Wanted: Dutch Expats for Research on Expat Life in Post-Colonial Indonesia

Hello Latitudes.nu readers. My name is Yannick Wassmer, and I am a 24-year old 'Dutch' student. I'm currently finishing my masters degree in Intercultural Communication at the University of Utrecht. At the moment I'm doing an internship at Fortune PR in Jakarta. My Indonsian roots (grandparents of both sides are Indonesian), sparked my interest in this country.

For my master-thesis I want to conduct a research on the life of Dutch expats in Indonesia with a special focus on the post-colonial context in which it takes place. To be more precise: I want to research to what extent the colonial past is of influence on the lifes of Dutch expats in Indonesia. Do Dutch expats notice any aspects of this shared past in their day to day activities and interactions with Indonesians?

Latitudes scholar: Get Published!

Latitudes scholar

By: Peter van Riel

Latitudes scholar* is an open access publication source. It will publish original research and review articles in an interactive, open access format. Articles may span the full spectrum of studies on culture, people and nature of South East Asia.

Latitudes scholar seeks to be an open access outlet for academic research. As such, unlike traditional journals, it does not limit content due to page budgets or thematic significance. Rather, it  evaluates the scientific and research methods of each article for validity and accepts articles solely on the basis of the research. This approach allows readers greater access and gives them the power to determine the significance of each article through interactive comments feature. Likewise, by not restricting papers to a narrow discipline, Latitudes scholar facilitates the discovery of the connections between papers, whether within or between disciplines.