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Indonesia demonstrates that civil society as a backbone of democracy is a myth

  • Dr Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir,

Civil society has failed to defend democratic institutions from being hijacked by reactionary populist politics.

Human mobility in small island communities in pandemic times: Insights from Sangihe, Indonesia

  • Naimah Lutfi Abdullah Talib,

For Islanders, travelling is a way of exercising their social, political, and economic rights but this has been difficult during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The socio-environmental challenges for China’s palm oil business in Indonesia

  • Dr Xiao Tan & Dr Ardhitya Eduard Yeremia,

Indonesia’s palm oil production is highly contentious, especially in the context of Chinese companies operating in Indonesia.

INTERVIEW: Why there are grounds for optimism in Indonesia, even in an age of global democratic regression

  • Professor Robert Hefner,

What’s the state of Indonesian democracy after two years of COVID-19? Will the pandemic’s pressures result in a resurgence of Islamist groups?

Indonesia’s pandemic foreign policy: Between pragmatism and Jokowi’s legacy

  • Muhamad Arif,

Jakarta seems to be playing a long game: keeping the great powers from outright conflict while reaping as many benefits as possible.

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