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The contemporary shifting landscape of LGBTQ+ Muslim expression in Indonesia

  • Amar Alfikar & Dr Diego Garcia Rodriguez,

Amid the influence of conservative Indonesian Islam, a queer-inclusive Muslim counter-public is drafting an alternative approach.

How contemporary power relations in Indonesia are maintaining the oligarchy

  • Dr Trissia Wijaya, Dr Diatyka Widya Permata Yasih, Dr Yoes C. Kenawas, and Dr Fakhridho Susilo,

While votes are the nominal source of political power, money is the real source.

Studies on contemporary China in Indonesia: A snapshot of the current knowledge landscape

  • A/Prof Yu Tao and Dr Xiao Tan ,

Understanding China’s impact is imperative not only for developed nations, which have traditionally spearheaded China Studies, but also for the Global South.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in Indonesia: Reinforcing predatory, oligarchic and extractive capitalism?

  • Prof Andrew Rosser & Dr Randy Nandyatama,

The AIIB is an increasingly prominent part of China’s growing global footprint.

Shrinking civic space is inevitable in Indonesia

  • Dr Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir,

Aspiring autocrats are not the only reason for diminishing civil society. Leftist elements of civil society lack capacity.

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