Indonesian women and local politics : Islam, gender, and networks in post-Suharto Indonesia / Kurniawati Hastuti Dewi.

Format:

• Book
• Government document

Author/Creator:

• Dewi, Kurniawati Hastuti, author.

Series:

• Kyoto CSEAS series on Asian Studies / Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University ; 14.
• Kyoto CSEAS series on Asian Studies / Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University ; 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Muslim women--Political activity--Indonesia.
• Muslim women--Political activity.
• Muslim women.
• Indonesia--Politics and government--1998-.
• Indonesia.
• Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xxi, 246 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : NUS Press in association with Kyoto University Press, Japan, [2014]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In a important social change, female Muslim political leaders in Java have enjoyed considerable success in direct local elections following the fall of Suharto in Indonesia. Indonesian women and Local Politics shows that Islam, gender and social networks have been decisive in their political victories. Islamic ideas concerning female leadership provide a strong religious foundation for their political campaigns. However, their approach to women's issues shows that female leaders do not necessarily adopt a woman's perspectives when formulating policies. This new trend of Muslim women in politics will continue to shape the growth and direction of democratization in local politics in post-Suharto Indonesia and will color future discourse on gender, politics and Islam in contemporary Southeast Asia. Book jacket.

Contents:

• 1 Introduction 1
• 2 Impact of Islamization and Democratization in Expanding Indonesian Women's Roles in Politics 28
• 3 The Normative Expectation of Javanese Muslim Women and Islamic Perspectives on Female Leadership 50
• 4 Rustriningsih; Advantage of Familial Ties, Ability to Embrace Islamic Piety and Using Gender to Expand a Political Base 64
• 5 Siti Qomariyah: Using Islamic Piety and Gender and Securing Nahdlatul Ulama's Socio-political Base 108
• 6 Ratna Ani Lestari: Holding on to Familial Ties, Manipulating Islamic Piety and Using Gender to Attract Wider Support 141
• 7 Comparative Analysis and Conclusion 173.

Notes:

• Revision of the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--Kyoto University, 2012.
• Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-234) and index.

ISBN:

• 9789971698423
• 9971698420
• 9784876983636
• 4876983631

OCLC:

907296371