This book seeks to open new lines of discussion about how Islamic law is viewed as a
potential tool for programs of social transformation in contemporary Muslim society. It does …

What is anthropology? What can it tell us about the world? Why, in short, does it matter? For
well over a century, cultural anthropologists have circled the globe, from Papua New Guinea …

How do ordinary Muslims deal with and influence the increasingly pervasive Islamic norms
set by institutions of the state and religion? Becoming Better Muslims offers an innovative …

The paper analyses the context in which education in Aceh acts strategically to advance an
agenda of social transformation. Applying a cultural, political economy analytical framework …

This essay looks at the views and actions of vigilantes, community leaders, and state agents
with regard to the dynamics of public morality and vigilante violence in Aceh. Post-conflict …

This article analyses the relationship between gender and religious authority in
contemporary Aceh, Indonesia. It focuses on the lives and careers of two female Islamic …

Lynching is a surprisingly prevalent form of collective violence. We argue that two conditions
can cause lynching: a shared morality based on salient collective threats, providing …

After violent protests all over the country had forced President Suharto to step down in 1998,
Indonesia successfully made the transition from an authoritarian state to a democracy. In this …

Our research responds to a limited understanding of the agency of female leaders in a
context of Islamic politics and society, in post-war and post-tsunami Aceh province in …

Increasingly, international organisations (eg UNESCO, UNISDR), governments (eg
Canada), and non-government organisations (NGOs)(eg Save the Children, Christian Aid) …