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In this dissertation I examine policies in Indonesia, under Suharto's New Order regime, which aimed at modernizing the nation. Many scholars have analyzed such policies at the macro-level of national politics. I seek to complement this work with a micro-level study. I present th…

This work addresses the subject area of global urbanization and its linked environmental and social consequences, a relatively recent focus within the larger geographic tradition of investigating interrelationships between people and their environments. The research site is a ra…

This study analyzes how civic engagement and collaborative governance can be used to build peace in post-conflict societies. A case study approach is used to examine the presence of civic engagement as a precursor to collaborative governance in the reconstruction of segregated a…