Research Grant
[Cite as http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0878447]Researchers: Dr Gregory Acciaioli (Chief Investigator) , Dr Thomas Reuter (Chief Investigator)
Brief description Revitalisation Movements in Contemporary Indonesia: Nativist Reworkings of Custom and Religion in Reaction to Decentralisation, Islamisation and Globalisation. Australia needs to understand the ethno-cultural diversity of its neighbour Indonesia to appreciate the wider pluralist context in which political Islam, including the terrorist fringe (e.g. JI), operates. Understanding of emergent social movements among Indonesian minorities highlights the constraints upon political Islam and divergent pressures upon Indonesian national integrity, crucial issues for formulating foreign policy. It also provides comparative understanding of Indonesian movements parallel to those harnessing Indigenous and migrant aspirations in Australia, which is central to domestic policies insuring minority rights in a multiculturalist framework.
Funding Amount $260,000
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- ARC : DP0878447
- PURL : http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0878447