Posts with tag: Riots

Who speaks for the riot? Youth agency and the contest over protest narratives

The figure of the ‘penyusup’—the shadowy provocateur who incites unrest and pushes protest beyond the bounds of legitimate political action—has become deeply entrenched in Indonesia’s interpretive repertoire for understanding episodes of mass mobilisation.

The battle of the giants: How elite conflicts turn Indonesian protests into mass riots

Analysis, Politics

While the protests were, in the most part, authentic and spontaneous public events, the violence that ensued appears to be orchestrated – or at least manipulated - by powerful factions of the oligarchic elite.

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Melbourne Law School Asia Institute Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society Indonesia Forum Faculty of Arts Indonesia Democracy Hallmark Research Initiative

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