Dear All,
We are pleased to announce the upcoming conference on clientelism and citizenship in Indonesia which is being jointly organized by KITLV and UGM. The conference titled, ‘From Clients to Citizens? Citizenship in Democratizing Indonesia’ aims to explore the various meanings and practices of citizenship as understood in Indonesia. The conference, which will be held in the UGM campus from December 8-10, 2016, will have two keynote lectures by academic stalwarts in the field of citizenship, Prof. Dr. Engin Isin and Dr. Surya Tjandra. There will also be various interesting papers giving rich insights on several topics like: –
– Social media and citizen participation
– The expansion of welfare rights
– Village leadership and citizenship
– Contentious politics and Land conflicts
– Electoral democracy and citizenship
– Religion and Citizenship
– The politics of Identity
– Theorizing post-colonial Citizenship
– Citizenship and access to public services
– Minorities in Indonesia
– Labour Rights
This conference has grown out of the research program ‘From Clients to Citizens? Emerging Citizenship in Indonesia’, a research collaboration between Universitas Gadjah Mada (fakultas Ilmu Budaya and FISIP), KITLV, Leiden University and the University of Amsterdam funded by the Dutch Academy of Sciences (KNAW) and the Indonesian Ministry of Education (DIKTI). We have scholars from a wide range of countries like England, Australia, Canada, Netherlands and Indonesia who will be presenting their research on Indonesia. It is a great opportunity for students and others interested in understanding citizenship in Indonesia to attend the conference and gain from the rich perspectives presented in the sessions. We encourage students and scholars who are interested in attending the conference as observing participants to register in advance.The registration fees is Rp. 100.000 for general participants and 50.000 for students. Registration on a first come first basis as seats are limited. You can register by clicking on the link provided below:
Registration conference ‘From Clients to Citizens? Citizenship in Democratising Indonesia’
We look forward to see you all at the conference venue soon.
