Jan - Mar 2004

Neo-conservative world

Repressing reform
The West's 'war on terror' runs over reformasi - Scott Burchill
Security reform
Reforming Indonesia's security forces in a neo-conservative world order - Riefqi Muna
Whose stability?
Repressive forms of stability destabilise reform and threaten autonomy - Jay Bulworth

Freedom of expression

War of words
Embedded journalists in Aceh were caught in the propaganda war - A'an Suryana

Development agenda

The IMF burden
Ordinary Indonesians will be paying for IMF programs for generations - Bonnie Setiawan
Profiting from displaced persons
Relief for Internally Displaced Peoples in Poso goes astray - Lorraine D Aragon
Insecurity for NGOs
The national interests of donors usurp local NGO capacity - Joel Backwell
'No money, no worry'
Islamic civil society develops its philanthropic spirit - Amelia Fauzia

Education

Critical studies
Universities are under pressure to prove their utility to the political agenda - Max Lane
Reforming pesantren
Pesantren may need reforming, but should not be closed down - Suparto

Reconciliation

Reconciling NU and PKI
Nahdatul Ulama comes to terms with their in the massacres of 1966 - Chloe Olliver

Reflecting of difference

What's Australian for 'es cendol'?
Empowering Indonesian women in Sydney through cooking classes - Nicola Frost
Surviving the kleptocrazies
A hero of the independence movement reminds us of Phar Lap's heart - Duncan Graham

Resources

Neo-conservatives.com
The neo-conservative agenda is clearly on-line - Leon Jones

Inside Indonesia

Twenty years of community
Inside Indonesia's 20th anniversary celebrations go off with a bang! - Bel Harper

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