Made Naraya Laksmayuda Sumaniaka
Independent Researcher
BIOGRAPHY
Made Naraya is an independent researcher with interest in colonial heritage, politics of decolonisation and public policy. He recently obtained his MA in Arts and Heritage: Policy, Management and Education at Maastricht University. His master’s thesis revolves around digital spaces of colonial collections, forwarding a new concept of digital restitutionary work in the estitution debate. He has collaborated closely with diverse communities across Indonesia to engage with and challenge these digital spaces, offering alternative ways for communities to involve in restitutionary work beyond the state to state regime. Through this work, he seeks to contribute to a more inclusive and participatory approach to restitution policy