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Experiencing Indonesia: 30 years of successful public diplomacy through Acicis

/ / Australia - Indonesia relations, Indonesia

Since 1995, The Australian Consortium for ‘In-Country’ Indonesian Studies (Acicis) has welcomed almost 5,000 students to live, study and intern in Indonesia. It stands as one of the longest-running examples of educational public diplomacy in our region, as the forthcoming edited volume, Experiencing Indonesia: 30 years of ACICIS, (ANU Press), explores in more detail. The […]

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Indonesia Mistakes Visibility for Delivery

/ / Indonesia, Southeast Asia

Indonesia has long been governed by pilot, launching ambitious policies in visible, limited trials before scaling nationwide. But early progress is not the same as lasting delivery. Indonesia’s ambitious free nutritious meals program, or Makan Bergizi Gratis (MBG), was launched in January 2025 as a flagship policy of President Prabowo Subianto’s administration, fulfilling a campaign

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Making Indonesia Clean from Waste with Dr Lukas Fort, John Legge Prize Winner 2023

/ / ASAA prizes, Indonesia

Congratulations on being awarded the 2023 John Legge Prize for the Best Thesis in Asian Studies in Australia in 2022! Can you tell us a bit about your thesis? Indonesia faces a major waste problem; its residents are habituated to littering, landfills are overflowing, and seas and rivers are clogged with plastic. Indeed, Indonesia is

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Sharing Stories on Contested Histories 2023: Participant Reflections

/ / Asian studies, Indonesia

In late-2023, ASAA member Jorien van Beukering participated in a training program on Sharing Stories on Contested Histories. In this post she shares her experience with the program and how the program has progressed her Asian Studies research. What is the Sharing Stories on Contested Histories training program?  Sharing Stories on Contested Histories (SSOCH) is

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Excavating the History of ‘Asia’ in Global Politics: An Interview with Ahmad Rizky M. Umar

/ / ASAA prizes, Australia - Asia relations, Australia - Indonesia relations, Indonesia

Congratulations on being awarded an ASAA 2023 Postdoctoral Writing Grant! Can you tell us a bit about your current research? I currently have three research agendas that lie in the intersection between International Relations, Global History, and Asian Studies. First, I am currently transforming my PhD thesis into a book project. My thesis, which I

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