The Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Jakarta is an independent, non-profit organization focusing on policy-oriented studies on domestic and international issues. It was established in 1971.
CSIS’s mission is to contribute to improved policy making through policy-oriented research, dialogue, and public debate.
CSIS undertakes the following:
- research in economics, politics and social change, and international relations, with topics selected on the basis of their relevance to public policy. Inter-disciplinary studies are encouraged
- a longstanding commitment to public education through a variety of avenues, including an intensive seminar program, lectures and conferences, and a bookstore.
- cultural performances, including traditional, classical and modern music, wayang performance, documentary film screenings, and exhibitions of paintings and sculpture.
CSIS has an active publication program covering a wide range of subjects in English and Bahasa Indonesia. These include:
- books and monographs covering research undertaken by CSIS
- the Indonesian Quarterly, an English-language journal started in 1974
- analysis CSIS, a quarterly journal in Bahasa Indonesia, published since 1971
- a clipping service, prepares and maintains clippings on a range of themes from national and regional newspapers
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