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My recent work spans journal articles, public commentary, multimedia collaborations, and applied research. These projects explore how financial infrastructures shape agrarian and environmental futures, how smallholders navigate debt and uncertainty, and how sustainability agendas are implemented on the ground.
Journal articles
Journal articles
Simanjuntak, Atmaezer. Forthcoming. “Debt, Land, and the Labour of Enduring Green Plantation Futures.” Journal of Asian Labour Review.
Simanjuntak, Atmaezer. Forthcoming. "Governing Through Debt: Trading Mills and Peddling Credit in Indonesia's Plantation Economy." Economy and Society.
Essays
Essays
Simanjuntak, Atmaezer. Forthcoming. "Dreams of IPO and Financial Hedging." Inside Indonesia.
Simanjuntak, Atmaezer. 2025. “Palm Oil's Future Built on Borrowed Time.” Sustainable Palm Oil Choice. https://www.sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu/palm-oils-future-built-on-borrowed-time/.
Simanjuntak, Atmaezer. 2023. "The Totality of Agribusiness: A Response to Alex Blanchette's Porkopolis." Exertions. https://anthrowork.org/collections/book-forum-porkopolis/the-totality-of-agribusiness/
Multimedia
Multimedia
Podcast. "Betting the Farm." Talking Indonesia, University of Melbourne (2025)
Short video. "EV Burdens: Who's Responsible?" Earth Journalism Fund, Kasat Kata, Progresip (2025) with Adrianus Venda Pratama and Silmi
Select awards and grants
My fieldwork and writing have been made possible through the generous support of multiple institutions
The Wenner-Gren Foundation
The Arryman Scholarship
The Graduate School - Northwestern Grants
The American-Indonesian Cultural Educational Foundation
The Earle Grant
American Anthropological Association - The Society for Anthropology of Work
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