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Female Candidates, Islamic Women’s Organisations, and Clientelism in the 2019 Indonesian Elections
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Abstract This article analyses the factors leading to the success of women candidates in the 2019 elections in Central Java. Recent scholarship on women's representation in Indonesia has highlighted the role that dynastic ties and relationships with local political elites play in getting women elected in an ... mehr
This article analyses the factors leading to the success of women candidates in the 2019 elections in Central Java. Recent scholarship on women's representation in Indonesia has highlighted the role that dynastic ties and relationships with local political elites play in getting women elected in an environment increasingly dominated by money politics and clientelism. Our case study of women candidates in Central Java belonging to the elite of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU)-affiliated women's religious organisations Muslimat and Fatayat shows that strong women candidates with grassroots support can nonetheless win office. Using the concepts of social capital and gender issue ownership, and clientelism, we argue that women candidates can gain a strategic advantage when they "run as women". By harnessing women's networks and focusing on gender issues to target women voters, they are able to overcome cultural, institutional, and structural barriers to achieve electoral success even though they lack resources and political connections.... weniger
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
Freie Schlagwörter
Indonesia; social capital; gender issue ownership; women's organisations; Islam and politics; clientelism
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2021
Seitenangabe
S. 73-92
Zeitschriftentitel
Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 40 (2021) 1
ISSN
1868-4882
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)