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Human Rights Cities in Indonesia - A case study of diverse approaches in Bandung City and Wonosobo Regency

Viborg Jensen, Sofie LU (2019) MIDM19 20191
Department of Human Geography
LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management
Abstract
Building on a previous thesis, which focused on the historical emergence and transformations of different conceptions of so-called human rights cities (HRCs), this study focuses on the ramifications of operationalising the concept in practice in two cities on the Indonesian island Java. The thesis adopts sociological- and discursive new institutionalism as a point of departure for its analysis, looking at the social- and political practices of diffusing HRC. Fieldwork was conducted during a period of 10 weeks, in the mega city Bandung, which since 2015 have been known as Indonesia’s first human rights city, and in the rural region Wonosobo, which since 2013 have been working actively with the concept. The two cases represent vastly... (More)
Building on a previous thesis, which focused on the historical emergence and transformations of different conceptions of so-called human rights cities (HRCs), this study focuses on the ramifications of operationalising the concept in practice in two cities on the Indonesian island Java. The thesis adopts sociological- and discursive new institutionalism as a point of departure for its analysis, looking at the social- and political practices of diffusing HRC. Fieldwork was conducted during a period of 10 weeks, in the mega city Bandung, which since 2015 have been known as Indonesia’s first human rights city, and in the rural region Wonosobo, which since 2013 have been working actively with the concept. The two cases represent vastly different societal contexts, and they have gone about the process of becoming human rights cities in very different ways. Still this study is able to identify certain commonalities and common challenges. In this way, it is possible to draw valuable lessons learned from the cases and get an understanding of the complexities of working with human rights at the local level through a concept that has yet to gain a clear definition or common understanding across actors. (Less)
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author
Viborg Jensen, Sofie LU
supervisor
organization
course
MIDM19 20191
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Cities, Urban Development, Human Rights, Local Governance, Indonesia, Case study
language
English
id
8975782
date added to LUP
2019-10-17 13:52:03
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2019-10-17 13:52:03
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  abstract     = {{Building on a previous thesis, which focused on the historical emergence and transformations of different conceptions of so-called human rights cities (HRCs), this study focuses on the ramifications of operationalising the concept in practice in two cities on the Indonesian island Java. The thesis adopts sociological- and discursive new institutionalism as a point of departure for its analysis, looking at the social- and political practices of diffusing HRC. Fieldwork was conducted during a period of 10 weeks, in the mega city Bandung, which since 2015 have been known as Indonesia’s first human rights city, and in the rural region Wonosobo, which since 2013 have been working actively with the concept. The two cases represent vastly different societal contexts, and they have gone about the process of becoming human rights cities in very different ways. Still this study is able to identify certain commonalities and common challenges. In this way, it is possible to draw valuable lessons learned from the cases and get an understanding of the complexities of working with human rights at the local level through a concept that has yet to gain a clear definition or common understanding across actors.}},
  author       = {{Viborg Jensen, Sofie}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Human Rights Cities in Indonesia - A case study of diverse approaches in Bandung City and Wonosobo Regency}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}