Torture in the Postcolony of Papua, Indonesia.

Hernawan, Budi (2024) Torture in the Postcolony of Papua, Indonesia. Transcience, 15 (2). pp. 83-101. ISSN 2191-1150

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Abstract

Drawing on Achilles Mbembe’s concept of postcolony and long-term field research in Papua since 1998, I argue that torture in Papua, Indonesia, constitutes an integral part of construction of Papua as a postcolony by the Indonesian state over the last five decades. The construction develops in two ways. First, it asserts control and dominance over the land and people of Papua through private indirect government that condones extractive industry, land grabbing and coercive military power, which includes theatrical torture and excessive violence with impunity against any opposition to the state. Second, Indonesian state power instills a mindset of inferiority in the indigenous Papuans toward the nation as a whole, characterizing Papuans as savages and labeling them with animalistic traits. However, the postcolony of Papua does not solely involve a binary opposition between the Indonesian state and Papua. Rather, it instills “the logic of conviviality” among all Papuans and Indonesians, creating a fluid power dynamic in which the state, Papuans, and Indonesians coexist.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	C Auxiliary Sciences of History > C Auxiliary sciences of history (General) H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Divisions:	Program Pascasarjana > Program Pascasarjana Filsafat
Depositing User:	ThM .-
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2025 02:50
Last Modified:	06 Feb 2025 02:50
URI:	http://repo.driyarkara.ac.id/id/eprint/2138

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