Jul 10, 2020 Last Updated 11:50 PM, Jul 2, 2020

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Politics

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

Not just an elite game

Not just an elite game

In Bali, it’s neither policy, parties nor entrenched elites, but image-savvy politicians and an all-powerful media that are dominating the new electoral landscape

The eagle has crash-landed

The eagle has crash-landed

Despite an unprecedented media campaign, Prabowo Subianto’s political comeback has fallen flat – for now

Down but not out

Down but not out

Islamic political parties did not do well, but Islamic politics are going mainstream

Dancing the nation in migration

Dancing the nation in migration

Indonesian women in Perth perform a ‘uniting’ dance

Surviving conflict

Surviving conflict

Aceh’s performing arts have blossomed despite the conflict and the tsunami

A man on a mission

A man on a mission

From the highlands of Papua to exile in England, Benny Wenda is a leader of his people

D-day for anti-corruption reform

D-day for anti-corruption reform

Draft legislation is a prescription potentially worse than the ailment

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