Society

Online corruption talk in Banten can be vitriolic

What does exercising citizenship in Indonesia's democracy look like?

Despite the impressive activism of Pekalongan’s labour union, its political clout remains limited

Students have mixed feelings about a mandatory community service program at Indonesian universities

Reviewing the history behind and themes in Hanung Bramantyo's Kartini

Married women endure the highest rate of new HIV infection in Indonesia

Reviews: ‘Linking People’ and ‘Troppo’

Yenny Wahid is the new face of moderate Islam

Indonesia’s welfare schemes are failing to support older citizens

Contemporary Indonesian painter Mahdi Abdullah exhibits Acehnese culture in Melbourne 

The new Village Law could substantially change Indonesia’s villages. Not necessarily for the better.

How a law that goes against many vested interests was enacted

Indonesia’s Village Law fails to provide village communities with control over their elites

Taking stock after two years of village law implementation

The Village Law might restore the dominance that village heads enjoyed under Suharto

Why residents in Ngada district are exceptionally eager to take part in village meetings 

Faulty administrative procedures led to the misuse of village development funds in Papua

The Village Law provides recognition for traditional village institutions, but villagers in Bali and Mentawai are not interested

A Hazara fleeing persecution has dedicated her life in Indonesia to helping her fellow refugees in Bogor