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The Mixed Economic Record of Joko Widodo

  • Howard Dick,

Jokowi leaves a mixed economic legacy. Fixing a weak tax system and a lethargic energy transition will be two of the big challenges for Indonesia’s next president.

The Past is Present in Indonesia’s Presidential Election

  • Vedi Hadiz,

The shadow of Suharto’s New Order hangs over Indonesia’s presidential elections. And it is not just in the form of retired general Prabowo Subianto.

INTERVIEW: ‘The situation for LGBTIQ+ Indonesians is ‘ugly’ and has deteriorated’

  • Dr Dédé Oetomo,

Intolerance in Indonesia seemingly remains stubbornly high.

Precarious frontier and the handling of COVID-19 in Indigenous communities in Borneo

  • Dr Imam Ardhianto and Indrawan Prasetyo,

New research on the public health response to COVID-19 in Indonesian Borneo.

Securitisation, nationalism and democracy: The banning of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia

  • Dr Christian Harijanto and Professor Farida Fozdar,

How HTI was constructed as an existential threat and banned using a process beyond the normal systems of democracy.