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
Church-based resistance to mining in Manggarai Resistance is a way of defending local people’s rights in dealing with mining policy Read more
Review: The ideology of the family state David Reeve reviews David Bourchier’s important contribution to understandings of political thinking in Indonesia Read more
The Floating School A mobile school in South Sulawesi offers new horizons to young islanders Read more
Gambling with truth Aceh’s Commission for Truth and Reconciliation has an important, though delicate, mission ahead Read more
Indonesia’s diaspora citizens After decades of neglect, Indonesia’s diaspora demands more rights 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
Review: Beyond decent work A new book examines Indonesian labour struggles through the lens of international political economy theory Read more
Fighting for existence Environmental education is empowering rural youth to protect their hamlet from a luxury resort project Read more
Environmental child soldiers Surabayan children are fighting to improve their local environment Read more
OzAsia and beyond OzAsia festival illuminates the world of Indonesian performance and its social concerns Read more
Religious Bandung II: The champion arrives Bandung’s civic improvement program continues after its patron is imprisoned Read more
Beyond categorisation An Indonesian transsexual movement faces challenges from within, as well as from without Read more
Punkrock and global protest culture An environmental movement is generating new forms of resistance by fusing traditional and contemporary Balinese art with social media Read more
Engaging young Indonesians in politics and the case of WikiDPR A new volunteer movement is shining a light on Indonesia’s parliament and its representatives Read more
Politics from below Street vendors have organised successfully at the local level, but effective national organisation has proved more elusive Read more
The paradox of virtual youth politics Social media promotes political engagement among youth, but at the expense of accurate information and real-world political effects Read more