Publications
Voting Rights for Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Personnel
Publish date: August 2010
Author: Fitri Bintang Timur
Complete title: Voting Rights for Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Personnel: Yes, No or with Reservation?
After being shelved for so long, the issue of Indonesian military personnel`s voting rights resurfaced again. What is different is that now President SBY changed his position to support the returning of military voting rights which indicates changing gestures of the government. Due to TNI’s over-involvement in the country`s history, it is understandable that every tendency to reinvolve them in non-military issues will be highly speculated and questioned.
For the side that support the plan, TNI voting rights are seen as part of citizen`s rights that need to be given. It is also a way for the military to be involved in determining the country`s future through democratic elections. Meanwhile the opposing side demands that the military`s past crimes, especially on gross human rights violation, have to be solved first. Also the TNI territorial command has to be erased before the military can enjoy their voting rights.
Actually, Indonesia can give or not give the military their voting rights because both actions are still in the corridor of democracy. It depends more on the historical-political conditions behind the policy making process. The article also shares the practice of German military voting rights as a comparison and reference.
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Newsletter Edition II/July/2010 Evoking Accountability of Security Actor
Publish date: July 2010
Author: IDSPS, AJI dan FES
Penerbitan Newsletter Media dan Reformasi Sektor Keamanan ini merupakan hasil kerjasama antara Institute for Defense, Security, dan Peace Studies (IDSPS), Aliansi Jurnalis Independen (AJI) Indonesia, dan Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES).
Newsletter mengangkat isu yang aktual setiap bulannya seputar reformasi sektor keamanan, memberikan perspektif atas sebuah isu, dan menyajikan secara ringkas namun komprehensif . Tersedia dalam edisi cetak dan elektronik untuk Bahasa Indonesia, dan edisi elektronik untuk Bahasa Inggris.
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The ILO´s Campaign to Build Universal Social Security Coverage
Publish date: June 2010
Author: Assane Diop
Social security is a human right, but for nearly 80% of the global population it remains a dream. Nevertheless it is known that social protection is a powerful tool to alleviate poverty and inequality. Basic social security for all is feasible. What is needed to promote such basic social security scheme are international standards, national action plans, international support and powerful national agents of change. Social security systems would make the lives of people much more decent.
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Newsletter Edition I/June/2010 Quo Vadis Reserved Component Law and Intelligence Law
Publish date: June 2010
Author: IDSPS, AJI and FES
Newsletter Media and Security Sector Reform was published through the cooperation of the Institute for Defense, Security and Peace Studies (IDSPS), the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Indonesia, and Frederich Ebert Stiftung (FES).
By presenting an actual topic in the field of security sector reform each month, the newsletter provides a brief, yet comprehensive perspective of the discussed topic. For Indonesian version both the printed and electronic version are available, while for the English version electronic version is available.
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New Publication: Defending State from the Threat of Neoliberalism
Publish date: May 2010
Author: Erhard Eppler
Translator: Makmur Keliat
In the wake of the economic crisis that caught the world unprepared in 2008, the state has seen a remarkable comeback. After an age of neoliberalism, in which the cutting back of the state activity was the mantra, it was the state that was turned to when banks and markets failed. Government all over the world developed rescue and stimulus packages and even nationalized significant parts of the financial sectors. The state has regained political and economic power and is using it.
But what exactly is the state and what can and should it do? Where is the line between what the market can, and what the state needs, to provide? What can and should civil society expert from the state?
Erhard Eppler answers these vital questions, drawing on historical and political examples from all over the world.
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Facing A Political Lock-In Situation with the ACFTA : Which Options for Indonesia?
Publish date: March 2010
Author: Ivan Lim & Philipp Kauppert
By signing a Free Trade Agreement with China, ASEAN expects to strengthen its bargaining position for international trade. Being one of the key members of ASEAN, Indonesia has been promoting ACFTA proactively. For the supporters, ACFTA creates better opportunities for local business to export more goods to the important Chinese market and increases bilateral trade and investment across the region. For the opponents, ACFTA has the potential to seriously damage domestic industries and lead to mass layoffs. The Indonesian Government is urged to take preventive measures in anticipating and compensating the negative impacts of ACFTA. Those efforts include renegotiating several tariff posts, granting fiscal incentives for the affected industries, improving the national infrastructure and reforming the deficient Social Security System.
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No Return to Doing Business as Usual: The New International Trade Union Movement in the Global Job Crisis
Author: Susan Javad & Sarah Ganter
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List of FES Publication 2009
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Leaflet Indonesia after the elections. Core Challenges for the Indonesian Labour Movement 2009-2014
Publish date: December 2009
Author: FSPMI (Federation of Indonesian Metal Union)
The leaflet describes 6 (six) core callenges that faced by the Indonesian labour movement. They are among others: the Social Security System, issues of Outsourcing Workers and Contract Employees, the Wage issues, issues of Labour Inspection and issues of Special Economic Zones.
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Socio-economic Dynamics of Biofuel Development in Asia Pacific
Publish date: December 2009
Author: Christina Schott
The significant developments of biofuel production in recent times have been discussed predominantly in terms of their environmental costs and benefits as well as their general economic potential. Yet, what has been partly neglected was the biofuel balance with regard to the social impacts from the production of biofuel-feedstock by plantations and small-holders throughout Asia. While there is of course local awareness concerning the rights of indigenous peoples and local land rights disputes, the production of biofuels also severely influences the lives of plantation workers and small holders working on a contract basis for big agribusiness enterprises.
While the corresponding social impacts may not necessarily be restricted to the production of biofuels – they also occur in the corresponding large scale production of other agricultural staples – the development of biofuels has the potential to lift these problems into new, hitherto unknown dimensions. In addition, the demand for agricultural staples like palm oil for biofuel production also threatens to crowd out the demand for agricultural staples for nutritional purposes. The associated critical agricultural dynamics also led to the adoption of the term agrofuels by the more critical scholars and activists, in order to highlight these problematic aspects.
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The Emerging Economies of East Asia and The G-20 Process
Publish date: December 2009
Author: Norbert von Hofmann
The group of the 20 most important industrial and emerging economies (G-20) will most likely be the decisive platform for issues of international economic cooperation. Three emerging economies in East Asia are members of the G-20, the PR China, South Korea and Indonesia. All three welcomed the elevation of the G-20 to a world economic summit. The G-20 is in its composition far more inclusive compared to the G-8, but the question of legitimacy still remains. In the G-20 the emerging economies have the opportunity to present their positions on an equal footing. In return, the emerging economies have to accept a common responsibility for the solution of global problems. As the emerging economies are more oriented towards long-term issues, and the industrialised countries are more interested in the solution of short-term problems, the question on the future of the G-20 arises. If the G-20 should remain active beyond the financial crisis, the emerging economies have to be prepared to enter as well north-south coalitions besides specific south-south alliances.
Read more on this issue in the FES Indonesia-Paper "The emerging eonomies of East Asia and the G20-process", written by Mr. Norbert von Hofmann.
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Dictionary on Comprehensive Security in Indonesia: Terminology
Publish date: November 2009
Author: Dr. Ingo Wandelt
One focus area in Reformasi in Indonesia is the reform and professionalization of the security sector, as understood predominantly in terms of embedding the security sector firmly and sustainably in the democratic institutions of the Republic. Beyond this pivotal issue, just as important is a democratic dialogue about security and defense policy. One crucial precondition is that all those involved in this dialogue have the same language at their disposal when talking security. For a long time, dialogue on security issues has been limited to the security sector and a small circle of experts. This is partly due to the complexity and sensitivity of the issues under discussion, but it is also due to the complex technical and supposedly exclusive language of security-related terminology.
This dictionary seeks to translate the exclusive security sector language, thus opening up the dialogue to those so far excluded. Additionally, as security has two dimensions: internal and external, they are interlinked and have also tended to become more globalized. Thus, this dialogue is conducted predominantly in the lingua franca of security terminology, English. This dictionary is expected to facilitate the involvement of Indonesian experts, policy-makers, and the interested public in international debates on national, regional, and global security. This is necessary in order to communicate best practices, negotiate and coordinate multinational security initiatives, and cooperate on the political stage as well as on the ground.
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Dictionary on Comprehensive Security in Indonesia: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Publish date: November 2009
Author: Dr. Ingo Wandelt
One focus area in Reformasi in Indonesia is the reform and professionalization of the security sector, as understood predominantly in terms of embedding the security sector firmly and sustainably in the democratic institutions of the Republic. Beyond this pivotal issue, just as important is a democratic dialogue about security and defense policy. One crucial precondition is that all those involved in this dialogue have the same language at their disposal when talking security. For a long time, dialogue on security issues has been limited to the security sector and a small circle of experts. This is partly due to the complexity and sensitivity of the issues under discussion, but it is also due to the complex technical and supposedly exclusive language of security-related terminology.
This dictionary seeks to translate the exclusive security sector language, thus opening up the dialogue to those so far excluded. Additionally, as security has two dimensions: internal and external, they are interlinked and have also tended to become more globalized. Thus, this dialogue is conducted predominantly in the lingua franca of security terminology, English. This dictionary is expected to facilitate the involvement of Indonesian experts, policy-makers, and the interested public in international debates on national, regional, and global security. This is necessary in order to communicate best practices, negotiate and coordinate multinational security initiatives, and cooperate on the political stage as well as on the ground.
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Leaflet 4 Main Facts and many more Why We should Fight for Decent Wage
Publish date: October 2009
Author: Indrasari Tjandraningsih & Rina Herawati
Data was collected from a study towards workers that work in 50 factories. The factories are spread in 9 regencies located in 4 provinces (DKI Jakarta, Banten, West Java and Central Java). The regencies are North Jakarta, Serang, regency/municipality of Tangerang, Bogor, Sukabumi, Semarang, Sukoharjo and Karanganyar as center of textile and garment industries in Indonesia.
The objective of the study is to collect information in order to formulate a concept and policy on minimum wage that aims to improve welfare and productivity of workers. Furthermore, other aim is to call on state to share its responsibility with employers towards welfare of the workers.
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Towards Decent Wage: Survey on Wage of Textile and Garment Workers` in Indonesia
Publish date: October 2009
Author: Indrasari Tjandraningsih & Rina Herawati
Data was collected from a study towards workers that work in 50 factories. The factories are spread in 9 regencies located in 4 provinces (DKI Jakarta, Banten, West Java and Central Java). The regencies are North Jakarta, Serang, regency/municipality of Tangerang, Bogor, Sukabumi, Semarang, Sukoharjo and Karanganyar as center of textile and garment industries in Indonesia.
The objective of the study is to collect information in order to formulate a concept and policy on minimum wage that aims to improve welfare and productivity of workers. Furthermore, other aim is to call on state to share its responsibility with employers towards welfare of the workers.
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List of FES Publication 2008
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List of FES Publication 2007
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List of FES Publication 2006
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List of FES Publication 2005
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List of FES Publication 2004
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List of FES Publication 2003
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List of FES Publication 2002
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List of FES Publication 2001
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List of FES Publication until 2000
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