http://fes.or.id/feed/publications.php Latest Publications by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Indonesia Office en Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT it@fes.or.id (Yunarto Goh / WenZ) it@fes.or.id (Yunarto Goh / WenZ) © Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Indonesia Office. All rights reserved. http://www.fes.or.id/contact.php http://www.fes.or.id/disclaimer.php PHP script by WenZ (IT@FES.or.id) http://backend.userland.com/rss Author: Fitri Bintang TimurComplete 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. (Available in English) Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.fes.or.id/fes/download/201008_TNI%20Voting%20Rights.pdf http://www.fes.or.id/publications.php?lang=1#131 Author: IDSPS, AJI dan FESPenerbitan 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. (Available in Indonesia) Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.fes.or.id/fes/download/NL-II-10.pdf http://www.fes.or.id/publications.php?lang=1#129 Author: Assane DiopSocial 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. (Available in Indonesia and English) Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/iez/04661.pdf http://www.fes.or.id/publications.php?lang=1#125 Author: IDSPS, AJI and FESNewsletter 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. (Available in Indonesia) Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.fes.or.id/fes/download/NL-I-10.pdf http://www.fes.or.id/publications.php?lang=1#127 Author: Erhard EpplerIn 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. (Available in Indonesia) Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.fes.or.id/publications.php?lang=1 http://www.fes.or.id/publications.php?lang=1#123 Author: Ivan Lim & Philipp KauppertBy 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. (Available in English) Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/indonesien/07101-20100325.pdf http://www.fes.or.id/publications.php?lang=1#114 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. (Available in English) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/indonesien/06994.pdf http://www.fes.or.id/publications.php?lang=1#106 Author: Christina SchottThe 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. (Available in English) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/indonesien/07267.pdf http://www.fes.or.id/publications.php?lang=1#118 Author: Norbert von HofmannThe 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. (Available in English) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/indonesien/07006.pdf http://www.fes.or.id/publications.php?lang=1#112 Author: FES IndonesiaPlease contact our office at info[at]fes.or.id if you'd like to have a copy. (Available in Indonesia) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.fes.or.id/publications.php?lang=1 http://www.fes.or.id/publications.php?lang=1#100