This IQAS issue focuses on the different life-worlds of marginalised communities in Indonesia under the Joko Widodo (Jokowi) government. It critically asks how Jokowi’s narrative of modernization and (infrastructural) development affects their lives. Especially relevant is the multiplicity of simultaneous marginalisation. The majority of the groups struggle with this so-called intersectional marginality.
The four contributions draw attention to issues of precarious livelihoods in the context of discrimination, rural poverty, environmental degradation, populist politics, community resistance and health justice. The focus lies on issues of social inequality, exclusion and the protection of human rights in the context of drastic social, political and economic transformations introduced by the Jokowi government. The contributions show, that local communities were often ignored and sidelined by the government to achieve their rigid goals.
Selected Articles
False Hope and Broken Promises: Jokowi’s Human Rights Agenda – A Commentary
Usman Hamid
Rural Social Movements and Popular Struggles under Jokowi’s Presidency
Iqra Anugrah