(G)localizing Sustainability Action: The Role of Online and Offline Networks in Indonesia

Project description

This project investigates how local and digital networks serve as resources for mobilizing collective sustainability action in Indonesia. The study explores how civil society actors respond to environmental and social challenges at the local level, and how they organize collective action in support of sustainability goals across diverse contexts of civic participation. It focuses on understanding how different types of networks, ranging from traditional community and customary structures to transnational religious and digital networks, can enable bottom-up engagement and agency. Particular attention is given to embeddedness in local social systems, value-based community organization, and participation in digital or transnational advocacy networks. The project is embedded in broader debates on evolving forms of civic participation and collective action.
The study adopts a mixed-method comparative subnational approach, focusing on three regions that share coastal and marine challenges but differ in traditions, media habits, remoteness, and technological infrastructure. Primary data will be collected through semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with key stakeholders at multiple levels.