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15. Nov 2022
Could the Kanjuruhan stadium disaster spark Indonesian police reform?
Indonesia, InFocus
The 1st of October disaster at the football stadium on Java, in which 135 people lost their lives, is the second-worst footballing tragedy in history. Might it spark Indonesian police reform?
Read more2. Feb 2009
The decentralisation process in Indonesia and its impact on the agricultural sector / by Tobias Axelsson
agriculture, Indonesia, InFocus
The thesis “Peasants and policymakers : agricultural transformation in Java under Suharto” shows that Indonesia commenced a transformation process but did not see it through, resulting in an economy more investment-driven than agriculturally-led. Inspired by the East Asian model, the thesis focuses on three core areas within the agricultural transformation process. Firstly, yields and labour productivity whereby it is shown that the principal source of productivity growth was through land augmenting policies.
Read more16. Jan 2009
University class turned peace process. Senior Reseacher Timo Kivimäki, NIAS
Indonesia, InFocus
Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province has suffered from communal conflict and at the turn of the millennium the Indonesian province became infamous for two massive cannibalistic riots. While the massive violence has not continued there have been smaller violent incidents with several people killed every year.
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