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Preserving Diversity, Strengthening Unity: Contesting Religious Identity in the Democratization Process in Indonesia Amich Alhumami (The National Development Planning Agency/BAPPENAS) Identity politics in the context of both religious affinity and ethnic bond, though the former is more dominant than the later, has been employed by so many interest groups in Indonesia. The use of identity

Arsitektur sebagai Identitas Komunitas: Kajian Identitas Hindu di Perkampungan Orang Jawa I Komang G. Santhyasa (Institut Teknologi Nasional Malang) Arsitektur dapat diterjemahkan sebagai manifestasi fisik dari berbagai dimensi waktu, budaya, iklim, geografi, pemikiran, sosial, politik dan ekonomi dalam suatu masyarakat. Faktor budaya cenderung menjadi sosok dominan hadirnya arsitektur sebagai ekspresi keaslian dan juga kehadirannya sebagai

Living in the Border Areas of Thailand: Ethnic Minorities and Their Identities Yekti Maunati (PSDR-LIPI Jakarta) It is widely argued that cultural identity is constructed. In the context of construction, many experts argue that boundaries are equally constructed in which the use of certain markers of identity selected from groups’ cultures is subject to change.

Dynamics of Maritime Connection in Sulu-Sabah-Indonesia Region Ikuya Tokoro (ILCAA-TUFS Japan) It is well known fact that the social and cultural connection between Indonesia, Eastern Malaysia and the Philippines, especially its Southern parts, has been centuries old. Today, in the context of so-called BIMP-EAGA (Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines) framework, these historical ties are reinvigorated with new　agendas, business interests

The Social and Economic Impacts on Development in the Cross-Border Areas between Thailand and Burma I Ketut Ardhana (PSDR-LIPI Jakarta) The western colonial rule had given some impacts on the development of certain areas, including in the mainland of Southeast Asia. The development in the cross border areas between Thailand and Burma has been difference