Arfiansyah, the Co-Investigator of the Creating Safer Space project ‘Civilian (Self-) Protection from Violent Conflict in Papua: Exploring Local Infrastructures and Initiatives’, was interviewed by Dr Mukhlisuddin Ilyas, Director of Bandar Publishing, on Sagoe TV Podcast:
Arfiansyah discussed his research activities with Nonviolent Peaceforce of the Philippines in Papua, in Maesot on the Thai border with Myanmar, and in Kachin and Northern Shan states of Myanmar, with an emphasis on the research in Papua. Arfiansyah provided a comparative perspective on the challenge of doing research in conflict areas, and introduced UCP to local audiences who are not yet familiar with the concept.