Inside Indonesia - a quarterly magazine on Indonesia and its people, culture, politics, economy and environment

From the highlands of Papua to exile in England, Benny Wenda is a leader of his people Jennifer Robinson    Benny was detai...

Brotherhood among the poor urban youth of Jakarta Grace Leksana    They are not all so young!    Ian Wilson ...

There are big dangers in declaring success too soon Sidney Jones    Hasan di Tiro and his courtiers: Partai Aceh election d...

Chinese Indonesians reflect on their place in the new Indonesia Michele Ford and Jemma Purdey     Chinese Indonesians a...

Challenges remain for Chinese Indonesians 10 years after reformasi Jemma Purdey     A social gap? Beggars gather outsid...

State discrimination against the Chinese is a form of cultural violence Wahyu Effendi    Cover image Tionghoa dalam Cengker...

Chinese Indonesians must re-enter politics in order to fully exercise their citizenship Christianto Wibisono     Christ...

Chinese Indonesians search for a political role in the new Indonesia Christine Susanna Tjhin     Will Chinese Indonesia...

A Chinese community constructs and preserves the memory of their loved ones, the victims of racial and political violence in Banyuwangi Julian...

Indonesia’s transgendered community is raising its profile. Irfan Kortschak Popular stereotype: the war...

An Indonesian NGO finds injustices in unexpected places Desti Murdijana Yayasan Pikul is an Indonesian NGO based in Kupang, West Timor. It foste...

Ethnicity and the nation More than ever before in living memory, Indonesians today feel proud that they are not just Indonesian but also Malay, Chi...

Ethnic nationalism under siege in West Papua Richard Chauvel President Megawati’s attempt to divide Papua into three provinces has generated s...

Music is still a potent source of cultural resistance in West Papua Alex Rayfiel Just before he was murdered on 24 April 1984 by Kopassus – In...

Ethnic relations in West Kalimantan are marked with blood Mary Somers Heidhues In West Kalimantan, people like to speak of the ‘three pillarsâ...

Ien Ang returns to Indonesia and her Chinese roots Ien Ang I was twelve when my parents decided to relocate their family of seven from Indonesia...

Ethnic Chinese experience a ‘reawakening’ of their Chinese identity Chang-Yau Hoon The post-Suharto era is an exciting period for Chinese In...

Searching for a new dominant ethnic identity Minako Sakai Reformasi and regional autonomy have created a popular expectation that power will be ...

Ethnic stereotyping by local politicians in Lombok fails to please all Kendra Clegg The end of President Suharto’s New Order government and it...

Christianity, curly hair, and human dignity Nico Schulte Nordholt The two phenomena of ethnicity and ethno-nationalism are not restricted to Wes...