Apr 27, 2024 Last Updated 1:12 AM, Apr 19, 2024

Guided Democracy

Sport, politics and the 1962 Asian Games

Jakarta’s 1962 Asian Games were a symbol of Sukarno’s postcolonial nation-building

Review: The ideology of the family state

David Reeve reviews David Bourchier’s important contribution to understandings of political thinking in Indonesia

Jakarta’s Asian Games, yesterday and today

Ignoring issues from the 1962 Games will not help solve the many problems faced by sport in Indonesia

Review: Jakarta, Mon Amour

source: Scott Merrillees
A series of illustrated books offers a visual journey through the history of Jakarta and brings back vivid memories

Review: The making of an Indonesian human rights lawyer

Review: The making of an Indonesian human rights lawyer
Dan Lev explains how an outsider became a national hero

Gus Dur’s 100 days

Gus Dur’s 100 days
Abdurrahman Wahid’s life deserves serious and critical reflection

Censorship makes a comeback

Censorship makes a comeback
Recent book bannings mark a return to the repressive practices of the New Order

Driving under the New Order

Driving under the New Order
The tumultuous events of 1965 thwarted Liong Tjie Tjong’s writing aspirations

The Papua dilemma

The Papua dilemma
Personal reflections on an ongoing challenge

Negotiating the past and looking to the future

Negotiating the past and looking to the future
Meaningful dialogue about the future of Papua requires that Indonesians and Papuans honestly address the past

Fauzi Abdullah (1949-2009)

Fauzi Abdullah (1949-2009)
Indonesian labour activists are mourning the passing of a great man

Gerindra and 'Greater Indonesia'

Gerindra and 'Greater Indonesia'
Prabowo’s party has deep roots in Indonesian political mythology

Fighting over the land and forest

Fighting over the land and forest
Century-old conflicts persist in the vast tracts of Indonesia that are designated as state forest

Genocide and demographic transformation in Papua

Genocide and demographic transformation in Papua
A response to Jim Elmslie and Stuart Upton

Not just another disaster

Not just another disaster
Papuan claims of genocide deserve to be taken seriously

A disaster, but not genocide

A disaster, but not genocide
Migration has caused many problems in Papua, but it is not part of a genocidal master plan

W.S.Rendra (1935-2009)

W.S.Rendra (1935-2009)
The peacock is no more

Learning from Malaysia's mistakes

Learning from Malaysia's mistakes
Chinese Indonesians must re-enter politics in order to fully exercise their citizenship

Through a building darkly

Through a building darkly
The story of the Teochiu Huikuan building in Medan provides insights into Chinese Indonesians’ history of dispossession

Arnold Ap and Theys Eluay

Arnold Ap and Theys Eluay
Political assassinations targeted West Papua’s culture and political identity

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