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Melbourne Asia Review is a research-based publication of the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne.
INTERVIEW: Why there are grounds for optimism in Indonesia, even in an age of global democratic regression
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
Jakarta seems to be playing a long game: keeping the great powers from outright conflict while reaping as many benefits as possible.
Who will study Indonesia in the future?
Economic and cultural biases tend to lead to Australian governments and elite institutions (including universities) looking past Asia in favour of Europe and North America.
Indonesia’s fight for a law against sexual violence needs to involve a discussion of Islamic values
Time and again, Indonesians have been confronted by a conversation over the role of women defined and bound by cultural and traditional values.
WEBINAR: Asian states and their diasporas
China India and Indonesia are increasingly seeing the huge potential of their diasporas for economic development.