Not to Be Neglected: The Religious Landscape in West Papua

This essay has pointed to the significant role of religion in both the personal lives and broader public spheres of today’s West Papua. During the last decade, religious tensions between Christians and Muslims have become more visible and certain areas show a higher risk of religiously motivated clashes. The conjunction of multiple developments, such as the increase of Muslim settlers; the simplification of highly pluralistic religious fields to distinct Christian Papuan and Muslim Indonesian sides; the emergence of radical evangelists, and the role of Christianity for Papuan nationalism, emphasizes why the religious landscape of West Papua should not be neglected.

Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) 2010

OTJR is an inter-disciplinary network of more than 150 Oxford staff and students working broadly on issues of transition in societies recovering from mass conflict and/or repressive rule. Founded in 2007, it is now one of the largest and most diverse academic communities conducting research in this field.