This book examines Islam and women's everyday life, focusing in particular on the highly
controversial issue of polygamy. It discusses the competing interpretations of the Qur'anic …

The article discusses the indiscernibility of social-media-based young Muslim women's
groups'(YMWGs) transformative roles in socio-political analysis, standing in contrast to the …

ABSTRACT While Southeast Asian women's socioeconomic status and formal political rights
have improved significantly in recent decades, women remain under-represented in the …

This article considers policy making in practice focussing on case studies drawn from
ethnographic research on prostitution in Indonesia carried out between 2012 and 2013 (this …

Indonesian women were at the forefront of activism during the turbulent period prior to
reformasi and were a part of the leadership that demanded democratic change. Two …

Critical feminist reviews of gender mainstreaming suggest a widespread disillusionment with
gender and development. The literature has been dominated, however, by accounts of …

Gender equity has been a key political demand in post-Soeharto Indonesia, with proponents
arguing that it is a fundamental underpinning of democratic reform. In the redrawing of …

A study of Indonesian cinema, this dissertation focuses on a new generation of cultural
producers--film directors, producers, scriptwriters, festival organizers, programmers, and …

The idea that development projects in poor countries are most effective when they harness
the agency of women is a well known theme. Most studies of women's agency in such …

" Ethnic riots are costly, deadly, and all too common during political transitions in multiethnic
settings. Yet, riots hardly ever engulf an entire country, and they never continue in perpetuity …