Research on Women and Politic
- The Two Faces of Decentralization: Marginalizing but Providing Space for Women in Local Politics
In the second phase, WRI evaluated the impact of local regulations on the society through in-depth interviews in five out the nine districts/cities, namely Solok, Mataram, Banda Aceh, Gianyar and Kupang. Due to lack of qualified and committed researchers, WRI was forced to drop Sukabumi, Tasikmalaya, Samarinda and West Kutai. WRI then, based on similar criteria applied in the first research phase, selected the district of Kebumen (Central Java), the city of Manado (North Sulawesi), and the city of Pontianak (West Kalimantan) as replacement. The results of the first and second phase of WRI’s research reveal the two faces of decentralization concerning the plight of women in local governance.
- Women, Democratization, and Local Politics in Indonesia
In 2005, WRI conducted a research on “the Impact of Regional Autonomy on Women Political Participation in Decision Making at the Local Level”. The research was conducted in two phases. In the first phase, WRI analyzed local regulations in nine districts/cities by using feminist research methodology. It was an initial step to see how women’s public space and political roles are being perceived, represented and regulated within the context of regional autonomy. The nine districts/cities were spread in seven provinces, namely West Java (Sukabumi and Tasikmalaya), West Sumatra (Solok), West Nusa Tenggara (Mataram), Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (Banda Aceh), Bali (Gianyar), East Nusa Tenggara (Kupang), East Kalimantan (Samarinda, West Kutai).
- Women’s Representation in Local Politics and Public Policies in Local Regulations
This research is an initial attempt to evaluate the implementation of gender mainstreaming policies in laws and regulations made by local governance. The research on laws and regulations made in 10 cities or regency in Java, Sumatera, Bali and Nusa Tenggara, is to be conducted in two phases: the first phase is the qualitative reading of local regulations using feminist research methodology and the second phase is the evaluation of the impact of local regulations on the society through in-depth interviews. The first phase is completed and the second phase is being designed according to the findings from the first phase.
