Torture and Peacebuilding in Indonesia: The Case of Papua

ISBN-13: 9780367594145 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 236 str.

Budi Hernawan

Opis

This book analyses state-sponsored torture and peacebuilding in Indonesia. It focuses on the case study of Papua, which provides a thought-provoking example of the intricacy and complexity of building peace amidst enduring conflict and violence. The author establishes a new understanding of torture as ‘public theatre.'

Recenzje

"This is brave and important work, and hopefully more scholars and activists will be able to build on the contribution that Hernawan has made towards this remarkably challenging task." - Michael Main, The Australian National University

Spis treści

1. Locating Torture in Papua  2. Reconstructing Torture  3. A Geneaology of Torture  4. The Anatomy of Torture  5. Theatre of Torture  6. Theatre of Peace: Re-imagining "Papua Land of Peace"  7. Lenses on Torture and Peacebuilding

O autorze

Budi Hernawan is Lecturer at Driyarkara School of Philosophy in Jakarta, Indonesia and Research Fellow at Abdurahman Wahid Centre for Interfaith Dialogue and Peace at Universitas Indonesia in Jakarta, Indonesia. Prior to his academic career, the author worked as a human rights activist in the conflict area of Papua, Indonesia (1997-2009).