Based on a dissertation (Purwiyastuti, 2023), the conception of Indonesian nationalism is still relevant to be reinvestigated and even needs to be defined more deeply. Why does Indonesian national consciousness not automatically inherent in post-colonial society? Why does there is a need for continuity in the process of practicing Indonesian nationalism?

The imagination as Indonesian citizen beings still needs to be produced through field tours to museums.  Historical education for senior high school often requires students to get a historical excursion as a strick form of indoctrination. The symbols of nationalism presented at the beginning of the formation of the nation building is narrated through many of statues or dioramas. In the era of President Soeharto’s government, that seem adopted and implemented through policies and practices of internalizing Pancasila and nationalism within formal education channels, launching new curriculum changes, and changing civics lessons to Citizenship Education.