Leah Latumaerissa MSc
ANTHROPOLOGIST | POLICY ADVISOR
Researcher specializing in governance, international law, Indigenous affairs, and decolonial justice.
My work combines interdisciplinary research with practical policy thinking to support governments, civil society organizations, educational institutions, and communities addressing complex socio-cultural and governance challenges.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Governance & Public Policy
- Human Rights
- Law and Society
- Legal Mobilization
- International Development
- Indigenous Rights & Self-Determination
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Policy Analysis
- Qualitative Research
- Stakeholder Consultation
- Community Engagement
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
CURRENT RESEARCH
LEIDEN UNIVERISTY
Republic of the South Moluccas:
Sixty Years of Governance in Exile
MSc thesis, Law and Society: Global Governance and Global Development.
Forthcoming 2026.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM
“We Remember, That is our Way of Fighting Back”: Remembrance, Cultural Activism, and Hopeful Futures Among Moluccan Youth in the Netherlands
MSc thesis, Cultural and Social Anthropology. Applied Anthropology. 2025.
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
Postcolonial?
Exhibition
House of European History, co-initiative of the European Parliament. 2026.
Guest Speaker
Hari Pahlawan (Moluccan Heroes Day), Government of the Republic of the South Moluccas in Exile. 2025
Guest Speaker
Patulele radio program, Radio Oras. 2024.