This comprehensive volume offers a critical, socio-demographic examination of the COVID-19 crisis and human mobility in Indonesia. Drawing on data from across the archipelago, it covers the demographic, economic, psychosocial, and socio-political contexts of the pandemic, rigorously analyzing emergency management and its severe, specific impacts on migrants (domestic and international workers, students) and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The book meticulously analyzes the consequences of enforced restrictions and border closures, detailing the disruption of livelihoods and the adaptive strategies employed by these vulnerable populations. As the first book to frame the pandemic through this lens in Indonesia, it provides a crucial platform for rethinking crisis response commitment and underscores the importance of domestic implementation of international laws for protecting migrant rights. Beyond informing post-pandemic policy and research on migration in Indonesia, this work provides enduring, actionable lessons relevant to public health crises and state-of-emergency management throughout the Global South.
Vanda Ningrum is a senior researcher at the Population Research Center, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia. She holds a doctoral degree in strategic and global studies from the University of Indonesia, where her dissertation explored models of community resilience in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Her research interests encompass community resilience and social dynamics, population and disaster studies, as well as youth, rural, and agricultural studies. She has collaborated extensively with governmental bodies, national and international universities, non-governmental organizations, and various international institutions. Beyond her research endeavors, she actively engages in academic and policy discourse. She is a frequent guest lecturer at the University of Indonesia and a speaker at policy forums hosted by governmental and non-governmental organizations. Sandy Nur Ikfal Raharjo is a researcher at the Research Center for Politics, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia. He is currently also a Ph.D. student at the Department of Southeast Asian Studies, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. For the last ten years, he has conducted research on cross-border migration, cross-border cooperation and dispute settlement mechanism, subregional economic cooperation in Southeast Asia, social resilience of the outermost small island community in Indonesia, and gender based-natural resource management in Indonesia's land and maritime border area. Syarifah Aini Dalimunthe holds a doctoral degree in geography from Nagoya University, Japan, and is currently a researcher at Badan Riset Inovasi Nasional (BRIN). Her research primarily investigates the intersection of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and the social construction of nature. Before joining BRIN, she served as the Indonesian primary researcher for Climate Asia at BBC Media Action, United Kingdom. She also contributed as a junior researcher to the Land Use Policy in Developing Countries (LUPIS) project, an initiative of the European Union involving 11 countries across Africa and Asia. Her early career includes a junior researcher fellowship from the Center for Development Issues in Nijmegen (CIDIN), Radboud University, the Netherlands. Her work has a proven track record of collaborating with diverse international organizations, including JICA, UN University EHS Germany, The Nature Conservancy, and the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN) in Kyoto, Japan.
Nor Suzylah Sohaimi, Ph.D., is a senior lecturer at the School of Government, Universiti Utara Malaysia, specializing in urbanization and regional development. She holds a Ph.D. in built environment from the International Islamic University Malaysia and a master's in urban development and management from Universiti Teknologi MARA. Her research interests include regional development, migration, housing studies, and sustainability, with a focus on cross-border dynamics and policy impacts on human settlements. She actively contributes to the academic community through research, scholarly reviews, and collaborative engagements. Beyond academia, she is involved in community-based initiatives and consultancy projects that address real-world urban and housing challenges. Her work reflects a strong commitment to bridging research with practice, supporting inclusive development, and promoting sustainable solutions for resilient communities. Nor Suzylah continues to advance knowledge in her field while fostering positive societal impact through education, engagement, and applied research.
Vanda Ningrum 是印尼國家研究與創新機構（BRIN）人口研究中心的高級研究員。她擁有印尼大學戰略與全球研究的博士學位，其論文探討了社區在應對 COVID-19 大流行中的韌性模型。她的研究興趣涵蓋社區韌性與社會動態、人口與災害研究，以及青年、農村和農業研究。她與政府機構、國內外大學、非政府組織及各種國際機構有廣泛的合作。除了研究工作外，她還積極參與學術和政策討論。她經常在印尼大學擔任客座講師，並在政府和非政府組織主辦的政策論壇上發言。
Sandy Nur Ikfal Raharjo 是印尼國家研究與創新機構（BRIN）政治研究中心的研究員。他目前也是馬來西亞馬來亞大學東南亞研究系的博士生。在過去十年中，他進行了有關跨境移民、跨境合作與爭端解決機制、東南亞的次區域經濟合作、印尼最邊遠小島社區的社會韌性，以及印尼陸地和海洋邊界地區的性別基礎自然資源管理的研究。
Syarifah Aini Dalimunthe 擁有日本名古屋大學地理學的博士學位，目前是國家研究與創新機構（BRIN）的研究員。她的研究主要探討災害風險減少（DRR）與自然的社會建構之間的交集。在加入 BRIN 之前，她曾擔任英國 BBC 媒體行動的 Climate Asia 項目的印尼主要研究員。她還作為初級研究員參與了歐盟的發展中國家土地使用政策（LUPIS）項目，該項目涉及非洲和亞洲的 11 個國家。她的早期職業生涯包括在荷蘭拉德堡德大學的奈梅亨發展問題中心（CIDIN）獲得初級研究員獎學金。她的工作與多個國際組織有著良好的合作記錄，包括 JICA、德國聯合國大學 EHS、自然保護協會以及日本京都的人文與自然研究所（RIHN）。
Nor Suzylah Sohaimi 博士是馬來西亞北方大學政府學院的高級講師，專注於城市化和區域發展。她擁有馬來西亞國際伊斯蘭大學的建成環境博士學位，以及馬來西亞科技大學的城市發展與管理碩士學位。她的研究興趣包括區域發展、移民、住房研究和可持續性，特別關注跨境動態和政策對人類居住的影響。她通過研究、學術評審和合作參與積極貢獻於學術界。除了學術界，她還參與社區基礎的倡議和諮詢項目，解決現實世界中的城市和住房挑戰。她的工作反映了將研究與實踐相結合的強烈承諾，支持包容性發展，並促進可持續解決方案以建立韌性社區。Nor Suzylah 繼續在她的領域推進知識，同時通過教育、參與和應用研究促進積極的社會影響。
