Indonesia

The NKRI Mantra: Generals and the ‘Invention of Tradition’

The article, titled ‘Generals and the ‘Invention of Tradition’, was published in The Jakarta Post May 6, 2008 http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/05/06/generals-and-039invention-tradition039.html...

Mencatat Rosihan, mengenang Soerjono – Dua wartawan di simpang jalan

Artikel ini terbit di Historia 18 April 2011https://historia.id/politik/articles/mencatat-rosihan-mengenang-soerjono-vZ4L6/page/1 SEKIRA pertengahan 2008 saya bertemu Rosihan Anwar di Kedutaan Besar Kerajaan...

Reconciling truth and geopolitical truth

The article was based on a seminar organized by WatchIndonesia in Berlin on May 11, 2006 Truth and reconciliation...

Jakarta’s May Revolution

The article was published Inside Indonesia Edition 56: Oct-Dec 1998 https://www.insideindonesia.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=734:jakarta-s-may-revolution&Itemid=129&tmpl=component How did Jakarta in May compare with people...

Oct 22 · 6 min read >

The fallacy of fatwas – The case of Ahmadiyah

The article was published in the Jakarta Post Jan. 2, 2008 www.thejakartapost.com/detaileditorial.asp?fileid=20080102.E02&irec=1 The recent attack on the Ahmadiyah group...

Oct 22 · 2 min read >

Obituari: Onghokham, Sejarahwan Imajinatif

http://indoprogress.blogspot.nl/2007/09/ong-hok-ham-sejarahwan-imajinatif.html SUATU hari, di awal 1970an, sejumlah dosen kajian keIndonesiaan berada di kantin K.I.T.L.V. Koninkelijke Instituut voor Taal, Land...

Oct 16 · 4 min read >

16 Okt. Hantu Balibo – Simbol Kelam Dunia Pers

Artikel ini semula terbit sebagai kolom Ranesi (Radio Nederland Seksi Indonesia) pada 9 Feb. 2007 http://www.ranesi.nl/tema/temahukdanham/pembantaian_balibo070209 Tigapuluhsatu tahun setelah...

Genesis of non-state violence: FPI and a threatened democracy

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/06/12/genesis-nonstate-violence-fpi-and-a-threatened-democracy.html  Aboeprijadi Santoso, Jakarta | Opinion | Thu, June 12 2008, 10:18 AM The assault against a peaceful rally...

Oct 13 · 3 min read >

Gus Dur’s legacy to the nation

Aboeprijadi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, January 15, 2010 A few weeks after the death of former president Abdurrahman “Gus...

Oct 10 · 2 min read >

Kopassus and the legend of ‘Mpu Gandring

by Aboeprijadi Santoso, The Jakarta Post March 31, 2010 Men and weapons are sometimes seen as a pair of...

Oct 10 · 3 min read >