A 150-year old obstacle to land rights The Dutch colonialists adopted the concept of domein verklaring (domain declaration) to claim control over a large part of Indonesia’s land. This act lives on in modern-day Indonesia, causing conflict and poverty. Read more
Distance matters: social housing for the poor For Jakarta’s most vulnerable, vertical social housing creates more problems than it solves Read more
Social exclusion in a state urban mega-development Indonesia’s first 'new city' may not be addressing the urban problems it was supposed to Read more
‘We are natural-born children, you are adopted’ Locals contest national citizenship rights in North Maluku Read more
Comes with the territory Compromises must be made in the quest for indigeneity among the Dayak Meratus Read more
Book extract: Sarongge Lontar Modern Indonesia: ‘But that is, after all, the relationship between land and power... Whoever holds power will impose their view.’ Read more
Petikan buku: Sarongge Lontar Modern Indonesia: ‘Siapa yang pegang kuasa, akan paksakan pandangannya tentang bagaimana cara mengatur aset alam itu.’ Read more
Samarinda’s deadly mining pits The end of the boom has not meant an end to the perilous impact of coal mining in East Kalimantan Read more
The Sultan of development? Succession within the Sultanate of Yogyakarta decides who will own vast tracts of land Read more
An agrarian reform agenda for Jokowi Jokowi must accommodate customary rights lest his development agenda spur land conflicts Read more
Balancing business Indonesia’s unions are engaging in electoral politics in unprecedented ways in an attempt to balance the influence of business Read more
Dealing with social exclusion Illegal squatters in Jakarta struggle for recognition of their homes and livelihoods Read more
Art for the people Taring Padi takes stock of a more than a decade fighting the political establishment – with art as its weapon Read more
Resistance through memory The victims of the Lapindo mudflow disaster continue to assert their rights to compensation Read more
Social justice by design Architect Antonio Ismael Risianto promotes planning for the urban poor Read more
Development for the rich Gated communities are built with little concern for their social and environmental impacts Read more
When money rules over voice Regional autonomy and spatial planning in Bandung benefits the elite Read more
Land, ethnicity and politics Direct local elections have led to new developments in the struggle for land rights in East Kalimantan Read more