2008 Indonesia Study Group

11 December. Scott Guggenheim (AusAID, Jakarta). Indonesia's National Program for Community Empowerment ("PNPM" in Indonesian)

26 November. Ken Setiawan (Van Vollenhoven Institute, Leiden University). The Relevance of the Indonesian National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM)

13 November. Leo Sudaryono (Asia Foundation, Jakarta). Prison Reform in Indonesia: Challenges and Opportunities

05 November. Craig Thorburn (School of Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University). The Aceh Community Assistance Research Project (ACARP): an Overview

27 October. Stanley Prasetiyo (National Commission of Human Rights (Komnas HAM)). Ten Years of Reform in Indonesia: Reflections from a Human Rights Commissioner

22 October. Minako Sakai & Kacung Marijan (University of New South Wales at Australian Defence Force Campus). Identifying Capacity-Building Needs of Islamic Microfinancing Cooperatives in Indonesia

08 October. Wahyu Sutiyono (University of Canberra). Female Participation in the Indonesian Labor Force

17 September. Frank Jotzo (Division of Economics, RSPAS, ANU), Kurnya Roesad (World Bank Jakarta) and Efa Yonnedi (Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia). Economic Governance for Climate Change Policies in Indonesia

16 September. Catur Sugiyanto (Gadjah Mada University) and Budy Resosudarmo (Division of Economics, RSPAS, ANU). Micro and Small Enterprise Recovery after the 2006 Yogyakarta Earthquake and the Role of Aid

10 September. Jennifer Munro (Department of Anthropology, RSPAS, ANU). Papuan Experiences of Being ‘Poor Quality Human Resources’

04 September. Frances Seymour (Director General, Centre of Southeast Asia Forestry, Bogor). Forests and Climate Change: Problems and Potential in Indonesia

26 August. Ari Kuncoro (Department of Economics, University of Indonesia). Rural Household Demand for Electricity: Evidence from Musi Banyuasin (Muba) District in South Sumatra

Joint seminar with The Arndt-Corden Division of Economics.

29 July. Dr Neil McCulloch (Asia Foundation, Jakarta and IDS). Rice Policy in Indonesia

Joint seminar with The Arndt-Corden Division of Economics.

22 July. Ranjan Shrestha (Department of Economics, University of Montana, and Visiting Fellow, College of Arts and Social Sciences). The Village Midwife Program and Infant Mortality in Indonesia

Joint seminar with The Arndt-Corden Division of Economics.

30 June. Hadi Soesastro (Executive Director, Center for Strategic and International Studies). Is Indonesia Ready for the 2009 Elections?

25 June. Yunita Winarto (Social Sciences and Humanities, Gadjah Mada University and Anthropology, University of Indonesia). Hybrid Rice for Food Security or Farmers’ Rice for Food Sovereignty and Sustainability?

11 June. Ross McLeod (Indonesia Project, RSPAS, ANU). Recent Developments in the Economy and Public Sector Reform

10 June. Dr Din Syamsuddin (Muhammadiyah Chairman). Islam in Indonesia

04 June. Ken Ward (Independent Terrorism Analyst). Indonesian Terrorism: A Case Study of the Bali II Bombing

28 May. Mohamad Nawab (Political & Social Change, RSPAS, ANU). Understanding the Transnational Network of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia

14 May. Meiwita Budiharsana (Representative, the Ford Foundation, Indonesia). The Ford Foundation in Indonesia, Recent and Possible Future Directions

07 May. Chris Manning (Indonesia Project, RSPAS, ANU) & Matthew Cronin (Policy Development & Planning, Australia). Beyond TKI: Promoting Indonesian Labour Exports Abroad

16 April. Aris Arif Mundayat (Dept of Anthropology and Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta). Women Workers in Industrial Areas: the Predicament of “Floating Community”

26 March. Nicholas Herriman (School of Archaeology & Anthropology, the Faculties, ANU). The 1998 Killings of Alleged Sorcerers in East Java: State Authority and Local Autonomy

12 March. Ingo Wandelt (Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, and the Federal Language Office, Huerth, Germany). Military Reform: the Path is Set, but Still a Long Way to go

05 March. Pat Boland (Senior Veterinary Officer, Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy, Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS)). Avian Influenza in Indonesia and the Response from Australian Quarantine

20 February. Greg Fealy (Department of Political & Social Change, RSPAS, ANU). Recent Developments in the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS): Post-Islamism or Concealed Islamism?

30 January. Tao Sherry Kong & Arief Ramayandi (Division of Economics, RSPAS, Australia-Japan Research Centre, ANU). Survey of Recent Economic Developments

23 January. Piers Gillespie (Crawford School, ANU). Competing Mythologies: An Insider’s View of the Manulife-Indonesia Case