INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR

“Interpreting 70 Years of Indonesian Independence amidst Global Changes in Historical Perspective”

“Indonesians endorse a sense of peace; however, they often choose freedom rather than imposing peace.” This popular idea has been instigated throughout the historical development in Indonesia. For Indonesians, a peaceful life is marked by a sense of feeling secure and a realization of prosperity. “Aman Sentosa” is an Indonesian phrase, which means feeling secure and prosperous. The question remains: has Indonesia already achieved this state of security after 70 years of Independence? How do we ponder these 70 years of independence in accordance with human and cultural development? How to utilize the past wisdom to respond to the challenges that emerge either as a consequence of changes in the geopolitical strategic environment or due to climate changes which have caused a number of disasters? Those are issues and problems that will be examined in the seminar as we interpret 70 years of Indonesian independence amidst the global changes through a historical perspective while implementing multi-disciplinary approaches.

TOPICS

Welfare: health, education, economic security

Peace: defense and security, diplomacy

Human security: human rights

Sovereignty: territorial integrity, state borders

Environment : disaster, global warming

Culture: basic values of humanities

Decolonization and Nationalism

DATE AND VENUE

August 20-22, 2015 Venue: Faculty of Humanities, University of Indonesia

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

  1. Dr. Soesilo Bambang Yudhoyono*
  2. Dr. Dorodjatun Koentjoro-Jakti*

INIVITED SPEAKERS

  1. Prof. Dr. Peter Carey (Universitas Indonesia)
  2. Prof. Dr, Susanto Zuhdi (Universitas Indonesia)
  3. Prof. Dr. Anthony Reid (Australia National University, Australia
  4. Dr. J. Thomas Lindblad (Leiden University, The Netherlands)
  5. Prof. Dr. Richard Chauvel (Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, Australia)
  6. Prof. Aiko Kurosawa (Keio University, Japan)
  7. Dr. Clemens Six (Groningen University, The Netherlands)
  8. Dr. David Reeve (University of New South Wales, Australia)

ORGANIZED BY

The Study Program of History (History Department, Undergraduate Program), Faculty of Humanities, University of Indonesia