The book draws inspiration from Anthony Reid’s classic Southeast Asia in the Age of Commerce, 1450–1680 (1988). Like Reid, Sulistiyanto emphasises long historical connections across the region rather ...

Indonesian women play a special role in environmental activism. This edition profiles several defenders of Mother Earth. Out of their holistic traditional knowledge, they campaign against the miners ...

GvK: Mai, you finished your PhD dissertation at Passau University in Germany in 2022. It is about environmental protest at a logging and coal site in Central Kalimantan, and at a nickel mine in ...

Batu, pohon, air adalah nama. Kami orang Timur punya nama, dan kami tidak merusak batu nama, air nama, dan pohon nama. Jadi kami sangat mencintai alam, karena batu bukan hanya batu kosong, tetapi batu ...

When we stand on the land, we stand on living history. The land is not just a space for planting and building. The land, water, and all its riches are the bodies of our ancestors. It is a place of ...

Cooperatives are making a comeback. This time, they are coloured in red and white. The government’s Koperasi Merah Putih (Red and White Cooperative) promises to revive Indonesia’s long-standing ideal ...

Ketika semesta sudah memilih kita menjadi penjaganya, maka kita sebagai manusia tak punya kuasa untuk menolaknya. Jadi, segala risiko, semua yang ada di diri kita itu harus kita gunakan untuk menjaga ...

‘Rocks’, ‘trees’, and ‘water’ are names. We Timorese have a name and we don't destroy the name ‘stone’, the name ‘water’, and the name ‘tree’. We love nature very much, because stones are not just ...

GvK: Mai, Anda menyelesaikan disertasi PhD Anda di Universitas Passau di Jerman pada 2022. Disertasi tersebut membahas tentang protes lingkungan di sekitar penebangan hutan dan pertambangan batu bara ...

Hanya perempuan yang memiliki perspektif sempurna dalam memikirkan dan melakukan tindakan militan demi keselamatan dan keberlanjutan kehidupan. Jadi perempuan itu tidak ada takutnya, kalau dia sudah ...

If the universe has chosen us to be its guardians, then we as humans have no power to refuse it. Therefore, we must utilise all our resources and efforts to protect nature. ‘My name is Jull, with ...

Ketika kami berdiri di atas tanah, kami berdiri di atas sejarah yang hidup. Tanah bukan sekadar ruang untuk menanam dan membangun. Tanah, air, dan seluruh kekayaan adalah tubuh para leluhur. Tempat ...