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The Revival of Tradition in Indonesian Politics
The Revival of Tradition in Indonesian Politics The Indonesian term adat means ‘custom’ or ‘tradition’, and carries connotations of sedate order and harmony. Yet in recent years it has suddenly become associated with activism, protest and violence. Since the resignation of President Suharto in 1998, diverse indigenous communities and ethnic groups across Indonesia have publicly, vocally, and sometimes violently, demanded the right to implement elements of adat in their home territories. This book investigates the revival of adat in Indonesian politics, identifying its origins, the historical factors that have conditioned it and the reasons for its recent blossoming. The book considers whether the adat revival is a constructive contribution to Indonesia’s new political pluralism or a divisive, dangerous and reactionary force, and examines the implications for the development of democracy, human rights, civility and political stability. It is argued that the current interest in adat is not simply a national offshoot of international discourses on indigenous rights, but also reflects a specifically Indonesian ideological tradition in which land, community and custom provide the normative reference points for political struggles. Whilst campaigns in the name of adat may succeed in redressing injustices with regard to land tenure and helping to preserve local order in troubled times, attempts to create enduring forms of political order based on adat are fraught with dangers. These dangers include the exacerbation of ethnic conflict, the legitimation of social inequality, the denial of individual rights and the diversion of attention away from issues of citizenship, democracy and the rule of law at national level. Overall, this book is a full appraisal of the growing significance of adat in Indonesian politics, and is an important resource for anyone seeking to understand the contemporary Indonesian political landscape. -
Masyarakat Kesenian Di Indonesia
MASYARAKAT KESENIAN DI INDONESIA Muhammad Takari Frida Deliana Harahap Fadlin Torang Naiborhu Arifni Netriroza Heristina Dewi Penerbit: Studia Kultura, Fakultas Sastra, Universitas Sumatera Utara 2008 1 Cetakan pertama, Juni 2008 MASYARAKAT KESENIAN DI INDONESIA Oleh: Muhammad Takari, Frida Deliana, Fadlin, Torang Naiborhu, Arifni Netriroza, dan Heristina Dewi Hak cipta dilindungi undang-undang All right reserved Dilarang memperbanyak buku ini Sebahagian atau seluruhnya Dalam bentuk apapun juga Tanpa izin tertulis dari penerbit Penerbit: Studia Kultura, Fakultas Sastra, Universitas Sumatera Utara ISSN1412-8586 Dicetak di Medan, Indonesia 2 KATA PENGANTAR Terlebih dahulu kami tim penulis buku Masyarakat Kesenian di Indonesia, mengucapkan puji syukur ke hadirat Tuhan Yang Maha Kuasa, karena atas berkah dan karunia-Nya, kami dapat menyelesaikan penulisan buku ini pada tahun 2008. Adapun cita-cita menulis buku ini, telah lama kami canangkan, sekitar tahun 2005 yang lalu. Namun karena sulitnya mengumpulkan materi-materi yang akan diajangkau, yakni begitu ekstensif dan luasnya bahan yang mesti dicapai, juga materi yang dikaji di bidang kesenian meliputi seni-seni: musik, tari, teater baik yang tradisional. Sementara latar belakang keilmuan kami pun, baik di strata satu dan dua, umumnya adalah terkonsentasi di bidang etnomusikologi dan kajian seni pertunjukan yang juga dengan minat utama musik etnik. Hanya seorang saja yang berlatar belakang akademik antropologi tari. Selain itu, tim kami ini ada dua orang yang berlatar belakang pendidikan strata dua antropologi dan sosiologi. Oleh karenanya latar belakang keilmuan ini, sangat mewarnai apa yang kami tulis dalam buku ini. Adapun materi dalam buku ini memuat tentang konsep apa itu masyarakat, kesenian, dan Indonesia—serta terminologi-terminologi yang berkaitan dengannya seperti: kebudayaan, pranata sosial, dan kelompok sosial. -
Legal Setting Model About Forest Destruction Prevention Based on Indigenous People of Dalihan Na Tolu in North Sumatra
Proceedings of International Conference “Internationalization of Islamic Higher Education Institutions Toward Global Competitiveness” Semarang, Indonesia – September 20th - 21th, 2018 Paper No. B-53 Legal Setting Model About Forest Destruction Prevention Based On Indigenous People Of Dalihan Na Tolu In North Sumatra Anwar Sadat Harahap1 Ahmad Laut Hasibuan2 Universitas Muslim Nusantara (UMN) Al Washliyah Jalan Garu II No. 93 Medan [email protected] [email protected] Abstract - Many tribes and indigenous people exist throughout Indonesia. There are indigenous peoples who have their own traditional values in forest destruction prevention i.e indigenous people of Dalihan na Tolu with their local wisdom. The research used empirical legal research method. The approach used is anthropological approach, and sociological juridical. Long before the existence of regulation about in Indonesia, the indigenous people have had their own rules in preventing the forest destruction in North Sumatra. The custom law of Dalihan na Tolu has regulated about: the stages in implementing deliberation in preventing forest destruction, strategies that is implemented by the customary leader in preventing forest destruction, form of sanctions that is imposed on parties that commit forest destruction, implicit rules in indigenous people, dan the form of supervision in preventing forest destruction with the mechanism of controlling and supervisory that rest on the condition and potential of the indigenous people. Key Words: Legal Setting; Forest Destruction Prevention; Indigenous People of Dalihan na Tolu 1. Introduction In the last three years, massive forest destruction happened in the form of forest burning, timber theft, illegal logging, land clearing, timber smuggling, deforestation, expansion of agricultural areas and plantations in the forest area without regard to the condition of the surrounding environment. -
Forest, Resources and People in Bulungan Elements for a History of Settlement, Trade, and Social Dynamics in Borneo, 1880-2000
CIFOR Forest, Resources and People in Bulungan Elements for a History of Settlement, Trade, and Social Dynamics in Borneo, 1880-2000 Bernard Sellato Forest, Resources and People in Bulungan Elements for a History of Settlement, Trade and Social Dynamics in Borneo, 1880-2000 Bernard Sellato Cover Photo: Hornbill carving in gate to Kenyah village, East Kalimantan by Christophe Kuhn © 2001 by Center for International Forestry Research All rights reserved. Published in 2001 Printed by SMK Grafika Desa Putera, Indonesia ISBN 979-8764-76-5 Published by Center for International Forestry Research Mailing address: P.O. Box 6596 JKPWB, Jakarta 10065, Indonesia Office address: Jl. CIFOR, Situ Gede, Sindang Barang, Bogor Barat 16680, Indonesia Tel.: +62 (251) 622622; Fax: +62 (251) 622100 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: http://www.cifor.cgiar.org Contents Acknowledgements vi Foreword vii 1. Introduction 1 2. Environment and Population 5 2.1 One Forested Domain 5 2.2 Two River Basins 7 2.3 Population 9 Long Pujungan District 9 Malinau District 12 Comments 13 3. Tribes and States in Northern East Borneo 15 3.1 The Coastal Polities 16 Bulungan 17 Tidung Sesayap 19 Sembawang24 3.2 The Stratified Groups 27 The Merap 28 The Kenyah 30 3.3 The Punan Groups 32 Minor Punan Groups 32 The Punan of the Tubu and Malinau 33 3.4 One Regional History 37 CONTENTS 4. Territory, Resources and Land Use43 4.1 Forest and Resources 44 Among Coastal Polities 44 Among Stratified Tribal Groups 46 Among Non-Stratified Tribal Groups 49 Among Punan Groups 50 4.2 Agricultural Patterns 52 Rice Agriculture 53 Cash Crops 59 Recent Trends 62 5. -
2019 UI Greenmetric World University Rankings in Indonesia
2019 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings in Indonesia IND World University Country SI EC WS WR TR ED Total Rank Rank 1 27 Universitas Indonesia Indonesia 1050 1625 1500 825 1375 1650 8025 2 40 Bogor Agricultural University Indonesia 1400 1200 1425 575 1475 1700 7775 3 47 Universitas Gadjah Mada Indonesia 900 1300 1500 875 1375 1675 7625 4 50 Diponegoro University Indonesia 750 1575 1350 950 1225 1750 7600 Institut Teknologi Sepuluh 59 Indonesia 975 1350 1275 925 1225 1800 7550 5 Nopember 6 71 Universitas Negeri Semarang Indonesia 1050 1475 1125 800 1450 1500 7400 7 96 Universitas Sebelas Maret Indonesia 775 1450 1275 850 1275 1425 7050 8 109 Universitas Islam Indonesia Indonesia 650 1400 1050 800 1275 1750 6925 9 135 Telkom University Indonesia 775 1250 1350 700 1325 1150 6550 10 142 Universitas Padjadjaran Indonesia 675 1175 1350 725 1150 1400 6475 Universitas Islam Negeri Raden 172 Indonesia 950 1450 1125 650 1250 825 6250 11 Intan Lampung Universitas Muhammadiyah 189 Indonesia 725 1450 975 775 1150 1050 6125 12 Yogyakarta 213 Universitas Multimedia Nusantara Indonesia 575 1500 1200 900 950 900 6025 13 14 250 Universitas Sumatera Utara Indonesia 800 925 1275 775 1075 950 5800 15 255 Airlangga University Indonesia 875 875 900 650 1325 1125 5750 16 257 Brawijaya University Indonesia 575 1250 900 600 950 1450 5725 17 303 Universitas Medan Area Indonesia 775 1075 975 450 1025 1125 5425 18 343 Universitas Lampung Indonesia 700 1275 900 525 850 975 5225 19 355 Yogyakarta State University Indonesia 425 1150 900 450 1325 900 5150 20 407 -
Leading Sector, Economic Structure and Competitiveness of Export Commodities
Adi WIJAYA, Zainal ILMI, Dio Caisar DARMA / Journal of Business, Economics and Environmental Studies 10-3 (2020) 23-33 23 Print ISSN: 2671-4981 / Online ISSN: 2671-499X JBEES website: http://www.jbees.or.kr/ Doi: 10.13106/jbees.2020.vol10.no3.23 Economic Performance: Leading Sector, Economic Structure and Competitiveness of Export Commodities Adi WIJAYA1, Zainal ILMI2, Dio Caisar DARMA3 Received: January 15, 2020. Revised: January 23, 2020. Accepted: July 05, 2020 Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this study is for the leading sector, a pattern of shifting structure of the economic sector, and community export competitiveness on the economy Malinau Regency. Research design, data, and methodology: The type of data used is secondary data with a quantitative approach of 2009-2018. The study data used Location Quotient (LQ), Shift Share Analysis (SSA), and Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) analysis tools. Results: There are 6 leading sectors: agriculture; electricity, gas, and clean water; building and construction; trade, hotels, and restaurants. That has been classified has changed the economic structure of the Malinau Regency from the secondary sector to the tertiary and primary sectors in 10 years. While, community export competitiveness of the Malinau Regency through RCA Analysis, see if the export products of coal and excavation (types A, B, C) are shown to have a higher comparative advantage with comparative advantage. This shows that only a few commodities that can provide the good performance of export. Conclusions: Analysis of economic growth in the Malinau Regency after regional autonomy shows that there has been a shift in the economic structure of the economy which is dominated by the structure of the primary sector. -
Analisis Kesenjangan Pendapatan Kabupaten/Kota Di Wilayah Kalimantan Utara
PENELITIAN DASAR Laporan Hasil Penelitian ANALISIS KESENJANGAN PENDAPATAN KABUPATEN/KOTA DI WILAYAH KALIMANTAN UTARA Peneliti: NURUS SOIMAH, M.Ec.Dev. (Dosen Tetap Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Kaltara) LEMBAGA PENELITIAN DAN PENGABDIAN MASYARAKAT UNIVERSITAS KALTARA ABSTRAK Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui tingkat kesenjangan pendapatan antar kabupten/ kota di Wilayah Kalimantan Utara. Data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data sekunder yang diterbitkan oleh pemerintah kabupaten/kota di Kalimantan Utara tahun 2013-2019. Penelitian ini dilakukan di 4 kabupaten dan 1 kota di Kalimantan Utara. Alat analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah analisis deskriptif dengan menggunakan peralatan analisis Ekonomi Regional. Analisis data yang digunakan sesuai dengan tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah Analisis Tingkat Ketimpangan Antar Daerah, untuk menghitung tingkat ketimpangan/disparitas pendapatan perkapita antar kabupaten/kota di Provinsi Kalimantan Utara dengan menggunakan alat analisis Indeks Williamson. Hasil analisis dapat disimpulkan adanya ketimpangan pendapatan yang terjadi di kabupaten/kota di Provinsi Kalimantan Utara meskipun tergolong dalam ketimpangan rendah, namun hal ini perlu terus di kontrol mengingat Kota Tarakan memiliki kecenderungan ketimpangan pendapatan yang semakin tinggi. Ketimpangan terendah terjadi di Kabupaten Tana Tidung dan paling tinggi di Kota Tarakan. Saran yang dapat diberikan dari hasil penelitian ini bagi pemerintah daerah Kabupaten/Kota di Kalimantan Utara adalah agar terus mampu membuat kebijakan yang tepat sehingga mampu mempertahankan kesenjangan yang cukup rendah tersebut. Kata Kunci : Kesenjangan Pendapatan, Indeks Williamson ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to determine the level of income disparity between districts / city in the North Kalimantan. The type of data in this research is secondary data obtained from the published author of districts / cities in north Kalimantan in year 2013-2019. -
Bab I. Gambaran Umum Kalimantan
BAB I. GAMBARAN UMUM KALIMANTAN 1.1 Kondisi Geografis A. Letak dan Luas Wilayah Kalimantan berasal dari bahas Sansekerta yaitu Kalamanthana. Kala berarti musim dan Manthana berarti membakar, Kalamanthana yaitu pulau yang udaranya sangat panas atau membakar. Kondisi Astronomis Pulau Kalimantan pada wilayah Indonesia terletak antara 4° 24' LU - 4° 10' LS dan 108° 30' BT - 119° 00' BT. Mengacu pada letak astronomis ini, pulau Kalimantan merupakan salah satu pulau yang dilintasi garis 0ᵒ atau sering kita sebut sebagai garis khatulistiwa. Dengan demikian bisa dipastikan jika seluruh bagian pulau Kalimantan adalah kawasan tropis sehingga cuaca di Kalimantan sangat menyengat. Dilihat dari kondisi geografis Pulau Kalimantan merupakan pulau terluas ketiga di dunia, dengan luas 743.330 km2 dengan pembagian Pulau Kalimantan menjadi wilayah Indonesia 73%, Malaysia 26%, dan Brunei 1%. Dalam arti luas "Kalimantan" meliputi seluruh pulau yang juga disebut dengan Borneo, sedangkan dalam arti sempit Kalimantan hanya mengacu pada wilayah Indonesia. Adapun batas-batas wilayah Kalimantan adalah sebagai berikut: Utara : berbatasan dengan Malaysia Barat : berbatasan dengan Selat Karimata Timur : berbatasan dengan Selat Makassar dan Laut Sulawesi Selatan : berbatasan dengan Laut Jawa Berdasarkan Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nomor 137 Tahun 2017 tanggal 29 Desember 2017, Luas Pulau Kalimantan yang termasuk dalam wilayah Indonesia mencapai 544.150,07 km2 atau sekitar 28,39 persen dari total luas wilayah Indonesia yang mencapai 1.916.862,20 km2. Secara administratif, Kalimantan terbagi menjadi 5 provinsi yaitu Kalimantan Utara dengan ibukota Tanjung Selor, Kalimantan Timur dengan ibukota Samarinda, Kalimantan Selatan dengan ibukota Banjarmasin, Kalimantan Tengah dengan ibukota Palangkaraya, dan Kalimantan Barat dengan ibukota Pontianak. Provinsi dengan luas terbesar adalah Provinsi Kalimantan Tengah dengan luas wilayah 153.564,50 Km2. -
Peserta Dan Jadwal Pembekalan BUDI-LN Gel-1 2016
Lampiran Surat : Nomor : Tanggal : LAMPIRAN 1. Daftar Peserta Lokakarya Pra-Keberangkatan Beasiswa Unggulan Dosen Indonesia (BUDI) Luar Negeri Gel-1 Tahun 2016 Yogyakarta, 12-14 Agustus 2016 No No Registrasi Nama NIDN PT Asal PT Tujuan Negara Mulai Studi Program Studi Jenjang UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MECHANICAL AND CHEMICAL 1 160001028401 YUSRON SUGIARTO 0001028401 UNIVERSITAS BRAWIJAYA AUSTRALIA SEP-2016 S3 AUSTRALIA ENGINEERING 2 160001078304 LA ODE AHMAD BARATA 0001078304 UNIVERSITAS HALU OLEO KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY JAPAN SEP-2016 TEKNIK MESIN S3 UNIVERSITAS PENDIDIKAN 3 160001118106 DENNY ANDRIANA 0001118106 UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE UNITED KINGDOM OKT-2016 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE S3 INDONESIA 4 160003108901 SRI OKTAMULIANI 0003108901 UNIVERSITAS JAMBI TOHOKU UNIVERSITY JAPAN OKT-2016 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING S3 5 160003117304 NIKEN PUJIRAHAYU 0003117304 UNIVERSITAS HALU OLEO EHIME UNIVERSITY JAPAN SEP-2016 APPLIED BIORESOURCE SCIENCE S3 NAVAL ARCHITECTURE AND MARINE 6 160003118402 SAMUEL 0003118402 UNIVERSITAS DIPONEGORO PUKYONG NATIONAL UNIVERSITY SOUTH KOREA AGU-2016 S3 SYSTEM ENGINEERING NUTRITION, TOXICOLOGY & 7 160004078501 ADRIYAN PRAMONO 0004078501 UNIVERSITAS DIPONEGORO MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY NETHERLANDS SEP-2016 TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN S3 METABOLISM 8 160004097901 ADE CANDRA 0004097901 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY JAPAN SEP-2016 ENVIROMENTAL DESIGN S3 9 160004108002 OKTAVIAN ABRAHAM LANTANG 0004108002 UNIVERSITAS SAM RATULANGI UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN HUNGARY SEP-2016 INFORMATICS S3 10 160005058009 SAKUNDA ANGGARINI -
Hasil Review Proposal Konsorsium Riset Dan Inovasi Covid-19 (Pencegahan)
HASIL REVIEW PROPOSAL KONSORSIUM RISET DAN INOVASI COVID-19 (PENCEGAHAN) NO. JUDUL RISET DAN INOVASI LEMBAGA NAMA KETUA Pembuatan Baby Face Shield Menggunakan Teknologi 3D Printing untuk Melindungi Bayi dari Wabah 1 Lembaga Penerbangan dan Antariksa Nasional (LAPAN) Afid Nugroho, S.T., M.Eng. Covid-19 dan Persiapan New Normal Life Instrumen Screening Virus Covid 19 Di Lingkungan dan Sistem Kendali Light Disinfectant Terintegrasi 2 Universitas Dian Nuswantoro - LPPM Sari Ayu Wulandari, ST, M.Eng dengan Teknologi Ultraviolet Electronic Nose Internet Of Things (Uv Enose-Iot) Adaptasi Fase New Normal Pandemi Covid-19: Pengembangan Prototipe Disinfektan Ruang 3 Pertemuan dan Kabin Penumpang Transportasi Umum Melalui Semburan Kontinu Partikel Uap Universitas Sam Ratulangi (Unsrat) - LPPM Stenly Wullur, SPi, MSc, PhD Menggunakan Ekstrak Bahan Alami Pengembangan dan Penerapan Bioplastik Antibakteri untuk Bahan APD Hazmat yang Ramah Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi (BPPT) - 4 Dr. Dadang Suhendar, M.Eng. Lingkungan Pusat Teknologi Bioindustri Inovasi Produk Medicated Oil dan Hand Sanitizer Berbasis Minyak Kayu Putih dan Minyak Nilam 5 Universitas Syiah Kuala (UNSYIAH) Dr. Binawati Ginting, M.Si untuk Menghadapi Bencana COVID-19 Pengembangan Sediaan kapsul kombinasi Ekstrak Ikan gabus, Meniran dan Temulawak sebagai 6 Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) - Fakultas Farmasi Imam Bagus Sumantri, S.Farm., M.Si., Apt. Immunomodulator Pencegahan COVID-19 Pengembangan herbal penurun kadar kolesterol dan peningkat sistem imun berbasis tumbuhan asli 7 Universitas Mulawarman (UNMUL) - LPPM Dr. dr. Swandari Paramita, M.Kes Kalimantan Timur untuk menurunkan risiko pasien COVID-19 dengan komorbid Pengembangan Koper Sterilisasi Portable Berbasis UV-C Guna Mendukung Normal Baru Dalam Dr. Eng. Ir. R. Rachmat A. -
East Kalimantan
PROVINCE INFOGRAPHIC EAST KALIMANTAN Nunukan NUNUKAN Tideng Pale Malinau TANA The boundaries and names shown and the TID UNG designations used on this map do not imply KOTA TARAKAN official endorsement or acceptance by the Tarakan United Nations. MA LINAU BULUNGAN Tanjungselor MOST DENSE LEAST DENSE Tanjung Selor Kota Balikpapan Malinau Tanjungredep MOST POPULATED LEAST POPULATED BERA U Kota Samarinda Tana Tidung 14 1,435 KUTAI DISTRICTS VILLAGES TIMUR Putussibau Sangatta 136 KAPU AS Ujoh Bilang HULU SUB-DISTRICTS Bontang SINTANG KOTA MU RUNG KUTAI BONTANG RAYA KARTANEGARA Legend: Sendawar KOTA SAMARIND A Administrative Boundary Tenggarong Samarinda Samarinda Province Province Capital Purukcahu District District Capital BARITO KUTAI GUNUN G UTARA BARAT MA S Population Transportation Muara Teweh PEN AJAM Population counts at 1km resolution Toll road PA SER Kuala Kurun UTARA KOTA Pasangkayu Primary road 0 BALIKPAPAN Secondary road 1 - 5 Balikpapan Port 6 - 25 Penajam BARITO KATINGAN Airport 26 - 50 SELATAN 51 - 100 Buntok KOTA Other KAPU AS TABALONG PASER 101 - 500 PALANGKA Kasongan Volcano 501 - 2,500 RAYA Tanah Grogot Tamiang Water/Lake 2,501 - 5,000 KOTAWARINGIN Layang Tobadak Tanjung 5,000 - 130,000 TIMUR Palangka Raya BARITO Coastline/River TIMUR Palangkaraya Paringin MA MUJU HULU BALANGAN SUNGAI Amuntai TAPIN UTARA Barabai HULU Sampit SUNGAI KOTA PULANG BARITO HULU SUNGAI Mamuju MA MASA SELATAN TEN GAH BARU GEOGRAPHY PISAU KUALA Mamuju TORA JA East Kalimantan is located at 4°24'N - 2°25'S and 113°44' - 119°00'E. The province borders with Malaysia, specifically Sabah and Sarawak (North), the Sulawesi Ocean and Makasar Straits (East), South Kalimantan (South) and West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan and Malaysia (West). -
Seeking the State from the Margins: from Tidung Lands to Borderlands in Borneo
Seeking the state from the margins From Tidung Lands to borderlands in Borneo Nathan Bond ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8094-9173 A thesis submitted in total fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. December 2020 School of Social and Political Sciences The University of Melbourne i Abstract Scholarship on the geographic margins of the state has long suggested that life in such spaces threatens national state-building by transgressing state order. Recently, however, scholars have begun to nuance this view by exploring how marginal peoples often embrace the nation and the state. In this thesis, I bridge these two approaches by exploring how borderland peoples, as exemplars of marginal peoples, seek the state from the margins. I explore this issue by presenting the first extended ethnography of the cross-border ethnic Tidung and neighbouring peoples in the Tidung Lands of northeast Borneo, complementing long-term fieldwork with research in Dutch and British archives. This region, lying at the interstices of Indonesian Kalimantan, Malaysian Sabah and the Southern Philippines, is an ideal site from which to study borderland dynamics and how people have come to seek the state. I analyse understandings of the state, and practical consequences of those understandings in the lives and thought of people in the Tidung Lands. I argue that people who imagine themselves as occupying a marginal place in the national order of things often seek to deepen, rather than resist, relations with the nation-states to which they are marginal. The core contribution of the thesis consists in drawing empirical and theoretical attention to the under-researched issue of seeking the state and thereby encouraging further inquiry into this issue.