Memetakan Masa Lalu Aceh

Indonesian translation of Mapping the Acehnese Past by Michael Feener, Patrick Daly and Anthony Reid eds) 2011; Supardi Asmorobangun (trans).

On Society

‘Society’ is one of the most frequently used words in public life; it is also a foundational term in the social sciences. In our own time, however, the idea has never been so much in dispute and so little understood. For some critics, society is simply too consensual for a world of intensive discord. For …

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The Cultural Politics of Talent Migration in East Asia

As the world globalises, more people than ever are on the move, including the many professional, managerial and entrepreneurial elites—often referred to as ‘international talent’—who circulate between cities in response to career and business opportunities. While much has been written about the economic motivations behind these mobilities, less is known about the everyday experiences and …

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WPS 186 Kinship, Selfhood and Migration: Articulations of Love, Loss and the Future in Japan

Studies of Brazilian Nikkeis (Japanese emigrants and their descendents) living and working in Japan tend to focus on the role of ethnic and national identity concerns in the shaping of everyday migrant experiences. Excluded from Japanese society these migrants, it is argued, find a sense of belonging in the collective shelter of a displaced Brazilian …

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INTER-ASIA ROUNDTABLE 2012 – Methodological and Conceptual Issues in Cyber Activism Research

The Inter-Asia Roundtable is one of ARI’s annual flagship events. Each Roundtable selects and focuses on an area of research that is emergent and/or that has potentially high impact in Asia. This particular roundtable Roundtable on cyber-activism is the fourth in the series and was held on 30-31 August 2012 by ARI’s Cultural Studies in …

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Islam and the Making of the Nation: Kartosuwiryo and Political Islam in 20th Century Indonesia

Recently Kartsowiryo and the Darul Islam have become heroic symbols of the Islamist struggle. The author looks beyond the popular dichotomy between rebel and martyr and unveils a politician whose legacy has been shaping the role of Islam in Indonesian politics for over fifty years. She thereby offers an alternative view of Soekarno as the …

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Land and Loyalty: Security and the Development of Property Rights in Thailand

Domestic and international development strategies often focus on private ownership as a crucial anchor for long-term investment; the security of property rights provides a foundation for capitalist expansion. In recent years, Thailand’s policies have been hailed as a prime example of how granting formal land rights to poor farmers in low-income countries can result in …

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