Prabowo Subianto took office on 20 October 2024. The first six months of his presidency have offered more than just a glimpse into how he plans to use his power to pursue his vision, officially known as Asta Cita, and how that might shape the everyday lives of Indonesians. 

In this seminar, we will have an interactive discussion on what Prabowo has done and achieved in the first semester of his administration, covering his policies on the economy (Rizal Shidiq), human rights and politics (Irene Hadiprayitno), Islam (Verena Meyer), and culture (Adrian Perkasa).

With recent developments in Indonesia in mind, we’ll frame our conversation around the question: is the Prabowo administration on the right track when it comes to accelerating development, strengthening democracy, and supporting civil society?

Presenters

Rizal Shidiq is a University Lecturer at the South and Southeast Asian Studies department, Leiden University Institute for Area Studies, specialising in the economies of modern Southeast Asia. He is an economist by training with primary fields in development economics and secondary field public choice. His current research topics are on political connections in developing countries, religious intolerance, and carbon trade.  

Irene Hadiprayitno teaches International Studies and Southeast Asian Studies with the Leiden Institute for Area Studies. Due to interdisciplinary training in international relations, political science, and international law, she has unique expertise in the political economy of human rights to study the questions concerning socio-economic inequality, transitional justice, and norms translations. 

Verena Meyer is an Assistant Professor of Islam in South and Southeast Asia at the Leiden Institute for Area Studies. In her work, she draws on ethnographic field research, training in contemporary critical theory, and literary studies in Javanese, Malay, and Arabic to investigate questions of Islamic identity, the role of memory and the formation of heritage, and the transmission of knowledge across time and space. 

Adrian Perkasa is a postdoctoral researcher at the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV) Leiden. His research is about Pranata Mångsa, a Javanese agricultural calendar; Cultural heritage and the politics of knowledge (re)production. Furthermore, his project involves inventorying and researching the histories, practices, and uses of Pranata Mångsa and other grass-roots knowledge about agricultural calendars and seasons in Java. 

Moderator

David Henley is Professor of Contemporary Indonesia Studies, South and Southeast Asian Studies, Leiden Institute for Area Studies.

Format, date, time & venue

This seminar is a hybrid event and will be held in the conference room of KITLV, Herta Mohr building, room 1.30, Witte Singel 27 A, Leiden and online via Zoom, on Thursday 8 May from 15.30 – 17.00 PM (CET).

Registration

If you want to join this seminar on location, please register via: kitlv@kitlv.nl

If you wish to join this seminar online, please register here

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