Encountering Religious and Ethnic Conflict in Indonesia: Recalling the Needs for Education and Intercultural Dialog to Initiate Peace Building

Simanjuntak, Marcella Elwina and PANDIANGAN, FANDY KEVIN M (2014) Encountering Religious and Ethnic Conflict in Indonesia: Recalling the Needs for Education and Intercultural Dialog to Initiate Peace Building. In: 11th ASLI Conference under Theme Law in Asia: Balancing Tradition and Modernization, 29 & 30 May 2014, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Diversity of ethnic, religion, customs or cultures lead Indonesia to be potentially vulnerable to social conflicts. As we know, each social conflict has its own unique characteristics. According to Blagojevic, some social conflicts happened in society are simply caused by a major structural crisis. The other ones are triggered by the presence of historical memories of inter-ethnic-religious grievances or by institutional factors that promote ethnic religious intolerance. Some are manipulation of historical memories by political entrepreneurs to evoke emotions such as fear, resentment, and hate toward the ‘other’. Rather than seeing as an asset of a country, diversity is sometimes inevitably seen as something that lead more to a conflict. This paper will outline some of the ethnic and religious conflicts in Indonesia and the resolutions, including the resolution using the norms and provisions of existing laws. In addition, this paper will explain how education and dialogue turned out to be an important key to prevent conflicts and initiate peace building in society. It has to be understood that in dealing with social conflicts occurred and can potentially occur in the future, people need to get adequate knowledge about the causes of conflicts and the effects perceived if a conflict occurs. People also need information how to minimize casualties in the event of a conflict. Continuous quality dialogue involving various parties must also be conducted with emphasis on mutual trust and understanding of each other. Keywords: diversity, religion and ethnic conflict, education and inter-cultural dialog, peace building initiative

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects: 300 Social Sciences > 340 Law
300 Social Sciences > 340 Law > 348 Laws, regulations & cases
300 Social Sciences > 360 Social problems and social services > Violence
Divisions: Faculty of Law and Communication > Department of Law
Depositing User: Ms Marcella Elwina Simandjuntak
Date Deposited: 21 May 2024 01:32
Last Modified: 22 Jun 2024 23:25
URI: http://repository.unika.ac.id/id/eprint/35569

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