Manufactured crime panics have long been used to rationalise extrajudicial state power in Indonesia. I examine the recent 'begal' crime scare in Jakarta in context of growing economic precarity, military expansion and the political economy of fear. indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/is-jakarta-t...
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Is Jakarta turning into Gotham? How viral crime panics become pretext for expanding military visibility
Moments of crime anxiety in Indonesia routinely trigger authoritarian nostalgia for Petrus‑style ‘shock therapy’. This is a reference to the early‑1980s ‘mysterious shootings’ campaign in which securi...
