Sport, politics and the 1962 Asian Games Jakarta’s 1962 Asian Games were a symbol of Sukarno’s postcolonial nation-building 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
Jakarta’s Asian Games, yesterday and today Ignoring issues from the 1962 Games will not help solve the many problems faced by sport in Indonesia Read more
Review: Jakarta, Mon Amour A series of illustrated books offers a visual journey through the history of Jakarta and brings back vivid memories Read more
Review: The making of an Indonesian human rights lawyer Dan Lev explains how an outsider became a national hero Read more
Censorship makes a comeback Recent book bannings mark a return to the repressive practices of the New Order Read more
Driving under the New Order The tumultuous events of 1965 thwarted Liong Tjie Tjong’s writing aspirations Read more
Negotiating the past and looking to the future Meaningful dialogue about the future of Papua requires that Indonesians and Papuans honestly address the past Read more
Fauzi Abdullah (1949-2009) Indonesian labour activists are mourning the passing of a great man Read more
Gerindra and 'Greater Indonesia' Prabowo’s party has deep roots in Indonesian political mythology Read more
Fighting over the land and forest Century-old conflicts persist in the vast tracts of Indonesia that are designated as state forest Read more
Genocide and demographic transformation in Papua A response to Jim Elmslie and Stuart Upton Read more
A disaster, but not genocide Migration has caused many problems in Papua, but it is not part of a genocidal master plan Read more
Through a building darkly The story of the Teochiu Huikuan building in Medan provides insights into Chinese Indonesians’ history of dispossession Read more
Learning from Malaysia's mistakes Chinese Indonesians must re-enter politics in order to fully exercise their citizenship Read more
Beyond the Museum Asmat bisj-poles gain new meaning in a Papuan refugee protest in Melbourne Read more