[Ongoing Research] Reimagining Circularity: Critical Mineral Governance and Just Transitions in Indonesia

This research critically examines Indonesia’s circular economy policies concerning critical mineral through the lenses of political ecology and Science and Technology Studies (STS).

We interrogate how circularity is governed, whose interests it serves, and what alternative pathways might exist for a more just and inclusive mineral economy.

Research Team

• Lead: Dr. Rini Astuti (Australian National University)
• Co-Lead: Ardhitya Eduard Yeremia Lalisang, Ph.D. (Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia)
• Co-Lead: Dr. Cindy Rianti Priadi (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universitas Indonesia)
• Co-Lead: Dr. Phil. Geger Riyanto (Department of Anthropology, Universitas Indonesia)

Partners: Open Society Foundation, Australian National University (ANU)