Exit polls from Jakarta election are a good starting point for thinking about the nexus between identity politics and inequality.
Ian Wilson and Marcus Mietzner on the Jakarta election
Ian Wilson and Marcus Mietzner interpret the Jakarta election in a public conversation hosted by Murdoch University's Asia Research Centre.
Between inequality and identity in Jakarta polls
Ian Wilson is right that binary 'diversity vs. sectarian populism' narratives are unhelpful. But religious divides still matter in the politics of inequality.
‘Bottom up’ campaigning failed Ahok, and it might fail Jokowi.
Hailed as a game changer in the 2012 Jakarta polls, volunteer and social media campaigns are playing an increasingly ambiguous role in Indonesian politics.
Digging up the Dutch colonial past
An official Dutch inquiry will confront the bloody end of the country's colonial rule in the Indies. It will also open old wounds in Indonesia.
Ahok’s absurd trial won’t satisfy anybody
Prosecutors' request for a suspended sentence for Ahok underscores what a political farce the legal process has been.
Jakarta: inequality and the poverty of elite pluralism
Framing Jakarta's election as a referendum on Indonesian pluralism is a way to avoid addressing inequalities of political and economic power.
Slashing livelihoods
How poor policy understanding of slash and burn farming has impacted communities.
The impact of Indonesia’s online transportation ban on the disabled
How the government's policy is a loss for the disabled community.
The challenge after the Indonesia local elections
Shaping the performance accountability of elected political leaders.
West Papua worries
Why West Papua remains a sore point in the relationship between Canberra and Jakarta.
Museums, masterpieces and morals
Are museums friends or foes when it comes to protecting antiquities?