Marie Belland
@mariebelland.bsky.social
human geographer - feminist science - cities, water, sediments - research in Central Java - occasionally rebellious scientist - PhD at University of Amsterdam
while not quite on the topic of struggles for democracy in Indonesia, the last chapter of my PhD just got published. It says a little about how ecological crisis can ease elite capture, and how urban residents make a future for themselves in the middle of it all (in SJTG) doi.org/10.1111/sjtg...
Futuring the volatile city: speculation and anticipatory politics of land subsidence in Java
This article explores the intricacies of futures-making in urbanizing deltas. My aim is to move beyond linear narratives of submergence to craft more nuanced and empirically accurate descriptions of ...
doi.org
September 3, 2025 at 8:02 AM
while not quite on the topic of struggles for democracy in Indonesia, the last chapter of my PhD just got published. It says a little about how ecological crisis can ease elite capture, and how urban residents make a future for themselves in the middle of it all (in SJTG) doi.org/10.1111/sjtg...
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Kate Lamb and Ben Doherty explore how Indonesia is changing under Prabowo www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
In Prabowo’s Indonesia, the military is quietly creeping back into civilian life
The retired general who is now president has established 100 new army battalions and plans more – and critics say the move has echoes of the country’s authoritarian past
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Kate Lamb and Ben Doherty explore how Indonesia is changing under Prabowo www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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For my non-Indonesian (outdonesian) followers
Why are people angry? What are they protesting? What’s happening in Indonesia?
#IndonesiaGelap tracks unrest, controversies, and public discontent across the country.
#IndonesiaGelap tracks unrest, controversies, and public discontent across the country.
August 29, 2025 at 4:24 AM
For my non-Indonesian (outdonesian) followers
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𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁
📅 11.10.2025
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📅 11.10.2025
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August 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁
📅 11.10.2025
📍 Berlin
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📅 11.10.2025
📍 Berlin
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Excited to announce that our #PhD course on #Decolonising #Science is taking place again this year between the 14th - 18th of July at #IHE #Delft. Join us us for an intense week of critical dialogue, debate & discussion on coloniality & science. Register 👇🏿
www.un-ihe.org/events/decol...
www.un-ihe.org/events/decol...
Decolonising Science: course for PhD candidates
This week-long PhD course aims to inspire doctoral candidate
www.un-ihe.org
April 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Excited to announce that our #PhD course on #Decolonising #Science is taking place again this year between the 14th - 18th of July at #IHE #Delft. Join us us for an intense week of critical dialogue, debate & discussion on coloniality & science. Register 👇🏿
www.un-ihe.org/events/decol...
www.un-ihe.org/events/decol...
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Great English-language piece on activists re: police violence from JakPo www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
(Gift Article)Enough with police brutality: Activists - Politics - The Jakarta Post
At least 25 protesters who staged a rally in front of Surabaya’s Grahadi State Building in East Java on Monday were arrested by the police, while two journalists were beaten and made to delete the foo...
www.thejakartapost.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Great English-language piece on activists re: police violence from JakPo www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...