Mining the land, mining people Irrespective of location or commodity, peasants now compete with multinational mining companies on the mineral-rich tracts of Indonesia Read more
Multiplier effects on the Bombana goldfields Benefits ripple outwards but local government struggles to regulate the process Read more
Mining mercury in an Indonesian periphery Improved market chain monitoring and recognition of sociocultural dynamics are important for central mercury control Read more
From mother to citizen The New Order actively promoted citizenship of a particular kind for women Read more
Review: Beyond decent work A new book examines Indonesian labour struggles through the lens of international political economy theory Read more
Book extract: Sarongge Lontar Modern Indonesia: ‘But that is, after all, the relationship between land and power... Whoever holds power will impose their view.’ Read more
Petikan buku: Sarongge Lontar Modern Indonesia: ‘Siapa yang pegang kuasa, akan paksakan pandangannya tentang bagaimana cara mengatur aset alam itu.’ Read more
Safe water at a premium The UN’s claim that 87 per cent of Indonesians have access to safe drinking water seems exaggerated Read more
In the name of food security The army’s over-immersion in civilian affairs is being encouraged by its role in food security projects Read more
The Go-Jek effect Has this phenomenally successful app-based transport service improved the lives of the motorcycle workers it employs? Read more
Food sovereignty and peasant activism Farmers and would-be farmers in Lombok are fighting a land-rights battle against the tourism industry Read more
Good intentions, mixed realities Bali’s World Heritage listing has put its rice-farming culture under stress Read more
Religious conflict and heritage management in Banten Lama An ongoing struggle to control a historic Mosque disrupts a heritage region Read more
Samarinda’s deadly mining pits The end of the boom has not meant an end to the perilous impact of coal mining in East Kalimantan Read more
A room of one’s own Mobile libraries and writers clubs reveal a rich reading and writing culture among Indonesian migrant workers in Hong Kong Read more
The Sultan of development? Succession within the Sultanate of Yogyakarta decides who will own vast tracts of land Read more
In sickness and in wealth Village morality complicates our assumptions about what it means to ‘succeed’ as a migrant worker Read more
Cash for the cashless The new Village Law pumps money directly into subsistence villages: a crazy idea, or new development paradigm? Read more