Date:14:00-17:00, December 25 (Tue.)，2007
Venue:CSEAS East Building 2nd floor room E207
Speaker1 : Prof. Ikrar Nusa Bhakti Director
(Center for political Studies Indonesian Institute of Science CSEAS Foreign Scholar)
Title:"Peace in Disguise? The Birth of Electoral Politics in Aceh".
Abstract:
This article will describe and analyses situation in Aceh from conflict,
to the peaceful settlement of dispute through the Helsinki Peace Accord,
till two years after the implementation of the MoU. It begins with a
brief history about the Aceh state prior to the Dutch occupation,
followed by long period of war between the Acehnese and the Dutch during
the colonial era, the Acehnese voluntarily joint the new Republic of
Indonesia, and why the Acehnese wanted to be independent from Indonesia.
It will be followed by how the central government in Jakarta tried to
solve the problem of separatism in Aceh since 1950s, both through
political and military solutions. The last part of this article will be
a description and analysis about situation in Aceh post the Helsinki
MoU, what will happen in Aceh if the new local government successful in
delivering economic prosperity and maintain security in Aceh and what
will happen if they fail.
Speaker2 : Dr. Asna Husin (Director, Peace Education Program in Aceh)
Title:"Post Tsunami Reconstruction of Aceh ".