Institutional Proliferation without Political Empowerment? Power Reconfiguration and the Politics of Special Autonomy for Indigenous Papuans in Sorong Regency
The establishment of Southwest Papua Province in 2022 reorganised the institutional landscape through which Indonesia's Special Autonomy policy is implemented. Yet the multiplication of governmental institutions does not necessarily expand the political influence of Indigenous Papuans (Orang Asli Papua, OAP). This arti...