Clara Siagian - Rusunawa and the State
Talking Indonesia
- Published
- September 1, 2025
- Duration
- 45:41
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Aug 30, 2026
Discusses While Jakarta's eviction politics have often dominated headlines and grassroots campaigns, the exper…
Summary
While Jakarta's eviction politics have often dominated headlines and grassroots campaigns, the experiences of those who have been relocated to rusunawa (social housing) complexes have remained largely invisible. Yet these families reveal how Indonesia's vision of urban modernity is being literally built into the architecture of everyday life, changing the…
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While Jakarta's eviction politics have often dominated headlines and grassroots campaigns, the experiences of those who have been relocated to rusunawa (social housing) complexes have remained largely invisible. Yet these families reveal how Indonesia's vision of urban modernity is being literally built into the architecture of everyday life, changing the ways people connect with each other and build their lives. In this episode of Talking Indonesia, host Tito Ambyo explores these tensions with