Zeffry Alkatiri
Biographic Data
| ID | 4063846 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zeffry Alkatiri |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zeffry |
| FAMILY NAME | Alkatiri |
| SIGNATURE | ALKATIRI Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Indonesia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3636-0561 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Producing the neoliberal city: Spatial fragmentation and the politics of space in Batam, Indonesia
Although Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have become a distinctive mode of neoliberal urbanisation across Southeast Asia, critical urban scholarship has rarelybrought Henri Lefebvre’s theory of the production of space into sustained dialogue with the concept of neoliberal space fragmentation in state-capitalist contexts in the Global South. This paper addresses that gap through an in-depth case study of Batam City, Indonesia. Established in 1973 as…
State Terminology and Knowledge Production on Chinese Indonesians: A Bibliometric Analysis of the ‘Cina’ Term (1968–2013)
This study aims to map and analyse the development of academic studies on Chinese Indonesians before the removal of the term ‘Cina’ and its replacement with ‘Tionghoa’ in 2014. Using a bibliometric approach, this study examines 292 documents indexed in the Scopus database between 1968 and 2013. The research results show that publication production developed unevenly. The number of publications, which was relatively low and sporadic during the ear…
Bengkulu’s Tabot tradition: The hidden framing of contesting celebration narratives
The Tabot Festival has been held for centuries in Bengkulu, a province on the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Recently, in 2023, it was made an official national-level event, representing the cultural heritage of Bengkulu. For years, the Keluarga Kerukunan Tabot (KKT, lit. ‘The Tabot Family Association’) has served as the key initiator and organizer, supported by local and provincial governments to preserve and promote the Tabot tradition. Thro…
Say No to blue publishing: Yogyakartan indie publishers’ counter hegemony and resistance strategies against major publishers
Ethnic Chinese in the post-reform Indonesia: Re-assimilation of Chinese community in seven cities to counteract prejudice
The fragmentation of democratic and ‘adat’ institutions in Aceh’s political elite after Helsinki: The failure of the concept of institution of social cohesion
This article analyzes the modes of organizing the political realm of society in Aceh, especially after the signing of the Helsinki MoU in 2005 by representatives of the Indonesian government and GAM as the two parties most interested in the social organization of Acehnese society. The post-conflict social and political phenomenon in Aceh is the fragmentation between democratic and customary institutions that can be directly observed by the public…
Neo-institutionalism perspective on local governance in Lombok: Reinstitutionalisation of Tuan Guru in the Indonesian decentralization era
This article delves into an examination and analysis of leadership models within local government institutions in Indonesia, employing the conceptual framework of new institutionalism. We contend that informal local institutions within communities not only influence the behavior and identity of leaders as actors but, within the context of decentralization, have also undergone a process of reinstitutionalization regarding roles and functions, empl…
Power Dynamics in the Arts Sponsorship: Activities in Bandung and Yogyakarta during Covid-19
The research objectively analyzed artists’ actions and strategic reactions in the urban areas of Bandung and Yogyakarta in Indonesia during the extremely turbulent COVID-19 pandemic from March 2020 to early 2021. The pandemic greatly impacted the lives of artists and practitioners because of stringent governmental prohibitions that prohibited public art events. The research examined practitioners’ experiences concerning their reliance or autonomy…
A pseudo-rebellion: Ujung Berung metalheads in the contestation of identity space in Bandung, 2010–22
Social segregation in Bandung, Indonesia, is the primary cause of stratification of youths in the city’s northern, southern and eastern regions. As a region filled with colonial legacy and inhabited by the upper-middle class, northern Bandung is equipped with infrastructures for youth activities. Southern and eastern Bandung, on the other hand, carries an image of rather undeveloped regions. This social, political and economic background has prom…
Defend Islam rally action 212 and their reunion: The failure of forming a New ritual
This article examines the 212 Defend Islam Rally Action and the subsequent 212 reunion through the concept of a ritual’s function and meaning. Initiated by action on December 2 (212) in 2016, the rally became a nationwide discourse that was followed by four consecutive 212 reunion rally actions which received mixed public responses. Initially, the 212 action in 2016 was an action demanding legal accountability from Ahok (then incumbent governor o…
Challenging the promise of decentralization: The case of marginalization of Mosalaki role in Nggela Vilage in Ende Lio, Flores
This paper analyses the impact of democratic practices in Ende Lio District, Indonesia, in 2015. Regional Autonomy Law as the embodiment of democratic practices has generated a new opportunity for the local people and political actors as a legitimate local leader instead of the traditional informal leader. On the other hand, it has yielded negative outcomes, specifically the elimination of strategic roles of traditional leaders in the society. Th…
Critical Literature Study on Habaib Identity in the constellation of Islamic studies in Indonesia from the colonial period to the present
This article aims to critic the literature study and map various existed researches on Habaib (plural for Habib) identity in Indonesia, as prominent religious leaders, of the Arabic descendants. Their presence has been acknowledged and recognized and they also played a significant role since the colonial period to the present. The study on Habaib is considered still lacking in the Islamic literature map, compared to other Islamic phenomena, such …
“I Stand on the Right Side”: A War of Social Media Avatars in the 2014 Indonesian Presidential Election Campaign
The development of social media in the realm of democracy through internet technology has been used by numerous groups for various purposes. A number of software programs with their applications make it easier for someone to produce countless content on social media. One of the functions of such programs is to create different images in relation to the 2014 Indonesian presidential election. In the 2014 presidential election, there was a rivalry b…
National patriotic day parade: The politics of historical memory and reconstruction of the russian identity during putin era
This article aims to analyze the politics of historical memory, the function and meaning behind the procession of the Parade on the Russian National Victory Day (Dend Pobeda) every May 9th. The day has become a ritual for the Russian nation since the Soviet Union era; it has become a collective memory for the Russians who had defeated the Fascist German military at the end of World War II. Russia’s government during Vladimir Putin presidential te…
Traces of Batik Rifa’iyah and the Women
This study uses historical considerations and observation methods. The aim of the study is to analyse the history of batik Rifa’iyah and the women as the driving force behind production. Research respondents are the women involved in batik activities. The data is collected via observations and evaluated using descriptive analysis. Batik Rifa’iyah has experienced ups and downs in popularity from the beginning of its growth and development in the 1…
The strategic adaptation of Chinese-Manadonese in the Reform Era
This article is a further discussion of previous research which is a pilot project to observe patterns of cultural interaction within the Chinese community in Indonesia as a part of a project to understand the phenomenon of the multicultural society during the New Order Era. The specific target of this research is to study the socio-cultural interactions within the Chinese community in Manado during the Reform Era (2000-2014). This research aims …
Kebersamaan di Ruang Publik pada Pawai Perayaan Gotong Toa Pe Kong Berbasis Masyarakat Majemuk di Slawi Pasca Orde Baru 2010
This article observes collective action of Toa Pe Kong celebration in the public space during Post-New Order era in Slawi, Central Java. This celebration involves local people from different religions and cultures. Why this celebration can be done after New Order? What aspect functions as collective bond among Slawi plural society? Using historical and cultural sources, this study analyses function and meaning of the ritual in relation to the col…
Not like eating chili: Constructing alternative cultural space for the Betawians
In these excerpts of interviews, four young cultural activists offer their vision of an inclusive, tolerant, and cross-cultural Jakarta. They discuss the marginalization of the Betawians, who are considered to be the native inhabitants of the city, the escalation of identity politics, and power struggles in the globalized metropolitan
Satu Lagi Kritik Atas Dominasi HAM Barat
Perdebatan Teori Transisi Demokrasi
This paper discusses the debate on the theories of democratic transition that has been going on since the 1960s. Democratic thoughts area always related to a context of change in a society. The theories of democratic transition had come to be debated again when the communist block countries and Russia changed their ideology and entered a democratic transition process. This debate provide a reference point and comparative framework that can be emp…
Multikultur dan Multiperspektif dalam HAM Internasional
This paper discusses the problem of human rights in an international context in which it often causes conflict of interests among different nations. It turns out that the Human Rights Declaration does not always provide convenient guide to problem of human rights abuse. This paper aims at demonstrating differing views in the international discourse on human rights and the necessity to understand those differing views and issues related to human r…
Iklan lampau Indonesia dalam wujud komik Analisis bahasa dan grafis
As a powerful medium to persuade people to buy a product or service, ads have long been used in many forms. This study attempts to understand the language use and graphic design of comic as one of the ads forms in Jakarta-based Indonesian media, particularly in the period of 1940—1960s. By employing different approaches in Linguistic Anthropology, Mass Communication and Graphic Design, the findings show a close relationship between the language a…
The strategic adaptation of Chinese-Manadonese in the Reform Era
This article is a further discussion of previous research which is a pilot project to observe patterns of cultural interaction within the Chinese community in Indonesia as a part of a project to understand the phenomenon of the multicultural society during the New Order Era. The specific target of this research is to study the socio-cultural interactions within the Chinese community in Manado during the Reform Era (2000-2014). This research aims …
Iklan lampau Indonesia dalam wujud komik Analisis bahasa dan grafis
As a powerful medium to persuade people to buy a product or service, ads have long been used in many forms. This study attempts to understand the language use and graphic design of comic as one of the ads forms in Jakarta-based Indonesian media, particularly in the period of 1940—1960s. By employing different approaches in Linguistic Anthropology, Mass Communication and Graphic Design, the findings show a close relationship between the language a…
Multikultur dan Multiperspektif dalam HAM Internasional
This paper discusses the problem of human rights in an international context in which it often causes conflict of interests among different nations. It turns out that the Human Rights Declaration does not always provide convenient guide to problem of human rights abuse. This paper aims at demonstrating differing views in the international discourse on human rights and the necessity to understand those differing views and issues related to human r…
Satu Lagi Kritik Atas Dominasi HAM Barat
Perdebatan Teori Transisi Demokrasi
This paper discusses the debate on the theories of democratic transition that has been going on since the 1960s. Democratic thoughts area always related to a context of change in a society. The theories of democratic transition had come to be debated again when the communist block countries and Russia changed their ideology and entered a democratic transition process. This debate provide a reference point and comparative framework that can be emp…
Not like eating chili: Constructing alternative cultural space for the Betawians
In these excerpts of interviews, four young cultural activists offer their vision of an inclusive, tolerant, and cross-cultural Jakarta. They discuss the marginalization of the Betawians, who are considered to be the native inhabitants of the city, the escalation of identity politics, and power struggles in the globalized metropolitan
Kebersamaan di Ruang Publik pada Pawai Perayaan Gotong Toa Pe Kong Berbasis Masyarakat Majemuk di Slawi Pasca Orde Baru 2010
This article observes collective action of Toa Pe Kong celebration in the public space during Post-New Order era in Slawi, Central Java. This celebration involves local people from different religions and cultures. Why this celebration can be done after New Order? What aspect functions as collective bond among Slawi plural society? Using historical and cultural sources, this study analyses function and meaning of the ritual in relation to the col…
The strategic adaptation of Chinese-Manadonese in the Reform Era
This article is a further discussion of previous research which is a pilot project to observe patterns of cultural interaction within the Chinese community in Indonesia as a part of a project to understand the phenomenon of the multicultural society during the New Order Era. The specific target of this research is to study the socio-cultural interactions within the Chinese community in Manado during the Reform Era (2000-2014). This research aims …
Traces of Batik Rifa’iyah and the Women
This study uses historical considerations and observation methods. The aim of the study is to analyse the history of batik Rifa’iyah and the women as the driving force behind production. Research respondents are the women involved in batik activities. The data is collected via observations and evaluated using descriptive analysis. Batik Rifa’iyah has experienced ups and downs in popularity from the beginning of its growth and development in the 1…
“I Stand on the Right Side”: A War of Social Media Avatars in the 2014 Indonesian Presidential Election Campaign
The development of social media in the realm of democracy through internet technology has been used by numerous groups for various purposes. A number of software programs with their applications make it easier for someone to produce countless content on social media. One of the functions of such programs is to create different images in relation to the 2014 Indonesian presidential election. In the 2014 presidential election, there was a rivalry b…
National patriotic day parade: The politics of historical memory and reconstruction of the russian identity during putin era
This article aims to analyze the politics of historical memory, the function and meaning behind the procession of the Parade on the Russian National Victory Day (Dend Pobeda) every May 9th. The day has become a ritual for the Russian nation since the Soviet Union era; it has become a collective memory for the Russians who had defeated the Fascist German military at the end of World War II. Russia’s government during Vladimir Putin presidential te…
Critical Literature Study on Habaib Identity in the constellation of Islamic studies in Indonesia from the colonial period to the present
This article aims to critic the literature study and map various existed researches on Habaib (plural for Habib) identity in Indonesia, as prominent religious leaders, of the Arabic descendants. Their presence has been acknowledged and recognized and they also played a significant role since the colonial period to the present. The study on Habaib is considered still lacking in the Islamic literature map, compared to other Islamic phenomena, such …
A pseudo-rebellion: Ujung Berung metalheads in the contestation of identity space in Bandung, 2010–22
Social segregation in Bandung, Indonesia, is the primary cause of stratification of youths in the city’s northern, southern and eastern regions. As a region filled with colonial legacy and inhabited by the upper-middle class, northern Bandung is equipped with infrastructures for youth activities. Southern and eastern Bandung, on the other hand, carries an image of rather undeveloped regions. This social, political and economic background has prom…
Defend Islam rally action 212 and their reunion: The failure of forming a New ritual
This article examines the 212 Defend Islam Rally Action and the subsequent 212 reunion through the concept of a ritual’s function and meaning. Initiated by action on December 2 (212) in 2016, the rally became a nationwide discourse that was followed by four consecutive 212 reunion rally actions which received mixed public responses. Initially, the 212 action in 2016 was an action demanding legal accountability from Ahok (then incumbent governor o…
Challenging the promise of decentralization: The case of marginalization of Mosalaki role in Nggela Vilage in Ende Lio, Flores
This paper analyses the impact of democratic practices in Ende Lio District, Indonesia, in 2015. Regional Autonomy Law as the embodiment of democratic practices has generated a new opportunity for the local people and political actors as a legitimate local leader instead of the traditional informal leader. On the other hand, it has yielded negative outcomes, specifically the elimination of strategic roles of traditional leaders in the society. Th…
The fragmentation of democratic and ‘adat’ institutions in Aceh’s political elite after Helsinki: The failure of the concept of institution of social cohesion
This article analyzes the modes of organizing the political realm of society in Aceh, especially after the signing of the Helsinki MoU in 2005 by representatives of the Indonesian government and GAM as the two parties most interested in the social organization of Acehnese society. The post-conflict social and political phenomenon in Aceh is the fragmentation between democratic and customary institutions that can be directly observed by the public…
Neo-institutionalism perspective on local governance in Lombok: Reinstitutionalisation of Tuan Guru in the Indonesian decentralization era
This article delves into an examination and analysis of leadership models within local government institutions in Indonesia, employing the conceptual framework of new institutionalism. We contend that informal local institutions within communities not only influence the behavior and identity of leaders as actors but, within the context of decentralization, have also undergone a process of reinstitutionalization regarding roles and functions, empl…
Power Dynamics in the Arts Sponsorship: Activities in Bandung and Yogyakarta during Covid-19
The research objectively analyzed artists’ actions and strategic reactions in the urban areas of Bandung and Yogyakarta in Indonesia during the extremely turbulent COVID-19 pandemic from March 2020 to early 2021. The pandemic greatly impacted the lives of artists and practitioners because of stringent governmental prohibitions that prohibited public art events. The research examined practitioners’ experiences concerning their reliance or autonomy…
Bengkulu’s Tabot tradition: The hidden framing of contesting celebration narratives
The Tabot Festival has been held for centuries in Bengkulu, a province on the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Recently, in 2023, it was made an official national-level event, representing the cultural heritage of Bengkulu. For years, the Keluarga Kerukunan Tabot (KKT, lit. ‘The Tabot Family Association’) has served as the key initiator and organizer, supported by local and provincial governments to preserve and promote the Tabot tradition. Thro…
Say No to blue publishing: Yogyakartan indie publishers’ counter hegemony and resistance strategies against major publishers
Ethnic Chinese in the post-reform Indonesia: Re-assimilation of Chinese community in seven cities to counteract prejudice
Producing the neoliberal city: Spatial fragmentation and the politics of space in Batam, Indonesia
Although Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have become a distinctive mode of neoliberal urbanisation across Southeast Asia, critical urban scholarship has rarelybrought Henri Lefebvre’s theory of the production of space into sustained dialogue with the concept of neoliberal space fragmentation in state-capitalist contexts in the Global South. This paper addresses that gap through an in-depth case study of Batam City, Indonesia. Established in 1973 as…
State Terminology and Knowledge Production on Chinese Indonesians: A Bibliometric Analysis of the ‘Cina’ Term (1968–2013)
This study aims to map and analyse the development of academic studies on Chinese Indonesians before the removal of the term ‘Cina’ and its replacement with ‘Tionghoa’ in 2014. Using a bibliometric approach, this study examines 292 documents indexed in the Scopus database between 1968 and 2013. The research results show that publication production developed unevenly. The number of publications, which was relatively low and sporadic during the ear…
Political science (16 works) · Sociology (15 works) · Law (13 works) · Politics (11 works) · Asian Studies and History (9 works) · Aesthetics (6 works) · History (6 works) · Media studies (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Art (5 works)