Week 1: Introduction

Week 2: Indonesian nationalism: what does nationalism means to Indonesia and Indonesians?

Readings:

1. Anderson, B. R. G. (1999). Indonesian nationalism today and in the future. Indonesia, 1-11.


2. Aspinall, E. (2016). The New Nationalism in I ndonesia. Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies, 3(1), 72-82.


3. Van der Kroef, J. M. (1972). Indonesian nationalism reconsidered. Pacific Affairs, 45(1), 42-59.


4. Van Der Kroef, J. M. (1958). The Role of Islam in Indonesian nationalism and politics. Western Political Quarterly, 11(1), 33-54.
   
    

Week 3:  Indonesian National Integration: How does Indonesian integration been shaped?

Readings:

1. Suryadinata, L. (1988). Government policy and national integration in Indonesia. Southeast Asian Journal of Social Science, 111-131.


2. Nawawi, M. A. (1971). Punitive colonialism: The Dutch and the Indonesian national integration. Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 2(2), 159-168.


3. Irianto, A. M. (2013). Integrasi Nasional Sebagai penangkal etnosentrisme di indonesia. Humanika, 18(2).


4. Drake, C. (2019). National integration in Indonesia: Patterns and policies. University of Hawaii Press.

Week 4: Indonesian Culture and Development: How does Indonesian culture influence Indonesian development?

Readings

1. Geertz, C. (1984). Culture and social change: the Indonesian case. Man, 511-532.


2. Li, T. M. (1999). Compromising power: Development, culture, and rule in Indonesia. Cultural anthropology, 14(3), 295-322.


3. Abdullah, I., Jubba, H., Pabbajah, M., Sari, I. P., Zuhri, S., & Ernas, S. (2019). From selfism to indifferentism: Challenges facing Indonesian society and culture, 2015-2045. Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 8(3), 102-112.

Week 5: The Military and the “Dwi Fungsi” debate: What is Dwi Fungsi and how Indonesians view on the debate?

Readings:

1. Jenkins, D. (1983). The Evolution of Indonesian Army Doctrinal Thinking: The Concept of" Dwifungsi". Southeast Asian Journal of Social Science, 15-30.


2. Carey, P. (1981). The Indonesian army and the state: Problems of Dwi Fungsi in early nineteenth‐century perspective. Indonesia Circle, 9(26), 51-58.


3. Gunawan, I. K. (1999). Military Withdrawal from Politics: Discourse and Reform Agenda. Jurnal Sosial-Politika, 2(2).


4. Azwar, A., & Suryana, M. J. (2021). Dwifungsi TNI dari Masa ke Masa. Jurnal Academia Praja: Jurnal Magister Ilmu Pemerintahan, 4(1), 154-179.

Week 6: Separatism Issues: why separatism demand persists?

Readings:

1. Trajano, J. C. I. (2010). Ethnic nationalism and separatism in West Papua, Indonesia. Journal of Peace, Conflict and Development, 16, 12-35.


2. Lele, G. (2021). Asymmetric decentralization, accommodation and separatist conflict: lessons from Aceh and Papua, Indonesia. Territory, Politics, Governance, 11(5), 972–990.


3. Webster, D. (2007). From Sabang to Merauke: nationalist secession movements in Indonesia. Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 48(1), 85-98.


4. Sihaloho, R. A. H., Hanita, M., & Pamungkas, C. (2023). Papua conflict resolution challenges: the linkage of relative deprivation with the spirit of separatism of indigenous papuans. Journal of Namibian Studies: History Politics Culture, 34, 4429-4453.

Week 7: The Emergence of Religious Radicalism and Extremism

Readings:

1. Adnan, M., & Amaliyah, A. (2021). Radicalism vs extremism: the dilemma of islam and politics in Indonesia. Jurnal Ilmu Sosial, 20(1), 24-48.


2. Sukabdi, Z. A. (2023). Religious radicalism in Indonesia and its historical roots. Contemporary Voices: St Andrews Journal of International Relations, 5(1).


3. Mahfud, C., Prasetyawati, N., Wahyuddin, W., Muhibbin, Z., Agustin, D. S. Y., & Sukmawati, H. (2018). Religious radicalism, global terrorism and islamic challenges in contemporary Indonesia. Jurnal Sosial Humaniora (JSH), 11(1), 8-18.


4. Arifinsyah, A., Andy, S., & Damanik, A. (2020). The urgency of religious moderation in preventing radicalism in Indonesia. ESENSIA: Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Ushuluddin, 21(1), 91-108.

Week 8: Midterm Exam

Week 9: Civil Society and Religious Organizations

Readings:

1. Epley, J. (2004). Development issues and the role of religious organizations in Indonesia. Studies on Asia, 3(1), 39-52.


2. Mukhlis, M., Mustofa, I., & Syarifudin, A. (2022). The Role of Civil Society Organizations in Combating Religious based Radicalism in Indonesia: A Critical Analysis from the Perspective of Collaboration Governance. Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 7(4), 155-163.


3. Fuad, M. (2002). Civil society in Indonesia: the potential and limits of Muhammadiyah. Sojourn: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, 133-163.


4. Arifianto, A. R. (2024). Religious Civil Society Organizations Responses toward Democratic Decline: A Comparison between Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah. ISLAM NUSANTARA: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture, 5(1), 1-22.


5. Zaenuddin, D., Maunati, Y., Ardhana, I. K., & Sofjan, D. (2022). A Social Capital In Contemporary Indonesia: Examining Faith-Inspired Civil Society and Democracy. Religió Jurnal Studi Agama-agama, 12(2), 211-232.

Week 10: Energy Transition, Blue Economy, Green Economy

Readings

1. Sungkawati, E. (2024). Opportunities and challenges: adopting “blue-green economy” terms to achieve SDGs. Revenue Journal: Management and Entrepreneurship, 2(1), 01-13.


2. Hapsari, I. (2023). Clean Power for Indonesia: Leading the Way in the Energy Transition. Indones. Energy Transit. Prep. Framew. Towar, 2045, 147-175.


3. Adrian, M., Purnomo, E. P., Enrici, A., & Khairunnisa, T. (2023). Energy transition towards renewable energy in Indonesia. Heritage and Sustainable Development, 5(1), 107-118.


4. Resosudarmo, B. P., Rezki, J. F., & Effendi, Y. (2023). Prospects of energy transition in Indonesia. Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 59(2), 149-177.

Week 11: The Problems of Education

Readings:

1. Pramana, C., Chamidah, D., Suyatno, S., & Renadi, F. (2021). Strategies to Improved Education Quality in Indonesia: A Review. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, 12(3).


2. Wicaksono, T. Y., & Friawan, D. (2011). Recent developments in higher education in Indonesia: Issues and challenges. Financing higher education and economic development in East Asia, 159.


3. Zulfikar, T. (2009). The making of Indonesian education: An overview on empowering Indonesian teachers. Journal of Indonesian Social Sciences and Humanities, 2, 13-39.


4. Sukmayadi, V., & Yahya, A. (2020). Indonesian education landscape and the 21st century challenges. Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 11(4), 219-234.


5. Kristiansen, S. (2006). Decentralising education in Indonesia. International journal of educational development, 26(5), 513-531.

Week 12: Inclusive Development in Eastern Indonesia (MP3EI - Masterplan for Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia's Economic Development

Readings:

1. Kuncoro, M. (2013). Economic geography of Indonesia: can MP3EI reduce inter-regional inequality. South East Asian Journal of Contemporary Business, Economics, and Law, 2(2), 17-33.


2. Ramadhan, R. D., & Fauzi, F. Z. (2023). Driving Progress Together: Embracing Inclusive Development for Infrastructure in East Indonesia. J-3P (Jurnal Pembangunan Pemberdayaan Pemerintahan), 93-112.


3. Tambunan, T. T. (2012). Indonesia: Building an inclusive development model. Moving Toward A New Development Model for East Asia: The Role of Domestic Policy and Regional Cooperation. Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) Research Project Report, 10.


4. Titalessy, P. B., Situmeang, R. J., Mulyono, H. I., & Patty, R. (2024). Analysis of Inclusive Economic Development and Its Driving Factors in Papua Province. Society, 12(2), 758-775.

Week 13: Indonesia in the Global Forum: G20; BRICS; OECD, BRI, ASEAN

1. Setiawan, A. (2025). Indonesia's joins BRICS: Balancing economic opportunities and geopolitical challenges in a multipolar world. Journal of Law, Politic and Humanities, 5(3), 2075-2082.


2. Al-Fadhat, F. (2022). Indonesia’s G20 presidency: neoliberal policy and authoritarian tendencies. Australian Journal of International Affairs, 76(6), 617-623.


3. Rüland, J. (2016). Why (most) Indonesian businesses fear the ASEAN Economic Community: struggling with Southeast Asia’s regional corporatism. Third World Quarterly, 37(6), 1130–1145. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2015.1133245


4. Auliya, P., & Sulaiman, Y. (2019). Indonesia, ASEAN centrality and global maritime fulcrum. Jurnal Global & Strategis, 13(1), 79-90.

Week 14: Migrant Workers

1. Anaf, A., Ibnu, F., Romdiati, H., & Noveria, M. (2022). Indonesian Migrant Workers: The Migration Process and Vulnerability to COVID‐19. Journal of environmental and public health, 2022(1), 2563684.


2. Maksum, A., Tsay, C. L., & Muhammad, A. (2020). Indonesian migrant workers in Taiwan: The state dilemma and people’s realities. Jurnal Ilmu Sosial Dan Ilmu Politik, 24(1), 80-96.


3. Suyanto, B., Sugihartati, R., Sutinah, & Hidayat, M. (2020). Bargaining the future: A descriptive study of the lives of the Indonesian illegal migrant workers. Journal of International Migration and Integration, 21(1), 185-204.


4. Yuniarto, P. R. (2019). Migrant workers empowerment through vocational education and community-based learning: A study case of Indonesian in Taiwan. Journal of Indonesian Social Sciences and Humanities, 9(2), 113-129.

Week 15: Small and Medium Enterprises in Indonesian Economy

Readings:

1. Maksum, I. R., Rahayu, A. Y. S., & Kusumawardhani, D. (2020). A social enterprise approach to empowering micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, 6(3), 50.


2. Tambunan, T. T. (2022). Recent development of micro, small and medium enterprises in Indonesia. International Journal of Social Sciences and Management Review, 6(01), 193-214.


3. Tahi Hamonangan Tambunan, T. (2011). Development of small and medium enterprises in a developing country: The Indonesian case. Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, 5(1), 68-82.


4. Tambunan, T. T. (2011). Development of micro, small and medium enterprises and their constraints: A story from Indonesia. Gadjah Mada International Journal of Business, 13(1), 21-43.

Week 16: Final Examination

Teaching Approach

Combined used of lecturial, discussion, and student presentation

Evaluation Criteria

One individual final paper 50%,

Individual presentation 30%

Weekly individual participation 20%