Aug - Oct 2008

Crime and Criminality

Crime and criminality
This edition of Inside Indonesia explores the complex politics of illegality - Ian Wilson

The rise and fall of a gangster
Ethics and politics don’t mix in the world of Jakarta’s preman - Ian Wilson

An unholy alliance
Political thugs and political Islam work together in Banten - Okamoto Masaaki

Marginal and tattooed
A group of Jakarta punks challenges the criminal stigma attached to tattoos - Helmi Haska

Prison cum hostel?
A political economy of drugs thrives inside one of Indonesia’s most notorious prisons - John M. MacDougall

Inside Yudhoyono’s anti-corruption machine
Despite attempts to re-engineer Indonesia’s governance mechanisms, corruption remains a chronic problem - Luky Djani

A sibling rivalry
Since their institutional separation, the relationship between the police and the military has been troubled - Jacqui Baker

Weekly Articles

Chocolate Strawberry
An Indonesian film breaks new ground on the subject of teenage sexuality - Ben Murtagh

Indonesia’s Q!Film Festival
Young Indonesians are using an alternative film festival to promote awareness of sexual diversity - Maimunah

The name game
Or, the years of living with no one to blame - Tintin Wulia

The end of fasting
Evolving performances at Hari Raya celebrations are a window into deeper cultural change - Paul Mason

Buffalo-induced malaria
An Indonesian medical doctor reflects on rural health practices - Brahmaputra Marjadi

Inventing Papua
Migrants from South Sulawesi have played an important role in manufacturing a Papuan identity.

Writing for God
Piety and consumption in popular Islam - Amrih Widodo

New directions
A series of articles on popular culture and the arts - Bart Barendregt

A new artistic order?
The arts scene has changed radically since 1998, but some of the old uncertainties remain - Jennifer Lindsay

Blaming the messenger
Indonesia’s tangled public information laws are keeping the press in check - Sebastian Dettman

Grassroots rehabilitation
The people of Poso are rebuilding their lives - Sue Useem

Skin deep
Young Indonesians struggle to resist the power of the skin whitening industry - Tessa Toumbourou

Back to the drawing board
NGOs are having to come to terms with the demands of the governance agenda - Ben Davis

Where are you (not) from?
Sundanese have a habit of putting each other in their places - Julian Millie