Indonesia

The demise of emancipatory peasant politics?

Topic: 
Emancipatory Rural Politics Initative
English
Programmes: 
Agrarian & Environmental Justice
Subtitle: 
Indonesian fascism and the rise of Islamic populism
Article type: 
Article
Authors: 
Benjamin White
Abdul Rahman
Laksmi Savitri
Devi Adriyanti
Hanny Wijaya
Ciptaningrat Larastiti
Teaser: 

The death of class-based rural movements in Indonesia has entrapped rural resistance in the clutches of market power.

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Prabowo Subianto on horseback, Senayan City, Jakarta , Indonesia, 2014. / Photo credit Suffragio,org. Some rights reserved.... Read more

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openDemocracy
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Confronting authoritarian populism: challenges for agrarian studies
Confronting authoritarian populism: the rural dimension
Islamophobia gastronomica - on the food police, rural populism and killing
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Indonesia
ERPI
Regions: 
Indonesia
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The demise of emancipatory peasant politics, Indonesia, authoritarianism, populism,

A New Wave of Water Privatisation in Indonesia

Topic: 
Water Justice
English
Programmes: 
Public Alternatives
Article type: 
Article
Authors: 
Irfan Zamzami
Editors: 
Madeleine Bélanger Dumontier
Teaser: 

The central government of Indonesia has repeatedly announced its intention to universalise access to clean water by 2019.  To achieve this, an estimated 27 million new connections are needed, with a major investment gap of IDR 274.8 trillion (US$20.8 billion). 

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And most of the time, as clearly seen from official documents such as the government’s 2017  (PPP) book: Public Private Partnerships, Infrastructure Projects Plan in Indonesia[1] and the president’s regulation, the government sees privatisation as the silver-bullet solution.... Read more

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Amrta Institute
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Indonesian Supreme Court Terminates Water Privatization
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Remunicipalisation
Reclaiming Public Water
Regions: 
Indonesia
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A New Wave of Water Privatisation in Indonesia, Water grabbing, privatisation, remunicipalication,

Indonesian Supreme Court Terminates Water Privatization

Topic: 
Water Justice
English
Programmes: 
Public Alternatives
Subtitle: 
Jakarta water Way Forward - Joint Notice PSI and TNI
Article type: 
Opinion
Authors: 
Satoko Kishimoto
In collaboration with: 
Public Services International (PSI)
Teaser: 

The Indonesian Supreme Court ordered termination of water privatization  and restoration of public management to ensure human right to water. We stay vigilant for transparent and accountable transition.

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Our colleagues, allies and friends in Indonesia informed us of  the final judicial appeal in the 20-year long  illegal privatization of Jakarta City’s water services – one of the last acts of the Suharto dictatorship in 1997.  ... Read more

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Jakarta citizens' final challenge in the Supreme Court
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Remunicipalisation
Reclaiming Public Water
Regions: 
Indonesia

Kriminalisasi ganja di Indonesia lebih banyak menimbulkan dampak buruk dibandingkan dampak positif

Topic: 
Cannabis
English
Programmes: 
Drugs & Democracy
Article type: 
Article
Authors: 
Dania Putri
Tom Blickman
Teaser: 

Also available in English Penyebaran ganja sintetis tidak akan berhenti selama ganja masih berstatus ilegal. Langkah yang lebih tepat adalah perancangan regulasi untuk konsumsi dan produksi ganja.

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Akhir-akhir ini, Badan Narkotika Nasional (BNN) dan Kementrian Kesehatan (Kemenkes) Indonesia memutuskan untuk mengkriminalisasi jenis ganja sintetis yang dikenal dengan nama “tembakau super” atau “tembakau Gorila), yang sekaligus merupakan bagian dari upaya anti narkotika pemerintah. Bagaimanapun juga, penyebaran ganja sintetis tidak akan berhenti selama ganja masih berstatus ilegal. Langkah... Read more

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The Jakarta Post
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Criminalizing cannabis in Indonesia might do more harm than good
Ganja di Indonesia
Cannabis in Indonesia
Regions: 
Indonesia

Criminalizing cannabis in Indonesia might do more harm than good

English
Programmes: 
Drugs & Democracy
Article type: 
Article
Authors: 
Dania Putri
Tom Blickman
Teaser: 

Tersedia juga dalam Bahasa Indonesia Synthetic cannabinoids will continue to spread as long as cannabis remains illegal. A better approach would be to develop a regulatory framework for the use and production of natural cannabis.

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Indonesia’s National Narcotics Board (BNN) together with the Health Ministry recently made a swift move to criminalize synthetic cannabinoids called “super tobacco”, also known as “Gorilla tobacco”, as part of their anti-narcotics efforts. However, synthetic cannabinoids will continue to spread as long as cannabis remains illegal. A better approach would be to develop a regulatory framework... Read more

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The Jakarta Post
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Kriminalisasi ganja di Indonesia lebih banyak menimbulkan dampak buruk dibandingkan dampak positif
Cannabis in Indonesia
Ganja di Indonesia
Indonesia and the New War on Drugs
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Indonesia

National Capital Integrated Coastal Development (NCICD) project in Jakarta Bay

Topic: 
Water Justice
English
Subtitle: 
Is the project protecting the city or promoting Dutch business interests?
Article type: 
Opinion
In collaboration with: 
Both ENDS
Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO)
Save Jakarta Bay Coalition
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A Dutch economic trade mission visited Indonesia from the 21st to the 24th of November.  Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who heads the mission, is accompanied by Minister Ploumen (Foreign Trade and Development), Minister Schultz van Haegen and State Secretary Dijksma (Infrastructure and Environment).

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the fisherfolk protested the Island G reclamation project in April 2016 / Photo credit Save Jakarta Bay Coalition... Read more

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Jakarta citizens' final challenge in the Supreme Court
Jakarta Court cancels World's biggest Water Privatisation after 18 year Failure
Downloads: 
2 pager Promoting Dutch business interests or protecting the city.pdf(pdf, 54.94 KB)
Joint Letter of Concern on the Dutch government on NCICD Project in Jakarta Bay.pdf(pdf, 2.21 MB)
Background to the Joint Letter the Dutch government by Save Jakarta Bay Coalition.pdf(pdf, 218.82 KB)
Regions: 
Indonesia

Jakarta citizens' final challenge in the Supreme Court

Topic: 
Remunicipalisation
Water Justice
English
Programmes: 
Public Alternatives
Subtitle: 
International petition on annulling Jakarta water privatisation
Article type: 
Declaration
Teaser: 

International Water Justice community sent the petition to the Supreme Court of Indonesia.  Residents of Jakarta filed a citizen lawsuit against water privatisation in Jakarta at Central Jakarta District Court in November 2012. They argued in the lawsuit that water privatisation failed to fulfil the residents’ access to safe water, caused a series of corruptions and financial harm to the public... Read more

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World water day 22nd March in Jakarta. Protesters held posters that said “Rp 18,3 trillion water scandal in Jakarta.” “Water is owned by the people, not the private companies”. / Photo credit Amrta Institute... Read more

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Related content: 
A turning tide: Public water officials look to future beyond privatisation
Jakarta’s Water Services Violate the Human Right to Water
Jakarta Court cancels World's biggest Water Privatisation after 18 year Failure
Tags: 
Privatisation
Downloads: 
Petition on annulling Jakarta water privatisation, May 2016(pdf, 65.88 KB)
Regions: 
Indonesia

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