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Neo-Ibuism in Indonesian Politics: Election Campaigns of Wives of Regional Heads in West Sumatra in 2019
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Abstract This article focuses on electoral victories by wives of regional heads in West Sumatra province during Indonesia's 2019 elections. We argue that these victories can be explained by the emergence of a phenomenon we label "neo-ibuism". We draw on the concept of "state ibuism", previously used to descr... view more
This article focuses on electoral victories by wives of regional heads in West Sumatra province during Indonesia's 2019 elections. We argue that these victories can be explained by the emergence of a phenomenon we label "neo-ibuism". We draw on the concept of "state ibuism", previously used to describe the gender ideology of the authoritarian Suharto regime, which emphasised women's roles as mothers (ibu) and aimed to domesticate them politically. Neo-ibuism, by contrast, allows women to play an active role in the public sphere, including in elections, but in ways that still emphasise women's roles within the family. The wives of regional government heads who won legislative victories in West Sumatra not only relied on their husbands' political resources to achieve victories, they also used a range of political networks to reach out to voters, in ways that stressed both traditional gender roles and their own political agency.... view less
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Free Keywords
Indonesia; West Sumatra; political dynasties; gender ideology; women's representation; legislative elections
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 136-155
Journal
Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 40 (2021) 1
ISSN
1868-4882
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed