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The politics of knowledge after reformasi

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Politik pengetahuan pascareformasi

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From guided democracy to guided science?

Saiful Mahdi in front of a mural outside the offices of LBH Aceh / Saiful Mahdi

Incapable elites are guiding Indonesia’s scientists off course

Dari demokrasi terpimpin ke sains terpimpin?

Saiful Mahdi di depan mural diluar kantor LBH Aceh / Saiful Mahdi

Demokrasi feodal Indonesia

Knowledge production in the age of neoliberal authoritarianism

Handshake / Unhistoried archive collection. Image is from the archive of a family whose member worked in a Faculty of Law, found in Malang, circa 1970s

Government influence on Indonesian academia sees the needs of the public neglected in favour of the economic and political elite

Produksi pengetahuan di era otoritarianisme neoliberal

Jabat tangan / Unhistoried archive collection: Image is from the archive of a family whose member worked in a faculty of law, found in Malang, circa 1970sHandshake / Unhistoried archive collection. Image is from the archive of a family whose member worked in a Faculty of Law, found in Malang, circa 1970s

Pengaruh pemerintah terhadap akademisi Indonesia berakibat terabaikannya kebutuhan publik karena pengutamaan kepentingan elit ekonomi dan politik

Foreign research permit reforms

An AI-generated visualisation of ‘the joy of being a foreign researcher in Indonesia’. As the image shows, good relations with Indonesian counterparts are integral to a positive experience/ Nicholas J. Long, made with Midjourney

Changes to the role of Indonesian counterparts risks being counterproductive

Reformasi izin penelitian asing

An AI-generated visualisation of ‘the joy of being a foreign researcher in Indonesia’. As the image shows, good relations with Indonesian counterparts are integral to a positive experience/Nicholas J. Long, made with Midjourney

Risiko kontraproduktif perubahan peran mitra Indonesia

Culture as technology

The Yogyakarta Royal Orchestra's conductor/composer, Joko Joko Suprayitno, and musicians in a preparation session / Halida Bunga Fisandra

Students are taught to understand the everyday impact of knowledge and technology in the midst of Indonesia’s infrastructure boom

Budaya sebagai teknologi

The Yogyakarta Royal Orchestra's conductor/composer, Joko Joko Suprayitno, and musicians in a preparation session / Halida Bunga Fisandra

Mahasiswa diajarkan cara untuk memahami dampak keseharian dari pengetahuan dan teknologi di tengah merebaknya infrastruktur di Indonesia

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