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Empowering Civil Society Through Internet: Insights from Indonesia

Learn how Indonesian civil society leverages the internet for civic engagement and participatory democracy. Research conducted at the Centre for Development Informatics, University of Manchester, reveals the strategic integration of technology into organizational routines and strategies. Findings suggest a need to adapt diffusion models for technology adoption in social movement organizations. Explore academic articles and conference papers for deeper insights. Contact Dr. Yanuar Nugroho for further information.

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Empowering Civil Society Through Internet: Insights from Indonesia

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  1. Civil society movements and networks in contemporary Indonesia: The role of the Internet Dr. Yanuar Nugroho Centre for Development Informatics University of Manchester, UK http://www.manchester.ac.uk/cdi Centre for Development Informatics

  2. Research Overview Research Aim: To understand the ways in which the Internet is adopted and used strategically by civil society and social movement organisations to widen civic engagement and participatory democracy in Indonesia. Research Undertaken: Multi-methods data collection involving 300+ organisations by means of survey, in-depth interview, observation, workshop and focus group; and analysis through network mappings, latent class and content analysis.

  3. Research Findings Academic Finding: Effective, strategic and political use of the Internet in civil society is only possible when the technology is integrated into the organisation’s and movement’s routines and strategy. Practical Recommendation: Since the pattern of Internet adoption in civil society is distinct from the general pattern of technological adoption and the innovation process follows a different trajectory the diffusion model needs to be modified to explain technological adoption in civil society/social movement organisations.

  4. Further Information Key outcomes Journal articles Nugroho, Y. (forthcoming) ‘NGOs, The Internet and sustainable development: The case of Indonesia’, Information, Communication and Society, 13(1). Nugroho, Y. (2008) ‘Adopting technology, transforming society: The Internet and the reshaping of civil society activism in Indonesia’, International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society, 6(2):77-105. Nugroho, Y., and Tampubolon, G. (2008) ‘Network dynamics in the transition to democracy: Mapping global networks of contemporary Indonesian civil society’, Sociological Research Online, 13(5) Selected key conference papers Web 2.0 and Politics of Indonesian NGOs, ICAS 6 Conference, International Convention of Asian Scholars, Daejeon Korea, forthcoming: 6-9 August 2009 Indonesian CSO network: Instrumentum or locus of power? CRASSH Conf. on (Re)conceptualising Power in Southeast Asia, Univ of Cambridge, 26-27 Mar ‘09 Opening the black box: Adoption of innovations in voluntary organisations, In K.R.E. Huizingh, M. Torkkeli, S. Conn & I. Bitran (eds) “Managing Innovation in a Connected World”, ISPIM, Singapore, 6-7 Dec 2008 Further details http://audentis.wordpress.com yanuar.nugroho@manchester.ac.uk

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