Clashes between Muslims and Christians in Ambon, Indonesia, raised fears of a return to the communal fighting that wracked the region from 1999 to 2002. his time, an extraordinary effort by grassroots “peace provocateurs” and local officials largely kept the violence from spreading further in Maluku. But the unrest triggered efforts by extremists elsewhere to...

This paper looks at the issue of Indonesian students who study at Islamic educational institutions in Pakistan and Yemen. Its primary goal is to understand whether the presence of Indonesian students at Islamic institutions in Pakistan and Yemen poses a risk, either in terms of radicalisation, or in the formation (or re-formation) of direct contacts...

This paper contributes to the literature on the effects of child market work on human capital by focusing on the long-term growth in human capital, which is widely known to significantly affect earning ability. Child labor is a phenomenon that has attracted a great amount of attention and research. Theoretical propositions suggest that child labor...

This paper argues the importance for Indonesia to start developing strategies to mitigate its emissions from fossil fuel combustion. Indonesia is among the largest 25 carbon dioxide emitting countries when considering only fossil fuels, and among the top three or five when emissions due to deforestation and land use change are included. Emission per capita...

Constrains on job creation in Indonesia include poor infrastructure, an uncertain investment climate and tight labor regulations. Employment generation has been a challenge in Indonesia since the Asian Financial Crisis (AFC), especially in labor-intensive manufacturing. We examine the direct and indirect impact of exports on jobs, based on an analysis of input-output tables over the...