In the US, victims’ testimonies have brought down powerful men and introduced new corporate norms rejecting sexual assault. But in Indonesia the women’s testimonies have criminalised them as victim blaming is still pervasive.
Culture
Lies, Damned Lies, and Peterborough
Matthew Hayes, a PhD candidate at Trent University, explains two art projects that he undertook in the summer of 2014 in Peterborough, Ontario.
Matthew Hayes, a PhD candidate at Trent University, explains two art projects that he undertook in the summer of 2014 in Peterborough, Ontario.
Using Religion and Culture to Fight Terrorism: Lessons From the Philippine Military
The Philippines faces increasing security pressure since the rise of the Maute, a terrorist group affiliated with IS (Islamic State), in Marawi city.
The Philippines faces increasing security pressure since the rise of the Maute, a terrorist group affiliated with IS (Islamic State), in Marawi city.
The Diet That Can Cure Epilepsy
If the drugs don’t work, doctors can prescribe a special diet for people with epilepsy that will often stop or reduce their seizures. Emma Young reports.
If the drugs don’t work, doctors can prescribe a special diet for people with epilepsy that will often stop or reduce their seizures. Emma Young reports.
Basic Self Promotion
If you don’t care enough to promote your research, how can you expect others to?
If you don’t care enough to promote your research, how can you expect others to?
Fact Check: Has the Rate of Rural Poverty in Indonesia Declined Twice as Much as in the Cities?
The number of poor people in rural villages decreased 1.29 million from 17 million people in March 2017 to 15.8 million people in March 2018.
The number of poor people in rural villages decreased 1.29 million from 17 million people in March 2017 to 15.8 million people in March 2018.
Cat Pianos, Sound-Houses, and Other Imaginary Musical Instruments
Deirdre Loughridge and Thomas Patteson, curators of the Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments, explore the wonderful history of made-up musical contraptions, including a piano comprised of yelping cats and Francis Bacon's 17th-century vision of experimental sound manipulation.
Deirdre Loughridge and Thomas Patteson, curators of the Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments, explore the wonderful history of made-up musical contraptions, including a piano comprised of yelping cats and Francis Bacon’s 17th-century vision of experimental sound manipulation.
A Time for Research Distancing
Faculty members may feel the shock if they are in the habit of summer trips to far-flung archives.
Faculty members may feel the shock if they are in the habit of summer trips to far-flung archives.
Indonesia Should Promote Restorative Justice and Send Fewer People to Prison
Almost 60% of detainees in Indonesia are in prison for drug offences.
Almost 60% of detainees in Indonesia are in prison for drug offences.
Democratizing Rent Extraction Is All but True Disruption
The more you disrupt banking, or trading, or asset management, the cheaper and easier it becomes for anyone to set themselves as a bank or trading shop. That makes it much more profitable for a far greater number of individual firms to enter the rent extraction business.
The more you disrupt banking, or trading, or asset management, the cheaper and easier it becomes for anyone to set themselves as a bank or trading shop. That makes it much more profitable for a far greater number of individual firms to enter the rent extraction business.
Marriage and Gender Inequality in 124 Countries
Countries with higher levels of marriage have higher levels of gender inequality.
Countries with higher levels of marriage have higher levels of gender inequality.
After the Palu and Lombok Disasters: A New Chapter of Disaster Governance in Indonesia?
Indonesia enacted a law on disaster management in 2007 and established disaster management bodies at national and local levels.
Indonesia enacted a law on disaster management in 2007 and established disaster management bodies at national and local levels.
Investment for Development: The Plodding History of Canadian Development Finance
The apparent Canadian disinterest in the potential of development finance goes back to 1958. In the months leading up to the Commonwealth Trade and Economic Conference, held in Montreal in 1958, Canadian officials tried to figure out what joint Canadian-Commonwealth economic initiatives they could announce during the multi-day meeting.
The apparent Canadian disinterest in the potential of development finance goes back to 1958. In the months leading up to the Commonwealth Trade and Economic Conference, held in Montreal in 1958, Canadian officials tried to figure out what joint Canadian-Commonwealth economic initiatives they could announce during the multi-day meeting.
Indonesian Physicians Spurred Nationalist Movements During Dutch Colonial Rule
As a historian of science I have been researching the history of medicine in the Dutch East Indies. And here I found links between medicine and decolonisation.
As a historian of science I have been researching the history of medicine in the Dutch East Indies. And here I found links between medicine and decolonisation.
Pipeline to Nowhere
Cheap oil is bankrupting the financial rationale for building the Keystone XL.
Cheap oil is bankrupting the financial rationale for building the Keystone XL.
260 Million People and Less Than 1000 Psychiatrists, Indonesia’s Mental Health Worker Shortage
Mental health disorders are often hidden from view.
Mental health disorders are often hidden from view.