Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has dominated the country’s politics for nearly 40 years. He recently announced he would like to rule for another decade. Often described as a “strongman” leader, his longevity has led some to describe Cambodia’s regime ...

Ward Berenschot had the honour to give a 'Parliament's lecture' at the Indonesian parliament together with intellectual powerhouse Robertus Robet. The lecture was organised by the Nasdem fraction. Beforehand Ward was a bit nervous ...

BKI is an interdisciplinary fully open access journal on Southeast Asia, with a strong focus on Indonesia. The editors especially welcome articles from anthropology, history, political science, law, sociology, social geography, development studies, urban studies...

'Parties as pay-off seekers: Pre-electoral coalitions in a patronage democracy', article by Adrianus Hendrawan (Australian National University), Ward Berenschot (KITLV), Edward Aspinall (Australian National University) ...

The Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde / Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia is an interdisciplinary fully open access journal on Southeast Asia, with a strong focus on Indonesia. The editors especially welcome articles ...

In verschillende media zijn vragen gerezen over de relatie tussen de speelfilm 'De Oost' en het KITLV, en het onderzoeksprogramma 'Onafhankelijkheid, dekolonisatie, geweld en oorlog in Indonesië, 1945-1950. ...

KITLV has been left shocked and deeply saddened by the loss of our colleague and former research fellow James Scambary, who passed away in Melbourne on September 16. In 2016, James spent almost half a year at KITLV to work on...