EN 
ID 
The Asia Research Centre, Universitas Indonesia (ARC Ul) was established in 2020 as an inter-disciplinary research centre that aims to strengthen governance and social resilience, at global, regional, national and local level. Specifically, our vision is to be a hub between disciplines, faculties and universities advancing critical social sciences through an interdisciplinary endeavour in Indonesia and across Asia.
In 2023, the ARC UI hosted the very first Historical Materialism (HM) Conference to take place in Southeast Asia. The conference was part of the broader HM project, including the journal, the book series and the global network of the HM conference.
The theme of the conference is the Asian Capitalist Conjuncture: Contradictions and Critiques, which was held from 25 to 26 August 2023, in a hybrid format. The in-person meeting took place at Auditorium Komunikasi, Faculty of Social and political Sciences, Universitas Indonesia.
The conference was made possible by the ARC UI’s collaboration with lndoPROGRESS (IP) and Asian Labour Review (ALR). lndoPROGRESS is a media collective based on scientific principles committed to promoting class-based social movements in Indonesia. Asian Labour Review is a journal for labour movements across Asia.
Download the Program Book here.