Boosting youth entrepreneurship in creative industries Campaigns to promote creative industries promise new avenues of entrepreneurship for creative youth, but real career options remain uncertain Read more
Would I like to be a farmer? Rural youth in rice-growing villages explain their doubts and aspirations about a future in agriculture Read more
Negotiating access Entering a competitive work environment, young men in Cilegon find their ambitions for employment hampered Read more
Underemployed ambitions Struggling in their transition from education to work, educated young people in rural Flores are often both dependent on and critical of local social support networks Read more
Aspiring to become a civil servant Trying to secure a government job, educated youth in Pontianak are rethinking the meaning of work and middle class success Read more
Youth employment prospects and aspirations Young Indonesians display considerable resourcefulness in coping with difficult pathways into work, but more comprehensive policies are needed to improve their job prospects Read more
Film review: Tanah Mama A new documentary about a Papuan woman’s daily struggle to survive opens debate on the grave issues affecting her society Read more
Where to now for the MDGs in Indonesia? The Millennium Development Goals addressed the basic development needs of Indonesia, but tackling poverty now requires a more complex strategy Read more
A more efficient approach to social welfare? Jokowi’s fresh approach to social welfare and development will not be without its challenges Read more
Disability data and the development agenda in Indonesia Indonesia needs stronger data to better include people with disabilities in the post-MDG era Read more
Keeping women and babies healthy within an unequal system Problems of unequal access explain differences in Indonesia’s achievement of child mortality and maternal mortality targets Read more
Quantity but not quality Indonesia is on track to achieve universal primary education, but questions remain about the quality of education Read more
Politics from below Street vendors have organised successfully at the local level, but effective national organisation has proved more elusive Read more
Film review: Bitter Honey Robert Lemelson’s latest documentary film takes his audience inside the lives of the women, men and children living in polygamous families in Bali Read more
Film review: Daniel Ziv’s acclaimed 'Jalanan' A film that takes the viewer deep into the lives of three people living on Jakarta's margins Read more
Back with a vengeance Former migrant workers are finding new empowerment in the bureaucratic jungle of legal aid Read more
The paradox of virtual youth politics Social media promotes political engagement among youth, but at the expense of accurate information and real-world political effects Read more
KITLV Reading Room gone, collection remains The Institute will continue to operate without its famous reading room Read more