Criminalising justice The ‘communist stigma’ is being used as a tool in the courtroom to attack human and environmental rights Read more
Hunger and culture in West Papua Oil palm projects are causing hunger in Merauke, both literal and symbolic Read more
The waste emergency Government, producers and the public must all cooperate to tackle Indonesia’s waste problems Read more
Bangun! Banjir! Seorang antropolog Belanda tinggal di permukiman kumuh di bantaran kali Jakarta untuk memahami bagaimana warga di sana hidup berdampingan dengan banjir Read more
Religious idioms of vulnerability Years after the tsunami, people in Aceh articulate the fragility of life through religious idioms Read more
The Palu earthquake Though earthquakes are common in Palu, residents underestimate the threat, and government response efforts are weak Read more
When the deity meditates… In ancient Indonesian manuscripts, a disaster is sometimes not a disaster, but a message from the deity. Read more
Wake up! Flood! A Dutch anthropologist lived in a Jakarta riverside slum to learn how residents there cope with constant flooding Read more
Timotius and Freeport Elite politics and Freeport Indonesia’s non-compliance continue to deny Timotius Kambu his owed wages Read more
Being young, female and poor Young women farmers in Java and Flores find themselves on the lower rungs of multiple ladders Read more
Islam-inspired renewable energy A collaboration between a teacher and farmers in Central Java is unlocking the potential of an indigenous biofuel source Read more
Mining – who benefits? Mining law changes in decentralising Indonesia raises new challenges and opportunities for local communities Read more
The life and death of Indonesia’s mineral export ban The Jokowi government’s policy shift contributes to pervasive regulatory ambiguity in Indonesia’s mining sector Read more
Resource nationalism as imperialism Foreign investment in large-scale mining has encountered serious obstacles Read more
Has resource extraction reduced poverty? The benefits of more concentrated natural resources are less likely to be spread Read more
Mining and equitable development Mining dominates East Luwu GDP but development of agriculture underpins equitable development Read more
Small-scale mining in Central Kalimantan After reformasi, Kereng Pangi, Kalimantan became the site of a gold rush Read more
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