In The Surrounds renowned urbanist AbdouMaliq Simone offers a new theorization of the
interface of the urban and the political. Working at the intersection of Black studies, urban …

Abstract The West Papuan issue has become a flashpoint of conflict between Indonesia and
the international community. However, studies on this subject have never been concerned …

West Papua is a non-self-governing territory without much prominence in international
debates. While offering an overview of the province's political, social and environmental …

Abstract The Trans Papua road infrastructure is not only for physical growth but also for
social and economic improvement (social, cultural, and environmental relations). Trans …

This study considers how governments use state-sponsored propaganda and state violence
in tandem to repress social movements and, in so doing, exacerbate polarization. We …

Natural wealth does not guarantee the welfare of its inhabitants. This case occurred in
Papua, the easternmost region of Indonesia, which won the title of the poorest province from …

The study aims to analyze the process of internal conflict resolution between the
Government of Indonesia and the separatist movement in Papua (Free Papua Movement …

The essay considers heterogeneous Black temporalities in West Papua, Indonesia's largest
urban region. Here," Papuan time" is an extension beyond the dilemmas of being human or …

ABSTRACT The Papuan Freedom Movement is well known for its ethnic and regional
conflicts in Indonesia. This article aims to narrate youth participation in civil resistance …

This chapter engages Jayapura–West Papua's largest urban region–as a site to explore
how the infrastructural intersections of multiple temporalities give specific shape to the city …