The people of Indonesia & their culture, politics, economy and environment - Inside Indonesia: The peoples and cultures of Indonesia https://www.insideindonesia.org/component/tags/tag/land-rights Sun, 31 Aug 2025 13:02:07 +0700 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management en-gb admin@insideindonesia.org (Inside Indonesia) Peasants and priests https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/peasants-and-priests https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/peasants-and-priests Farmers in Flores want a church-owned plantation to return their land

]]> Articles Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:35:46 +0700 A 150-year old obstacle to land rights  https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/a-150-year-old-obstacle-to-land-rights https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/a-150-year-old-obstacle-to-land-rights The Dutch colonialists adopted the concept of domein verklaring (domain declaration) to claim control over a large part of Indonesia’s land. This act lives on in modern-day Indonesia, causing conflict and poverty. ]]> Articles Fri, 18 Sep 2020 14:27:57 +0700 Distance matters: social housing for the poor https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-132-apr-jun-2018/distance-matters-social-housing-for-the-poor https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-132-apr-jun-2018/distance-matters-social-housing-for-the-poor For Jakarta’s most vulnerable, vertical social housing creates more problems than it solves

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]]> Edition 130: Oct-Dec 2017 Thu, 19 Oct 2017 17:16:10 +0700 ‘We are natural-born children, you are adopted’ https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-129-jul-sep-2017/we-are-natural-born-children-you-are-adopted https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-129-jul-sep-2017/we-are-natural-born-children-you-are-adopted Locals contest national citizenship rights in North Maluku

]]> Edition 129: Jul-Sep 2017 Tue, 08 Aug 2017 17:04:53 +0700 Comes with the territory https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/comes-with-the-territory https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/comes-with-the-territory Compromises must be made in the quest for indigeneity among the Dayak Meratus ]]> Articles Fri, 09 Jun 2017 13:14:09 +0700 Book extract: Sarongge https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/book-extract-sarongge https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/book-extract-sarongge Lontar Modern Indonesia: ‘But that is, after all, the relationship between land and power... Whoever holds power will impose their view.’ ]]> Articles Tue, 04 Apr 2017 16:13:15 +0700 Petikan buku: Sarongge https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/petikan-buku-sarongge https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/petikan-buku-sarongge Lontar Modern Indonesia: ‘Siapa yang pegang kuasa, akan paksakan pandangannya tentang bagaimana cara mengatur aset alam itu.’ ]]> Articles Tue, 04 Apr 2017 15:18:18 +0700 Samarinda’s deadly mining pits https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/samarinda-s-deadly-mining-pits https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/samarinda-s-deadly-mining-pits The end of the boom has not meant an end to the perilous impact of coal mining in East Kalimantan ]]> Articles Tue, 21 Jun 2016 08:36:03 +0700