Stories - Indonesia

Photo by Joe Mathews

New Year's Resolution: Give Up Elections to Focus on Democracy

2024's "Year of Elections" damaged democracy. Let's stop devoting so many resources to voting.

Photo credit: by Joe Mathews

COLUMN Your Children Can't Be Stopped

A city museum conveys a global narrative of children's rising power.

COLUMN Indonesia's Interim Plot Against Local Democracy

Decentralisation made Indonesia democratic. Now the national government uses military and intelligence...

Bangkal village (Indonesia)

Palm Oil Changes Town — And a Region

A village of trees and waters now is surrounded by plantations

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What is 'Smart Democracy'?

Also: how to meet me; summer school, vampires, comparing French and Nepali towns

School group at Asian African Conference Museum, Bandung, Indonesia

Do You Live in Democracy?

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The presidential and vice presidential candidates of Taiwan's ruling DPP party (Photo by Joe Mathews)

Can Democracy Survive 2024?

2024 is the biggest election year in history. That may be bad for democracy.

The World of Modern Democracy in 2016

OUTLOOK: After a horrible 2015, the new year offers new and fascinating democratic opportunities - on all...