Small island life Remote island communities are fighting for greater autonomy and more suitable, fair development 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
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
Multiplier effects on the Bombana goldfields Benefits ripple outwards but local government struggles to regulate the process Read more
The extractive industries in East Nusa Tenggara As a number of communities in East Nusa Tenggara reject mining, tourism as a resistance strategy can be equally exploitative Read more
From mother to citizen The New Order actively promoted citizenship of a particular kind for women Read more
‘We are natural-born children, you are adopted’ Locals contest national citizenship rights in North Maluku Read more
When ‘home’ is not home Locals react coolly to ex-transmigrants who return to Java after fleeing violence elsewhere Read more
Islam and citizenship Organisations like Wahdah Islamiyah envision an ‘Islamic’ citizenship for Indonesia Read more
‘I am an Indonesian citizen!’ What does exercising citizenship in Indonesia's democracy look like? Read more
Labour takes a citizenship approach Despite the impressive activism of Pekalongan’s labour union, its political clout remains limited Read more
New law, new villages? The new Village Law could substantially change Indonesia’s villages. Not necessarily for the better. Read more
Creating Indonesia’s Village Law How a law that goes against many vested interests was enacted Read more
The myth of the harmonious village Indonesia’s Village Law fails to provide village communities with control over their elites Read more