CONTENTIOUS BELONGING THE PLACE OF MINORITIES IN INDONESIA INDONESIA UPDATE 2018 CONFERENCE PROGRAM

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1 INDONESIA UPDATE 2018 CONTENTIOUS BELONGING THE PLACE OF MINORITIES IN INDONESIA CONFERENCE PROGRAM ANU Indonesia Project Crawford School of Public Policy ANU College of Asia & the Pacific

2 CONTENTIOUS BELONGING: THE PLACE OF MINORITIES IN INDONESIA The status of minorities throughout Indonesian history has always been a matter of contention. Two broad polarities have been evident: one inclusive of minorities, regarding them as part of the nation s rich complexity and a manifestation of its unity in diversity motto; the other exclusive, viewing with suspicion or disdain those communities or groups that differed from the perceived majority, whether because of ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion or disability. State and community attitudes towards tolerance or inclusion of minorities have fluctuated over time. Some periods have been notable for the acceptance of minorities and protection of their rights, while others have been marked by violence and discrimination against at least some minorities. Indonesia s treatment of minorities over the past decade has become increasingly controversial. While successive Indonesian governments have projected to the world an image of their nation as tolerant and harmonious, domestic and international human rights groups have sharply criticized what they see as worsening attacks on the status and freedom of minorities, especially the Chinese, LGBTIQ communities and so-called deviant religious sects. This conference will explore historical and contemporary dimensions of Indonesia s minority communities, discourses about minorities and the shifting attitudes towards them. Particular attention will be given to questions of religion, gender, sexuality, disability and the law. Conference convenors Greg Fealy Ronit Ricci Hebrew University of Jerusalem ANU Indonesia Project wishes to thank and the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for their substantial and continuing support. *Photo credit (previous page): Peter Adams Photography Ltd via Alamy.com.

3 CONFERENCE PROGRAM Day 1, Friday 14 September am Registration 9am Introductory remarks and welcome Virginia Hooker Political and economics update 9.05am Political update Indonesian politics in 2018: Jokowi s consolidation and democracy s decline Thomas Power Discussant: Jacqui Baker Murdoch University 10.20am Morning tea 10.40am Economics update Ross McLeod Sitta Izza Rosdaniah Ministry for State Owned Enterprises, Indonesia Discussant: Susan Olivia Waikato University 12pm Lunch 1pm Keynote address. Ambiguous advantage: minority status in Indonesian history Robert Cribb 2pm Legal and constitutional perspectives The constitutional court on minorities Simon Butt The University of Sydney The legal framework for regulation on minorities Tim Lindsey The University of Melbourne

4 3pm Afternoon tea 3.30pm Disability Disability inclusion in the Islamic education sector in Indonesia Dina Afrianty La Trobe University Changing laws, changing attitudes: the place of people with disability in Indonesia Thushara Dibley The University of Sydney Antoni Tsaputra The University of New South Wales 4.30pm Sexual minorities Is the recent wave of homophobia in Indonesia unexpected? Saskia Weiringa Universiteit van Amsterdam From gay and Lesbi, LGBT to SOGIE minorities Hendri Yulius The University of Sydney 5.30pm Close of sessions, day one 6.30pm Conference dinner* Delhi 6 14 Childers Street Canberra, ACT 2601 *for those who have registered and paid

5 CONFERENCE PROGRAM Day 2, Saturday 15 September am Religious minorities Muslim intolerance towards religious and ethnic minorities: analysing the survey data Marcus Mietzner Burhanuddin Muhtadi Indikator Politik Indonesia Mediating religious conflicts in Indonesia: the ambiguous role of religious harmony forums Ihsan Ali Fauzi Pusat Studi Agama dan Demokrasi Yayasan Paramadina Confronting religious intolerance: the case for more nuanced state and community responses Sandra Hamid The Asia Foundation 10.30am Morning tea 11am Ethnicity Anti-Chinese sentiments and the return of the pribumi discourse Charlotte Setijadi Singapore Management University Sentimental Indians and Indonesia Maria Myutel From mainstreaming to marginalisation: the normalisation of Orang Rimba in Jambi Saur Marlina Manurung Sokola Rimba 12.30pm Closing reflections. Place and prospects of minorities Sidney Jones Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict 1pm Lunch 2pm End of conference

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