Struggling for a job Misinformation and lack of opportunity form disproportionate barriers for rural youth looking for work Read more
Is education the golden plough? Flores youth migrate for education, but are their university degrees worth the investment? Read more
Mining – who benefits? Mining law changes in decentralising Indonesia raises new challenges and opportunities for local communities Read more
Has resource extraction reduced poverty? The benefits of more concentrated natural resources are less likely to be spread 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
Church-based resistance to mining in Manggarai Resistance is a way of defending local people’s rights in dealing with mining policy Read more
Mining mercury in an Indonesian periphery Improved market chain monitoring and recognition of sociocultural dynamics are important for central mercury control Read more
The Floating School A mobile school in South Sulawesi offers new horizons to young islanders Read more
Fighting apathy, seeking engagement Students have mixed feelings about a mandatory community service program at Indonesian universities 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
The village head as patron The Village Law might restore the dominance that village heads enjoyed under Suharto Read more
Participation in Ngada Why residents in Ngada district are exceptionally eager to take part in village meetings Read more