Political buzzers use social media not only to spread propaganda, but also to expose "hidden fact... more Political buzzers use social media not only to spread propaganda, but also to expose "hidden facts", claiming to provide glimpses into the secret life of Indonesian politics.
Concluding article for our Inside Indonesia special edition on Cyber Troops (https://www.insidein... more Concluding article for our Inside Indonesia special edition on Cyber Troops (https://www.insideindonesia.org/beating-the-buzzers)
Introductory article of our Inside Indonesia special edition on Cyber Troops, with Ward Berenscho... more Introductory article of our Inside Indonesia special edition on Cyber Troops, with Ward Berenschot, Wijayanto and Ismail Fahmi (https://www.insideindonesia.org/the-threat-of-cyber-troops)
Yatun Sastramidjaja examines how the digital sphere has been used for both democratisation and st... more Yatun Sastramidjaja examines how the digital sphere has been used for both democratisation and state power consolidation.
Dans leur amplitude comme dans leur forme, les manifestations indonésiennes de 2019 contre plusie... more Dans leur amplitude comme dans leur forme, les manifestations indonésiennes de 2019 contre plusieurs projets de loi jugés antidémocratiques traduisent l'émergence d'une nouvelle généra-tion militante, dont la socialisation politique, les modes d'organisation et les registres d'expres-sion sont tributaires des espaces numériques contemporains. La mobilisation sur la toile s'arti-cule, davantage qu'elle ne se substitue, aux manifestations de rue.
A short fiction, part of the collection “Post-Covid Fantasies,” Catherine Besteman, Heath Cabot, ... more A short fiction, part of the collection “Post-Covid Fantasies,” Catherine Besteman, Heath Cabot, and Barak Kalir, editors, American Ethnologist website, 25 August 2020.
The keywords and titles of articles published in American Ethnologist from 2016 to 2019 show a st... more The keywords and titles of articles published in American Ethnologist from 2016 to 2019 show a striking intersection of anthropological scholarship and world‐event trends. Tables and word clouds generated from recurring words expose the centrality of critical events, which appears to support recent contentions about a “crisis‐chasing” mode in anthropology today. But it conceals the multivocality of authors’ engagement with current events, while the idiosyncratic words that fill most of the keyword lists and titles in AE disrupt any generalization about anthropology's primary concerns. Therefore, aggregated key words cannot be taken at face value as signposts of relevance in anthropological scholarship. Yet those isolated words are increasingly influential in an era of digitized publishing, which compels scholars to adapt keywords to algorithmic logics of recognition. [keywords, aggregation, algorithm, relevance, anthropology, American Ethnologist]
2019. "Student Movements and Indonesia's Democratic Transition." In Activists in Transition: Cont... more 2019. "Student Movements and Indonesia's Democratic Transition." In Activists in Transition: Contentious Politics in the New Indonesia, edited by Michele Ford and Thushara Dibley (pp. 39-56). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell Southeast Asia Press. (PDF=Uncorrected proof)
2019. In: Continuity and Change after Indonesia’s Reforms: Contributions to an Ongoing Assessment... more 2019. In: Continuity and Change after Indonesia’s Reforms: Contributions to an Ongoing Assessment, edited by Max Lane, pp. 238–261. Singapore: ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute Publishing. (PDF=UNCORRECTED PROOF, chapter available at https://bookshop.iseas.edu.sg/publication/2380)
2017. “In Search of Young Citizens (Review Essay).” Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde,... more 2017. “In Search of Young Citizens (Review Essay).” Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, 173(4): 539–543.
Political buzzers use social media not only to spread propaganda, but also to expose "hidden fact... more Political buzzers use social media not only to spread propaganda, but also to expose "hidden facts", claiming to provide glimpses into the secret life of Indonesian politics.
Concluding article for our Inside Indonesia special edition on Cyber Troops (https://www.insidein... more Concluding article for our Inside Indonesia special edition on Cyber Troops (https://www.insideindonesia.org/beating-the-buzzers)
Introductory article of our Inside Indonesia special edition on Cyber Troops, with Ward Berenscho... more Introductory article of our Inside Indonesia special edition on Cyber Troops, with Ward Berenschot, Wijayanto and Ismail Fahmi (https://www.insideindonesia.org/the-threat-of-cyber-troops)
Yatun Sastramidjaja examines how the digital sphere has been used for both democratisation and st... more Yatun Sastramidjaja examines how the digital sphere has been used for both democratisation and state power consolidation.
Dans leur amplitude comme dans leur forme, les manifestations indonésiennes de 2019 contre plusie... more Dans leur amplitude comme dans leur forme, les manifestations indonésiennes de 2019 contre plusieurs projets de loi jugés antidémocratiques traduisent l'émergence d'une nouvelle généra-tion militante, dont la socialisation politique, les modes d'organisation et les registres d'expres-sion sont tributaires des espaces numériques contemporains. La mobilisation sur la toile s'arti-cule, davantage qu'elle ne se substitue, aux manifestations de rue.
A short fiction, part of the collection “Post-Covid Fantasies,” Catherine Besteman, Heath Cabot, ... more A short fiction, part of the collection “Post-Covid Fantasies,” Catherine Besteman, Heath Cabot, and Barak Kalir, editors, American Ethnologist website, 25 August 2020.
The keywords and titles of articles published in American Ethnologist from 2016 to 2019 show a st... more The keywords and titles of articles published in American Ethnologist from 2016 to 2019 show a striking intersection of anthropological scholarship and world‐event trends. Tables and word clouds generated from recurring words expose the centrality of critical events, which appears to support recent contentions about a “crisis‐chasing” mode in anthropology today. But it conceals the multivocality of authors’ engagement with current events, while the idiosyncratic words that fill most of the keyword lists and titles in AE disrupt any generalization about anthropology's primary concerns. Therefore, aggregated key words cannot be taken at face value as signposts of relevance in anthropological scholarship. Yet those isolated words are increasingly influential in an era of digitized publishing, which compels scholars to adapt keywords to algorithmic logics of recognition. [keywords, aggregation, algorithm, relevance, anthropology, American Ethnologist]
2019. "Student Movements and Indonesia's Democratic Transition." In Activists in Transition: Cont... more 2019. "Student Movements and Indonesia's Democratic Transition." In Activists in Transition: Contentious Politics in the New Indonesia, edited by Michele Ford and Thushara Dibley (pp. 39-56). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell Southeast Asia Press. (PDF=Uncorrected proof)
2019. In: Continuity and Change after Indonesia’s Reforms: Contributions to an Ongoing Assessment... more 2019. In: Continuity and Change after Indonesia’s Reforms: Contributions to an Ongoing Assessment, edited by Max Lane, pp. 238–261. Singapore: ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute Publishing. (PDF=UNCORRECTED PROOF, chapter available at https://bookshop.iseas.edu.sg/publication/2380)
2017. “In Search of Young Citizens (Review Essay).” Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde,... more 2017. “In Search of Young Citizens (Review Essay).” Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, 173(4): 539–543.
The rapid expansion of digital technologies is making a significant impact on the nature of polit... more The rapid expansion of digital technologies is making a significant impact on the nature of political participation and governance across Southeast Asia. From the vastly amplified scope of political discussion online, to the rise of social media-driven protest movements, to cyber-propaganda and manipulation of information flows, to new technologies of state surveillance and new technologies of circumventing state controls, to novel modes of political education and identification-few aspects of political life remain unaffected by the increasing use of digital technologies for various political purposes. Digitised political practices, and the socio-technological infrastructures that enable them, create new opportunities but also pose new challenges to the state of democracy in Southeast Asia. This webinar series examines the role of digital technologies in contemporary political processes across countries in Southeast Asia, and provides insights into how government and civil society can shape present-day political uses of digital technology which may promote or hamper an inclusive "Democracy 4.0".
Peace and Conflict Studies in Anthropology (PACSA) Meeting 2017 Sacralized performances of politi... more Peace and Conflict Studies in Anthropology (PACSA) Meeting 2017 Sacralized performances of political conflict
"A two-part panel on activism in Southeast Asia that engages theories from social movement studie... more "A two-part panel on activism in Southeast Asia that engages theories from social movement studies and facilitates comparative perspectives"
Abstract:
Southeast Asia has seen dramatic political and social change in the last decade. Accompanying this sea-change is the ebb and ow of popular protests, including anti- and pro-democracy movements, as well as struggles over issues of identity and the environment. Regrettably, this rich reservoir of bottom-up contention has not been fruitfully tapped by social movement studies (SMS) writ large. Tellingly, from 2010 onwards, the top two SMS journals (“Social Movement Studies” and “Mobilization”) have featured only four research entries that drew on Southeast Asian examples. When Southeast Asian movements are examined, it tends to be by area studies scholars, uninformed by the SMS literature, or by political scientists, who overwhelmingly focus on overtly political contention. This panel will therefore engage insights from SMS, facilitate comparative perspectives, and in turn, ignite intra-region and border-crossing theoretical debates. New light is then shed upon certain well-studied movements, questioning current orthodoxies, which tend to be elite-centred, and revolve around political economy and civil society frameworks.
Based on empirical research, this panel illuminates novel ways of integrating local studies of grassroots contention with SMS, whether via a culturalist lens, or an institutionalist orientation. Sensitive to local particularities, our papers will address not only the overtly political contention, but also the less obviously political, which is so often overlooked. Amidst the apparent tensions between discipline and area studies, we illustrate their mutual complementarity. The analytical rewards, we argue, are far-reaching; besides contributing to theory development, an integrationist approach reinforces the “synergy between region and discipline”
... worden gebruikt. Plaza Bandung Indah Page 23. Jong in Indonesië Een tweede bepaling is dat ik... more ... worden gebruikt. Plaza Bandung Indah Page 23. Jong in Indonesië Een tweede bepaling is dat ik hier voornamelijk spreek over jonge men-sen uit de zogenaamde middenklasse. Ik ... de toekomst. Plaza Bandung Indah Page 28. 12 ...
In Indonesia the coming out of Islamic radicalism has once more disquieted public life. Since the... more In Indonesia the coming out of Islamic radicalism has once more disquieted public life. Since the US assault on Afghanistan following the September 11 terrorist acts, Islamic youth organizations have been staging anti-America protests throughout Indonesia's main cities, showing the ...
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Abstract:
Southeast Asia has seen dramatic political and social change in the last decade. Accompanying this sea-change is the ebb and ow of popular protests, including anti- and pro-democracy movements, as well as struggles over issues of identity and the environment. Regrettably, this rich reservoir of bottom-up contention has not been fruitfully tapped by social movement studies (SMS) writ large. Tellingly, from 2010 onwards, the top two SMS journals (“Social Movement Studies” and “Mobilization”) have featured only four research entries that drew on Southeast Asian examples. When Southeast Asian movements are examined, it tends to be by area studies scholars, uninformed by the SMS literature, or by political scientists, who overwhelmingly focus on overtly political contention. This panel will therefore engage insights from SMS, facilitate comparative perspectives, and in turn, ignite intra-region and border-crossing theoretical debates. New light is then shed upon certain well-studied movements, questioning current orthodoxies, which tend to be elite-centred, and revolve around political economy and civil society frameworks.
Based on empirical research, this panel illuminates novel ways of integrating local studies of grassroots contention with SMS, whether via a culturalist lens, or an institutionalist orientation. Sensitive to local particularities, our papers will address not only the overtly political contention, but also the less obviously political, which is so often overlooked. Amidst the apparent tensions between discipline and area studies, we illustrate their mutual complementarity. The analytical rewards, we argue, are far-reaching; besides contributing to theory development, an integrationist approach reinforces the “synergy between region and discipline”