Suwarnakarta Institute
| Institut Suwarnakarta | |
 Suwarnakarta Institute | |
| Institute overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 5 July 2016 |
| Headquarters | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Institute executive |
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| Child Institute | |
| Website | http://suwarnakarta.wordpress.com |
Suwarnakarta Institute (Indonesian: Institut Suwarnakarta) is an independent non-governmental micronational organisation established by Nabil Ihsan on 5 July 2016. It is named after the last capital of the former Indokistan, Suwarnakarta. The organisation main focus is on Indonesian micronational activities and former Indokistani interests.
The institution is mainly established for former citizens that wishes to remain active in micronational world even after Indokistani dissolution. Because of its importance as the only surviving part of Indokistan after the country's dissolution, Suwarnakarta Institute has been treated as successor of Indokistan, despite preserving only its social and cultural aspects.
Functions
Suwarnakarta Institute pledged to become an observer and advocate for micronational causes and activities, especially inside Indonesian sector. The institute will provide assistance and access to MicroWiki community to newly-formed micronations in Indonesia.
The organisation also establishes several tasks from former Indokistan. Suwarnakarta Institute will become the parent institution of the National Archives of Indokistan, on which its entire management will be done by the institute. The institute will become the official historiographer of Indokistani history, issuing historical interpretation and revisions about it.
As of 2018, the institute activites has been restricted to only several projects, with several others were cancelled. Initial plan to publish journals related to micronationalism has been dropped, so does with publication of Lentera newspaper that was suspended after its first edition was published in August 2016. The institute also has ceased its activities on former Indokistani territorial supervision as dictated in 2016 Indokistani Dissolution Decree.
Projects
- Promotion of micronationalism inside Indonesian sector.
- Advocacy and support service on new micronation and micronationalists.
- Preservation of Indokistani archives.
- Provider of Indokistani historiography.
Foreign cooperation
Suwarnakarta Institute committed to establish cooperation with intermicronational organisations that deemed significant by former Indokistani government, with plan to establish offices in several micronations. In 6 July, Association of Indonesian Micronations was granted permanent observer status to the institute, because of its importance and ties with Indokistan. The institute also signed a cooperation agreement with Arkaporean news agency in the end of July 2016.