidency (1998-99) Wahid presidency (1999-01) Megawati presidency (2001-04) Yudhoyono presidency (2004-) Human Rights (other) Land Rights Java
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Development for the rich Development for the rich
Written by Tristam Moeliono   
Gated communities are built with little concern for their social and environmental impacts Tags: Land Rights New Order (1967-98) Habibie presidency (1998-99) Wahid presidency (1999-01) Megawati presidency (2001-04) Yudhoyono presidency (2004-) Conservation Land Rights Inequality Corporate Social Responsibility Java
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A city without social justice A city without social justice
Written by Deden Rukmana   
Jakarta needs more green space, but not at the expense of the poor Tags: Politics Local Politics Land Rights Urban Indonesia Yudhoyono presidency (2004-) Environment (other) Land Rights Inequality Informal Sector Java
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Social justice by design Social justice by design
Written by Judith Mayer   
Architect Antonio Ismael Risianto promotes planning for the urban poor Tags: Politics Local Politics Land Rights Urban Indonesia Yudhoyono presidency (2004-) Natural Disasters Land Rights Poverty Livelihoods Java
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