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Women, Corruption and Social Movements: Learning from from Indonesian Women’s Experience in their Communities

13 Oct 2021

Women, Corruption and Social Movements: Learning from from Indonesian Women’s Experience in their Communities

Project leader: Mrs. Kanti Pertiwi

Level of education and university: PhD, Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne

Collaborating Organisations: Research Centre for Gender and Childhood Studies Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Project Location: Tangerang Selatan, Banten. Online (nationwide): Sumatera Barat, Sulawesi Selatan, Nusa Tenggara Barat, and Papua Barat.

Activity Type: Academic research and research-related activities

Sector: Anti-corruption

Project Rationale:

Research indicates that anti-corruption initiatives around the globe are met with challenges because of limited contextualisation in their conceptualisation as well as implementation (e.g. Torsello & Vernard (2016), Pertiwi (2018)). Anti-corruption campaigns targeting women for example, are based on the assumption that they are more ethical and better equipped than men in curing corruption. Yet several women leaders in the country have been implicated in high-profile corruption scandals. Moreover, these assumptions risk essentialising women and do not recognise their diverse lived experience, contexts and the communities in which they are embedded.

This project focuses on exploring the case of the I Am Woman Against Corruption (SPAK) movement in Indonesia. This movement has drawn significant media reporting and received support from different segments of society. Meanwhile, little is known about how this movement has shaped the lives of community members and the extent to which anti-corruption learning and practices have been successful.

Focusing on women, this project is important to understand the real challenges faced by women joining anti-corruption initiatives as well as the barriers faced by those who are skeptical about them. By learning from the stories and experiences of women and related community members, we hope to improve the effectiveness of existing initiatives and increase the engagement and contribution of women in these initiatives. By identifying patterns of similarity and variation, we will also enhance understanding of the complexity among women in relation to their understandings of corruption and anti-corruption efforts.

Project Beneficiaries:

  • Indonesian women actively participating in anti-corruption campaigns and women in general.
  • Indirect beneficiaries are the general public who will enjoy improved engagement of women in anti-corruption activism in society.

Priority Development Area:

Stability

Link with Australian organisation:

The University of Melbourne

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