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Indonesia’s National Health Insurance (NHI) program, known as Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN), started operation in 2014, ending an era where the poor were mostly left behind. JKN was obliged by law to improve the accessibility of clinical health treatment for all citizens where the promise is for an equitable and quality service.

Performing power: Hegemony, identity, and everyday resistance in colonial Indonesia In 1913 a Javanese public prosecutor clashed with his colonial superior over his refusal to crouch and sit on the floor, conform to the Javanese language hierarchy, and wear traditional dress. Unpacking this seemingly minor...

Het bestuur van de Vereniging KITLV nodigt haar leden uit voor een online Algemene Ledenvergadering op donderdag 17 juni a.s. van 16.30-17.30 uur. De agenda en vergaderstukken volgen z.s.m.

This presentation is based on an essay recently published in Small Axe journal. The essay traces roots of marginalization of the Dutch Caribbean in Caribbean studies, and approaches these roots as an integral part of a shared Caribbean intellectual history.

Does democratization lead to more meritocracy in the civil service? I argue that electoral accountability increases the value of competence over personal loyalty in the civil service. While this resembles an application of merit principles, it does not lead to an automatic reduction in patronage politics.

Child marriage is prohibited by international law, yet it is estimated that about 150 million girls will be married in childhood by 2030. What are the consequences of child marriage as these children grow into adulthood, for their households and their own children?

The KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies would like to commission an original work of visual art for our space at Leiden University.