Jan 21, 2019 Last Updated 6:32 AM, Jan 20, 2019

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Land and social justice

Land and social justice

Communities struggle for access while reforms run aground

Land titles do not equal agrarian reform

Land titles do not equal agrarian reform

Activists split with Indonesia’s government over whether land registration helps the rural poor

A city without social justice

A city without social justice

Jakarta needs more green space, but not at the expense of the poor

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

Too precious to mine

Too precious to mine

Central Java farmers refuse to get stuck in cement

Land, ethnicity and politics

Land, ethnicity and politics

Direct local elections have led to new developments in the struggle for land rights in East Kalimantan

When money rules over voice

When money rules over voice

Regional autonomy and spatial planning in Bandung benefits the elite

Social justice by design

Social justice by design

Architect Antonio Ismael Risianto promotes planning for the urban poor

The right to choose

The right to choose

Indonesian activists keep fighting to have abortion decriminalised

Genocide and demographic transformation in Papua

Genocide and demographic transformation in Papua

A response to Jim Elmslie and Stuart Upton

The Aceh Party

The Aceh Party

The elections were tense in Aceh but in the end helped to consolidate the peace process

Election politics

Election politics

This edition of Inside Indonesia examines the role of money, religion and much else in this year’s elections

Purchasing power

Purchasing power

Weak rules and weak implementation meant that influence could still be bought in the 2009 elections

Chaos and consolidation

Chaos and consolidation

The April 2009 legislative polls exposed weaknesses in Indonesia’s electoral management, but the results will help to strengthen the democratic polity

Winning the villages

Winning the villages

Grassroots political operators hold the key to many candidates’ success

Suicide and progress in modern Nusantara

Suicide and progress in modern Nusantara

While it’s tragic that some candidates kill themselves after Indonesian elections, at least they aren’t killing each other

Dominant but weak

Dominant but weak

Signs of underlying fragility in nationalist parties may benefit Islamic parties in future elections

Symbols and signs

Symbols and signs

Photo-essay: PKS is often depicted as radical Islamist, but its members show evidence of ideological diversity

Seeking representation

Seeking representation

Activists in Palu remain confined to the political margins

Feeling cheated, acting apathetic

Feeling cheated, acting apathetic

Many Indonesian students face obstacles voting, but they aren’t much interested anyway

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