To protect the marine tenure in future, the key word that should be adhered to is the integrated management and sustainability. Thus it is necessary for legal tools that can give legitimacy tot he existence, structure, powers and functions of traditional governance institutions, including “kewang” on the island of Ambon and Lease Islands, which is collectively responsible for preserving the coastal environment fort he welfare of society at large.

The overarching theme of my book Christianity, Colonization, and Gender Relations in North Sumatra (2018, KITLV/Brill) is the interaction between two external agents – a German Missionary Society

De Publieksmiddag 2019 van de Vereniging KITLV stelt verhalen en biografieën centraal die gekoppeld zijn aan de diverse koloniale geschiedenissen van Nederland.

De Publieksmiddag 2019 van de Vereniging KITLV stelt verhalen en biografieën centraal die gekoppeld zijn aan de diverse koloniale geschiedenissen van Nederland.

Populists in East and Southeast Asia generally refrain from invoking anti-migrant and anti-minority sentiments as part of their mobilizational strategies. This differentiates them from “exclusionary”

This seminar draws from archival and ethnographic dissertation research on the historical construction and present-day performance of Javanese ethnicity in Suriname and the Netherlands. I focus on the musical tradition of the gamelan, an ensemble of pitched percussion instruments that traveled along with indentured laborers from Java to Suriname in the period of 1890-1939.

Through their studies, their medical practice, and their participation in the Association of Indonesian Physicians, Indonesian physicians in the Dutch East Indies developed and articulated a strong professional identity