A dysfunctional accountability mechanism inhibits progress.
POLICY CHALLENGES
Frontline women: unrecognised leadership in Indonesia’s COVID-19 response
Incorporating women's experiences and skills would improve pandemic responses.
Why politics matters: an insight from Indonesia’s flood management
Patronage politics, like those predominant in South Kalimantan, are a crucial factor exacerbating climate disasters, and governments rely heavily on inadequate technological solutions to mitigate floods.
The Malady of Ignorance? Indonesian Parliament During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Losing key Parliamentary functions exacerbates a lack of “checks and balances”
Public opinion and civil society: shaping Indonesia’s South China Sea Policy?
Public opinion should force the Indonesian government to consider and adjust its policies and responses to China in the South China Sea.
How China’s foreign policy shapes prejudice against Chinese Indonesians
China’s domestic and foreign policy actions indirectly affect prejudice against Chinese Indonesians
RELIGION
The impact of the Indonesian government’s crackdown on Islamists
Will the crackdown demonstrate the powerlessness of Islamists or serve as a unifying issue?
Religious minorities in Indonesia face discriminiation
"Spineless politicians, feckless government bureaucrats, and narrow-minded ulama officials" stand in the way of religious freedom in Indonesia.
Is COVID-19 muting or fueling religious polarisation in Indonesia?
Islamists continue to mobilise based on political considerations rather than science and public health concerns.
ARTS AND CULTURE
Storytelling, subversion and satire in Tita Salina’s 1001st Island
A utopian vision with glimpses of a dystopian future.
Art and artists in society in Indonesia: future tense
After two decades of enormous social change on global and local scales, what role will art and artists play in Indonesia’s future?
‘That damned elusive pimpernel: Tan Malaka and the Patjar Merah stories
What exactly was the relationship between the real Tan Malaka and his fictional alter ego?
COVID-19 IN INDONESIA
VIEW THE INDONESIA ARCHIVE HEREWhat is behind vaccine hesitancy in Indonesia?
Perceived religious prohibition, vaccine coercion, anti-Chinese sentiment and reliance on alternative health and hygiene practices are contributing to low vaccination acceptance.
COVID-19, food insecurity and the resilience of indigenous women in Indonesia
Protecting rural indigenous people’s control over food resources is linked to the wellbeing of migrant workers in the cities.
COVID-19 is eroding Indonesian local media’s role as watchdog
Local media are failing to supervise regional Indonesia, with many relying on government PR budgets or politicians’ fresh cash.
The Malady of Ignorance? Indonesian Parliament During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Losing key Parliamentary functions exacerbates a lack of “checks and balances”
Governing a pandemic: centre-regional relations and Indonesia’s COVID-19 response
The current arrangements slow initial local responses without a corresponding payoff.
The role of neighbourhood leaders in Indonesia’s COVID-19 response
Neighbourhood leaders enjoy high levels of public trust but concerns about legitimacy and conflict limit the extent to which they can implement COVID-19 restrictions.
Disrupting pathways: What awaits rural youth forced home by COVID-19?
An influx of new ideas might boost rural and coastal sectors, but unemployment looms large too.
Gendering Indonesia’s responses to COVID-19: Preliminary thoughts
The approach used in the creation of these policies ignores that women may face more difficulty in accessing the promised benefits.
Indonesian disability activism amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
Indonesian disability activists are leading action to assess needs and advocate for the inclusivity in the government's COVID-19 response.
POST-ELECTION DEMOCRACY CHALLENGES
VIEW THE INDONESIA ARCHIVESIndonesia’s democratic paradox
The co-existence of Indonesia’s competitive elections with illiberal trends appears contradictory but the two are in fact interrelated.
Why Indonesia’s electoral system needs reform
Lawmakers have an opportunity to work with experts in civil society and academia to make politics less dependent on financial sponsors.
Indonesia’s pro-democracy protests cut across deep political cleavages
Bipartisanship and problems of representation in Indonesian politics.