2004 Indonesia Study Group

4 December. Dr Wahyu Sutiyono (International Graduate School of Management, University of South Australia). Managing human resources in a changing economy: the case of Indonesian enterprises

27 November. Professor Yuanzhi Kong (Peking University). The Chinese Muslims of Indonesia: past, present and future

8 November. Daniel S Lev (Department of Political Science, University of Washington). Misunderstanding the politics of change in Indonesia

23 October. Dr Rizal Sukma (CSIS, Jakarta). Recent political developments in Indonesia, with special reference to the TNI

25 September. Peter Warr (Poverty Research Centre, Division of Economics, RSPAS). How a rice tariff affects the poor

28 August. Peter McCawley (NCDS, ANU). The Information and Communication (ICT) Revolution in Indonesia: Implications for Indonesian Studies

21 August. Edward Aspinall (Department of Political and Social Change, RSPAS, ANU). The politics of Islam in Aceh

14 August. Marshall Clark (Faculty of Asian Studies, ANU). Symbolic violence and representations of masculinity in contemporary Indonesian cinema

7 August. Agus Sumule (Faculty of Agriculture, the State University of Papua/Visiting Fellow, RMAP, RSPAS, ANU). Will special autonomy of Papua strengthen the national integrity of Indonesia? A critical look at the prerequisites for the successful implementation of Indonesian Law No. 21/2001

12 July. Dr Tamrin Amal Tomagola (University of Indonesia). The Anatomical Structure of (Maluku) Communal Conflict

12 July. Daniel Vermonden (Universite Libre de Bruxelles). In the wake of the Austronesian seafarers: anthropology of maritime techniques of the Butonese People (Southeast Sulawesi)

10 July. Dr S B (Billy) Joedono (former Minister for Trade (1994/95) and currently Chairman of BPK, the State Audit Board). Bank Indonesia’s crisis loans to the banks: the BPK report, and the government’s response

26 June. Jaap Timmer (Research Fellow, State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Project/Dept of Anthropology, RSPAS). Instigation and Resolution: The Profits of Terror and the Limits of ‘Grassroots’ Reconciliation in Eastern Indonesia

21 June. Hadi Soesastro (Center for Strategic and International Studies). A Preliminary Assessment of Decentralization

5 June. Giora Eliraz (Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Visiting Fellow in the Faculty of Asian Studies, ANU). Why Islamic Modernism has Taken Root in Indonesia rather than in Egypt

22 May. Amrih Widodo (Faculty of Asian Studies, ANU). Watching Sinetron: Feeling/Mourning Modernity and Virtual Consumption in Post New Order Indonesia

15 May. Marie-Christine Schroeder-van Waes (Lawyer and former advisor to IMF Jakarta). Indonesian Insolvency Law Reform and the Commercial Court

27 March. Ida Aju Resosudarmo (Center for International Forestry Research). Closer to people and trees: Will decentralization work for the people and the forests of Indonesia?

6 March. Stephen Sherlock (Parliamentary Research Service). Combating corruption in Indonesia

20 February. Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat (Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia). Representing Indonesia abroad: reflections from the Soeharto and post-Soeharto eras

14 February. Kelly Bird (USAID, Jakarta). Should we re-think trade policy in Indonesia?

7 February. Paul Deuster (USAID, Jakarta). Recent economic developments

30 January. Dr George Aditjondro (University of Newcastle). Corruption as a political football: from Gus Dur to Taufik Kiemas

28 January. Lloyd Kenward (Consultant, formerly World Bank and IMF, Jakarta). Survey of Recent Economic Developments