In this edition of Inside Indonesia we look back on Indonesia’s election year to see what lessons can be drawn about the ...

What explains this ‘nationalisation’ of the regional elections? Newspaper have interpreted the results as evidence of Prabowo ...

This was especially so on social media, where supporters mixed with paid ‘buzzers’ – anonymous social media influencers – to ...

In Jakarta, this was clearly demonstrated in a unique grassroots movement organised by the Urban Poor People’s Network or ...

Such was the hyperreality built around their ticket, that it trumped the reality of militarism. In addition to – and often as ...

For the strategists it was his proximity to the formation of the republican government and its first national institutions ...

But Prabowo’s gemoy ‘positivity’ rebrand is problematic because it is part of a wider trend of election campaigning that ...

For two weeks in August 2024 a series of discussions were organised by the Bandung School of Peace Indonesia (SEKODI Bandung) ...

At Indonesia Bertutur 2024, a biannual festival exploring Indonesia’s cultural heritage through contemporary art, the historic gardens of Bali’s Museum Puri Lukisan became the stage for Amrta, a ...

While many journalists and academics reported the atomisation of ride-hailing drivers in North America and Europe, Indonesia seemed to be a good news story. There, drivers for Gojek, Grab and Shopee ...