Society

Celebrating Indonesia’s birthday with the Mandarin choirs of Jakarta

An emerging conservative Muslim coalition is a force to be reckoned with in Indonesian politics

Identity and Pleasure: The Politics of Indonesian Screen Culture invites us to embark on a visual journey of difficult episodes in Indonesian history

Mining law changes in decentralising Indonesia raises new challenges and opportunities for local communities

The benefits of more concentrated natural resources are less likely to be spread

Mining dominates East Luwu GDP but development of agriculture underpins equitable development

After reformasi, Kereng Pangi, Kalimantan became the site of a gold rush

Irrespective of location or commodity, peasants now compete with multinational mining companies on the mineral-rich tracts of Indonesia

Benefits ripple outwards but local government struggles to regulate the process

As a number of communities in East Nusa Tenggara reject mining, tourism as a resistance strategy can be equally exploitative

Resistance is a way of defending local people’s rights in dealing with mining policy

Improved market chain monitoring and recognition of sociocultural dynamics are important for central mercury control

Small-scale manganese mining supports livelihood diversity

Indonesians are bonding more deeply with Melbourne, through football and the Krakatoas

A mobile school in South Sulawesi offers new horizons to young islanders

Reflections on contemporary Indonesia and Australia-Indonesia relations at the AsiaTOPA festival

The New Order actively promoted citizenship of a particular kind for women

After decades of neglect, Indonesia’s diaspora demands more rights

Locals contest national citizenship rights in North Maluku