When money rules over voice Regional autonomy and spatial planning in Bandung benefits the elite Read more
Social justice by design Architect Antonio Ismael Risianto promotes planning for the urban poor Read more
Genocide and demographic transformation in Papua A response to Jim Elmslie and Stuart Upton Read more
The Aceh Party The elections were tense in Aceh but in the end helped to consolidate the peace process Read more
Election politics This edition of Inside Indonesia examines the role of money, religion and much else in this year’s elections Read more
Purchasing power Weak rules and weak implementation meant that influence could still be bought in the 2009 elections Read more
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 Read more
Winning the villages Grassroots political operators hold the key to many candidates’ success Read more
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 Read more
Dominant but weak Signs of underlying fragility in nationalist parties may benefit Islamic parties in future elections Read more
Symbols and signs Photo-essay: PKS is often depicted as radical Islamist, but its members show evidence of ideological diversity Read more
Feeling cheated, acting apathetic Many Indonesian students face obstacles voting, but they aren’t much interested anyway Read more
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 Read more
The eagle has crash-landed Despite an unprecedented media campaign, Prabowo Subianto’s political comeback has fallen flat – for now Read more
Down but not out Islamic political parties did not do well, but Islamic politics are going mainstream Read more
Surviving conflict Aceh’s performing arts have blossomed despite the conflict and the tsunami Read more
A man on a mission From the highlands of Papua to exile in England, Benny Wenda is a leader of his people Read more