ICSN

Aim

Acts as a Local Conflict Information Network (LCIN) by facilitating research collaboration and the exchange of information between conflict scholars in Indonesia and in the Nordic countries.

 

Members

ICSN consists of researchers and students from universities in Aceh, Jogjakarta, Moluccan Islands, North Sumatra, Papua, Riau, West Java and West Kalimantan and from universities and research institutes in the Nordic countries. The network was established and lead, to the first five years by the chair of the board of Calx Proclivia.

Currently, the coordinators of the natwork are the following.

• Leader of the Network, Coordinator of Kalimantan: Prof. Dr. Syarif Ibrahim Alqadrie, Director, Graduate Studies Program, Faculty of Social and Political Science, Universitas Tanjungpura.

• Aceh coordinator: Mr. Delsy Ronnie, Indonesian Peaa Institute.

• Moluccan Islands coordinator: Dr. Nils Ole Buband, Lecturer, Department of Antropology, University of Århus.

• North Sumatra coordinator: Drs. Budi Agustono, Lecturer, University of North Sumatra.

• Papua coordinator: Mr. Naffi Sanggenafa, Dean, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Universitas Cenderawasih.

• Riau coordinatior: Drs. Syofan Samad, Dean, Faculty of Politics and Social Sciences, Universitas Riau.

• West Java coordinator: Dr. Pius Suratman Kartasasmita, Rector, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan.

• Coordinator of the international support operations: Dr. Timo Kivimäki, Docent (Associate Professor), and Senior Researcher, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies.

 

Activities

• Research collaboration: Joint publications, exchange of publications and drafts.

• Collaboration within a research project commissioned for the Parahyangan University of Bandung by the Indonesian Foreign Ministry and within a NIAS research projects, Commissioned by the Finnish and Danish Foreign Ministries.

  Visiting Scholars:

• Prof. Dr. Pius Suratman Kartasasmita, in NIAS, Copenhagen & Lund University, September 2001.
  
• Dr. Timo Kivimäki, in UNPAR, Bandung & USU, Medan, February 2000, March 2002, in UNTAN, Pontianak, April 2003.
  
• Mr. Jakob Trane Ibsen, UNPAR, Bandung, June-July 2001, February-April 2002.
  
• Ms. Yulia Sugandi, NIAS, Copenhagen, May 2002.
  
• Prof. Dr. Aleksius Jemadu, NIAS, Copenhagen, June 2002.
  
• Dr. Timo Kivimäki, in UNPAR, Bandung & UNTAN, Pontianak.
  
• Prof. Dr. Syarif Ibrahim Alqadrie, NIAS, Copenhagen, October 2002.
  
• Dr. Anak Agung Banyu Perwita, NIAS, Copenhagen, March 2003.
  
• Dr. Timo Kivimäki, in UNPAR, Bandung & UNTAN, Pontianak, Sintang & Sanggau, April 2003.
  
• Mr. Delsy Ronnie, NIAS, Copenhagen, May-June 2003.
  
• Dr. Timo Kivimäki, in UNPAR, Bandung & UNTAN, Pontianak, Sambas, October 2003.
  
• Dr. Timo Kivimäki, in UNPAR, Bandung & UNTAN, Pontianak & Landak, January 2004.
  
• Mr. Budi Agustono, University of Helsinki, November-December 2003 & NIAS, Copenhagen, January-April 2004.
  
• Mr. Nyoman Sudira, NIAS, Copenhagen, April-July 2004 & University of Helsinki, August-September 2004.
  
• Prof. Mason Hoadley, UNPAR, Bandung, November 2004- January 2005.
  
• Dr. Timo Kivimäki, in UNPAR, UNCEN, Papua, Bandung & Udayana University, Denpasar & UNTAN, Pontianak & Sintang, December 2004-January 2005, May 2006, October, March 2007, november, 2007, March 2008.
  
• Prof. Symit I. Alqadrie, at NIAS, Copenhagen, Helsinki, August - September 2007.
  
  Exchange of teaching resources:
  The ICSN runs a conflict studies research training program in Indonesia for the EUAID under the EU-Asia Link Program. Prof. Pius Kartasasmita supervises the thesis work of Danish scholars, and Dr. Kivimäki participates in lecturing and tutoring of studies at the Parahyangan University, Universitas Tanjungpura & Universitas Sumatera Utara. Since 2007, ICSN has implemented a capacity building and teaching exchange program betwen University of Tabjungpura, University of Copenhagen & Univeristy of Helsinki.
  
  Seminar series on research methodologies in addition to giving methodological skills to the students the series also produces raw material (interviews among Indonesian fighters) for the collaborative research on Indonesian conflicts.

  International workshops

  • Copenhagen, August-September 2001 (funded by Finnish and Danish Foreign Ministries and NIAS).
    
    
  • Medan, March 2002 (organized in collaboration with Ethnic Conflict Resolution Studies Network of North Sumatra, ECRSN, funded by Finnish Foreign Ministry and the NIAS)
    
    
  • Bandung, August 2002 (funded by Finnish Foreign Ministry and the NIAS).
    
    
  • Bandung, April 2003 (funded by the International Media Support and the Finnish Foreign Ministry).
    
    
  • Pontianak, October 2003 (funded by EuropeAID & West Kalimantan Provincial Government)
    
    
  • Pontianak, January 2004 (funded by Finnish Embassy, International Media Support & West Kalimantan Provincial Government)
    
    
  • Bandung, January 2004 (funded by Finish Embassy, International Media Support & UNPAR)
    
    
  • Bandung, January 2005 (funded by EuropeAID & UNPAR)
    
    
  • Pontianak 2006 (funded by EurpeAid)
    
    
  • Since 2007 ICSN leader has participated in the organisation of ASEN Education Hub, Conflict Studies Network's conferences. The next conference wil be held in Banda Aceh on November 18-19,2008.

Publications

Democracy, Decentralization, Identity and Conflict. Proceedings of NIAS-ICSN Conference, Copenhagen, August 31-September 1, 2001. Studies in a Nutshell no. 8, Conflict Transformation Service, Helsinki 2002.

 

Opportunities for Conflict Professionals

The Indonesian Conflict Studies Network continues to expand. With a growing need to take the conflict aspect into account in the planning, implementation and evaluation of development cooperation, there is a growing need for professionals in aspects of conflict. This is why the Network is systematically collecting a roster of specialists in several conflict-related issue areas, and invites conflict specialists who would be interested in collaborating with us to submit their CVs and lists of publications and sample publications/reports.

How to Contact Us?

Address: Albertslundvej 13, DK-2620 Albertslund/Copenhagen, Denmark
Tel. +45 2972 5435
Fax. +45 3212 5345
Email: cts@conflicttransform.net
Homepage: www.conflicttransform.net