Posted in: Talking Indonesia

Talking Indonesia: environmental activism and art

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Bali is home to a vibrant environmental movement involving collaboration between activists, artists and musicians. In Talking Indonesia this week, Dr Dirk Tomsa chats to Dr Edwin Jurriens about the main players and how they are using art and music to promote change.

Talking Indonesia: democracy for sale

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Is Indonesia's democracy for sale? In Talking Indonesia this week, Dr Jemma Purdey chats to Dr Ward Berenschot about local election campaigns and behind the scenes machinations, and the informal networks based on patronage and identity politics that play a major role in local politics.

Talking Indonesia: rice politics

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How to provide the Indonesian population with the enormous amounts of rice it consumes each year is a perennially thorny question in the country. In the first Talking Indonesia for 2019, Dr Dave McRae discusses the politically charged issue of rice policy with Associate Professor Jamie Davidson.

Talking Indonesia: roads, development and violence in Papua

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In the wake of the attack in Nduga district, Dr Dave McRae speaks to Dr Jenny Munro about the situation in the Papuan provinces. How do Papuans feel about the government's infrastructure push in the region, and their place in the Indonesian nation?

Talking Indonesia: women legislators

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What factors are limiting women's representation in the national legislature? How can they be overcome? Dr Dirk Tomsa discusses these issues and more with Ella Prihatini in the latest episode of Talking Indonesia.

Talking Indonesia: disparities between regions

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What are the drivers of regional disparity, what are its impacts, and what can the government do about it? As part of our 'Policy in Focus' series, Dr Dave McRae discusses these issues and more with Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro in a special episode of Talking Indonesia.

Talking Indonesia: Islamic youth movements

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In Talking Indonesia this week, Dr Charlotte Setijadi chats to Dr Quinton Temby about what the youth-focused revivalist movement Pemuda Hijrah and other groups like it can tell us about the type of Islam that appeals to young Indonesian Muslims.

Talking Indonesia: young politicians

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More than ever, Indonesia’s young people are playing a key role in the country’s politics. In Talking Indonesia this week, Dr Jemma Purdey speaks to Indonesia Solidarity Party candidate Rian Ernest about his political beliefs and what motivated him to get into politics.

Talking Indonesia: managing natural disasters

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What more could Indonesia be doing to mitigate the risk and impact of major natural disasters? In Talking Indonesia this week, Dr Dave McRae speaks to disaster management experts Professor Kuntoro Mangkusubroto and Dr Rahmawati Husein.

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