Ast Prof @LSE_RGS. Previously @FCDO_RA, @MethodologyLSE, @KITLV_KNAW. Interested in SE Asia, religious subjectivities, citizenship, and social movements
It’s finally arrived! Thrilled to have my new book ‘Salafism and the State’ out in print! With special thanks to all those who helped along the way, especially @niaspress for their amazing editorial support. #Indonesia#Ethnography#Salafism
📢📢📢 New Article Alert! 📢📢📢
Religious Authority in the Urban Mosque:
Islamic activism and the ethics of “being present” in Eastern Indonesia
by Chris Chaplin @chaplindo@LSE_RGS#anthrotwitter
Find it here (Open Access) via Early View:
https://t.co/Yt0nVh4SoV
Our research fellow Dr Chris Chaplin shares his analysis of faith, politics and coalition building in 21st Century Indonesia, for @Theosthinktank's #ReligionCounts series
https://t.co/81v2nnoCD4
Recently the London School of Economics’ Religion and Global Society, in collaboration with the British Embassy Jakarta and the Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies (ICRS), convened a workshop in Solo. 🤝
How can social sciences shape the world?
@LSEnews currently has a dedicated page sharing LSE research on global politics, featuring our researcher Chris Chaplin's work on today's elections in Indonesia 🌏
Read more insights at https://t.co/Mw31tOSSZD
https://t.co/Mw31tOSSZD
Next week we’ll see presidential and parliamentary elections in the world’s largest Muslim nation — Chris Chaplin and Syarifuddin Jurdi analyse the evolving role of Islamic identities and religious rhetoric in political and community campaigns in Indonesia
https://t.co/b9KmdPOwE2
With national and presidential elections taking place next month, several politicians – both within Aceh and nationally – have already sought to boost their nationalist credentials by capitalising on the insidiousness of anti-Rohingya rhetoric. @chaplindo
https://t.co/atdVWQBjv4
Amid the dire security situation in #Haiti, let's not overlook the international crimes, human rights abuses & environmental harm from past humanitarian interventions.
Staying vigilant & standing with Haitian civil society is key - as I argue here: https://t.co/uWXELg400a
MORE Union busting in East London 👎👎
Despite being a charity, @QMUL's management has deducted 21 DAYS of pay from staff adhering to a LEGAL boycott of marking assessments.
Full solidarity to @qm_ucu from everyone at Clapton Community FC 🤝
Billionaire climate philanthropy is controversial for many reasons. @hey_alirae explains why.
#AllHailThePlanet is a series delving into the social, economic and political forces undermining meaningful global action on climate change.
🔗 : https://t.co/Jz0pGX2SGa
2 minutes on Newsnight last night to say:
The government has deliberately created a crisis as a campaign tool
They have stopped processing asylum claims, letting numbers build up, in barges or hotels, just so at the next election they can say they’re the ones to fix it #r4today
The impact of casualisation is terrifying. 82% of fixed-term academic staff experience regular or constant anxiety about their professional future.
Mental health issues are endemic among respondents, as is overwork (working regularly in the evenings, at the weekend, on vacation)
One of the best things about the end of the Match of the Day saga, is that we don't have to listen to various Tory MP's talk about football. It's been like listening to a dog describe chess.
Now open: registration (in-person/online) for our conference, 'Grassroots Political Responses to Agrarian Conflicts and Envt'l Degradation in the #SouthEastAsian#Anthropocene' - Cambridge, 18-20 April. d All welcome!
https://t.co/8q6ShA4sMk
Rescheduled 🚨 "Sunni and Shi'i Dynamics in Indonesia: Between Sectarian Tensions & Ambiguity" with Dr Sarah Muwahidah, now on Wednesday 8th February 4:00pm - 5:30pm
➡️ Register at https://t.co/lPR8F5HPx7