Papua’s Powerless Autonomy
Indonesia state increases funds, but power and justice remain elusive
By: Johanes E. S. Wato
Papua’s special autonomy, enacted in 2001 by the Indonesian government and granting authority to the region in managing education, health, and natural resources, is not an ordinary policy born from calm, technocratic processes. It emerged from an acute crisis of state legitimacy, and a long-standi…
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