Partnering for success: four tips for getting research collaborations right in Indonesia
EducationIn a recent series of interviews KONEKSI – Australia's flagship research and innovation program in Indonesia – engaged with six early, mid and senior-career researchers to understand the key factors contributing to successful collaboration.
Defending the rule of law after Prabowo’s election victory
LawThere are concerns Prabowo's approach will push reform away from ‘rule of law’ towards ‘rule by law’ because of his preference for enforcing order rather than the law, demonstrated by the long list of human rights abuses he is alleged to have committed in the past. Their concerns are valid, but the problem is bigger than Prabowo.
Prabowo’s new cabinet: no room for technocrats?
Policy in Focus, PoliticsPolitical attention is now shifting to the transition from outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to Prabowo with an unofficial list of the new president’s cabinet leaked on social media two weeks ago. Most interestingly, however, the leaked cabinet list and subsequent international news reports, only include very few names who could be identified as technocrats
Talking Indonesia: energy transition
Economy, Environment, Talking IndonesiaIn the recent national elections, the candidates paid surprisingly little attention to one of the greatest challenges Indonesia and the world at large is currently facing – that of climate change. What are Indonesia’s stated commitments and ambitions towards an energy transition away from fossil fuels? Does it have a plan to get there? And what will it take?
No such thing as a free lunch: counting the cost of Prabowo’s ‘free food’ program
Economy, Policy in Focus, Public healthUnofficial counts from Indonesia’s presidential election on 14 February suggest a comfortable victory for Prabowo Subianto. He brought a populist policy agenda to the table that appealed to Indonesia’s poor voters. Free food or makan gratis became a flagship program that Prabowo repeatedly promoted throughout the campaign. But just how feasible is this program?
These three parties could shape the future of political opposition in Indonesia
2024 Indonesian Elections, Political partiesThe new president will be inaugurated on 20 October and by that point he will need to announce his new cabinet. If he follows past practice, it will include a mix of technocrats and party representatives from the successful coalition. However, many of the parties not part of Prabowo's originally campaign are also expected to join the coalition to access the perks and resources of being in power.
Prabowo victory secures Jokowi’s legacy
2024 Indonesian Elections, PoliticsJokowi's legacy is a paradox. While he enjoyed the fruits of democracy brought about by the Reformasi era, his actions have undermined the foundations of the very democracy that brought him to power from relative obscurity.
Talking Indonesia: election special
2024 Indonesian Elections, Politics, Talking IndonesiaPrabowo has exceeded expectations to claim victory in 2024 Indonesian presidential election. What do our Talking Indonesia's co-hosts think about the result? In this episode of Talking Indonesia, the co-hosts Jemma Purdey, Lis Kramer, Jacqui Baker and Tito Ambyo get together to chat about the election result, their analysis plus their hopes and fears for the future of Indonesian democracy.
Talking Indonesia: women writers in the colonial era
Gender, HistorySoenting Melajoe was the first newspaper for women published in West Sumatra during the colonial era in the Dutch East Indies. Bronwyn Beech Jones's PhD looks at how women and girls from Sumatra articulated their experiences and conceived of themselves, their communities and aspirations in Malay language periodicals published between 1912 and 1929.
Partnering for success: four tips for getting research collaborations right in Indonesia
EducationIn a recent series of interviews KONEKSI – Australia's flagship research and innovation program in Indonesia – engaged with six early, mid and senior-career researchers to understand the key factors contributing to successful collaboration.
Defending the rule of law after Prabowo’s election victory
LawThere are concerns Prabowo's approach will push reform away from ‘rule of law’ towards ‘rule by law’ because of his preference for enforcing order rather than the law, demonstrated by the long list of human rights abuses he is alleged to have committed in the past. Their concerns are valid, but the problem is bigger than Prabowo.
Prabowo’s new cabinet: no room for technocrats?
Policy in Focus, PoliticsPolitical attention is now shifting to the transition from outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to Prabowo with an unofficial list of the new president’s cabinet leaked on social media two weeks ago. Most interestingly, however, the leaked cabinet list and subsequent international news reports, only include very few names who could be identified as technocrats
Talking Indonesia: energy transition
Economy, Environment, Talking IndonesiaIn the recent national elections, the candidates paid surprisingly little attention to one of the greatest challenges Indonesia and the world at large is currently facing – that of climate change. What are Indonesia’s stated commitments and ambitions towards an energy transition away from fossil fuels? Does it have a plan to get there? And what will it take?
No such thing as a free lunch: counting the cost of Prabowo’s ‘free food’ program
Economy, Policy in Focus, Public healthUnofficial counts from Indonesia’s presidential election on 14 February suggest a comfortable victory for Prabowo Subianto. He brought a populist policy agenda to the table that appealed to Indonesia’s poor voters. Free food or makan gratis became a flagship program that Prabowo repeatedly promoted throughout the campaign. But just how feasible is this program?
These three parties could shape the future of political opposition in Indonesia
2024 Indonesian Elections, Political partiesThe new president will be inaugurated on 20 October and by that point he will need to announce his new cabinet. If he follows past practice, it will include a mix of technocrats and party representatives from the successful coalition. However, many of the parties not part of Prabowo's originally campaign are also expected to join the coalition to access the perks and resources of being in power.
Prabowo victory secures Jokowi’s legacy
2024 Indonesian Elections, PoliticsJokowi's legacy is a paradox. While he enjoyed the fruits of democracy brought about by the Reformasi era, his actions have undermined the foundations of the very democracy that brought him to power from relative obscurity.
Talking Indonesia: election special
2024 Indonesian Elections, Politics, Talking IndonesiaPrabowo has exceeded expectations to claim victory in 2024 Indonesian presidential election. What do our Talking Indonesia's co-hosts think about the result? In this episode of Talking Indonesia, the co-hosts Jemma Purdey, Lis Kramer, Jacqui Baker and Tito Ambyo get together to chat about the election result, their analysis plus their hopes and fears for the future of Indonesian democracy.
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