Society

Perfectly coiffed hair and rose-pink cheeks underpin Polri’s latest policing tactic

Highland communities in Papua are demanding access to services, but there is a limit to what can be offered in the most remote settlements

As infectious diseases spread, strategic governance becomes ever more important

Rebuilding trust in doctors will be an important part of Aceh’s post-conflict recovery

Mental health services have been seriously neglected in Indonesia, but emergency responses to the Aceh tsunami and conflict have led to new ways of thinking

Many Indonesian women face great difficulties in accessing safe terminations of unwanted pregnancies

Regional governments around Indonesia are devising new and ambitious free healthcare schemes for their electorates, but to what end?

Healthcare in Indonesia suffers from many chronic problems that only healthier politics can cure

Campaigns against smoking are finally gaining ground, but the tobacco lobby is fighting back

People in rural Papua are more interested in basic services than grand political struggles

In Jakarta’s crowded neighbourhoods, beliefs in supernatural power and invulnerability still surround the figure of the jago tough man

Indonesian television advertisements are constructing images of Indonesia by appropriating well-known nationalist themes

Technology is opening up new possibilities for Sundanese literature

Indonesia is Facebooking, Twittering and blogging, but what effect is this having on campaigns for social justice?

Indonesia is online. The number of Indonesians using the internet increased from two million in 2000 to over 55 million in 2012, the fourth largest number of internet users in Asia (after China, India and Japan).

The integration of mainstream and social media creates a more responsive news cycle

Bali rockers Navicula find a platform for social change in online social media

LGBT communities use social media to organise despite threats of violence

Social media tools are only effective if they can engage people off-line

Despite isolation and multiple migrations the Cocos Malays maintain a resilient culture

The challenges of governing ‘societal organisations’ pose difficult questions for Indonesian democracy