The Pig Feast, Merauke, and the Test of Public Policy
The national strategic food project in Merauke highlights the clash between top-down development and Indigenous rights. Using the documentary 'Pesta Babi' as a lens, this article critiques the lack of participatory policy-making in Papua.
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