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Women in Politics in Matrilineal Society: a Case Study of West Sumatra, Indonesia Women in Politics in Matrilineal Society: A Case Study of West Sumatra, Indonesia by Selinaswati Bachelor of Sociology (Andalas University) Master of Arts (University of Hawai’i at Manoa) Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy School of Humanities and Social Sciences Deakin University Melbourne October 2014 Acknowledgments I gratefully acknowledge my principal supervisor A/Prof. Ismet Fanany, and associate supervisors, Prof. Liz Eckermann, Prof. Damien Kingsbury and my external supervisor Prof. Marian Simms of the Australian Research Council (ARC). To A/Prof. Ismet Fanany I would like to offer an enormous thank you for the tireless readings of my draft thesis. To Prof. Eckermann and Prof. Kingsbury for their motivation, intellectual generosity and enthusiasm. I am also truly indebted to Prof. Simms for providing me with valuable feedback in the thesis process. My deepest gratitude also goes to Dr Rebecca Fanany for her very insightful discussion, detailed comments and help in reading and editing my thesis. Your editing skills and patience made my PhD process easy to bear. Thank you also for the support provided by the Faculty of Arts and Education, Research Services Division, and Library staff at Deakin University. I am especially grateful for the administrative support provided by Robyn Ficnerski and Sarah Buckler, Prof. Roger Horn of Deakin Research Training and Sally Fornaro of Deakin Research Integrity. This study received financial support from DIKTI. I would like to thank them for awarding me a scholarship to pursue my doctoral degree at Deakin University. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the participants in this study who gave generously of their time to be interviewed and made this thesis possible. I also wish to acknowledge the contribution of individuals with whom I came in contact with during my preparation for field research; Bapak Firman Abdullah, Husni Kamil Manik and Agustian Piliang of the West Sumatra Electoral Commission (KPU - Komisi Pemilihan Umum, Sumbar). As a lecturer at the Faculty of Social Sciences of Padang State University (UNP - Universitas Negeri Padang), I would like to thank the Rector and Vice Rectors of UNP, Dean and Vice Deans of the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Head of i Department of Sociology-Anthropology, administration staff and colleagues for allowing, supporting and providing me with administrative back-up during this PhD process. Much gratitude also to my colleagues and friends who travelled this PhD journey with me and who have been a source of motivation, in particular my Indonesian office colleagues; Ima, Lia, Yeny, ni Eva, Dewi, especially to Ibu Yet who gave me a ride to the office during my hard time at the end of thesis completion. Thank you also to my Indonesian family for helping my family and for their friendship in Melbourne. I am also grateful for the support of my father, Nasrul and mother-in-law, Irma Murni for their love and for accompanying us. I especially thank my late mother, Zaryunani, my brothers Amin and Adi, cousins and all extended family members. To my husband, Yuharzi (Da Ondang), thank you for your understanding, support and love. To my daughter Nayla Ilmanafia and my son Hamizan Nabil, who (from the time they were born and now as a toddler and a newborn baby) has endured the long sojourn of my academic endeavours; your kisses, hugs and endearing charms were always waiting for me at those moments when I needed them most. Finally, above of all, none of this would have been possible without God’s blessing. ii Abstract Studies of women in politics have mostly been done within patriarchal social structures around the world. These studies show that women have many potential opportunities to become involved in public life; as voters in elections, as political candidates, and if successful as members of the administrative class or as Members of Parliament (MPs). However, female politicians may be affected by several factors within the social, economic, political and cultural systems. This thesis examined whether the matrilineal social structure of the province of West Sumatra, Indonesia, influences women’s political participation in local parliaments. West Sumatra is dominated by the Minangkabau ethnic group, which has a matrilineal tradition that provides more opportunities for women in terms of property ownership and non-household activities. It was assumed that women who were involved in local politics would be affected by these cultural values. This research was a case study. Three categories of informants, female politicians, community leaders and voters, were interviewed to identify the strategies and experiences of female politicians and the diversity of opinion regarding female politicians in this matrilineal society. Data was obtained through fieldwork carried out from July to October 2012 in West Sumatra. During this period, in-depth, semi-structured interviews were carried out in locations where female politicians had been elected to the local parliament. Additional information was obtained from 17 voting members of the public through the use of a questionnaire. Secondary data was obtained from government documents and local parliaments, online resources, institutions and organisations. The study found that the matrilineal system in West Sumatra inspired female politicians in their efforts to gain a seat in parliament. However, they also experienced disadvantages in the matrilineal and Indonesian political system. It was found that the opinions of community leaders toward female politicians were largely neutral and saw female politicians as comparable to male ones. The voting public tends to have less knowledge about female politicians and viewed them as not significantly better than male politicians. The study concludes that the matrilineal structure of West Sumatran society does not have much impact on women’s political participation and female politicians can benefit by improving their capabilities in order to win a seat in parliament. Additionally, the Indonesian government might play a role in bridging the gap between low and high level political participation by women and develop ways to include aspects of local culture such as the matrilineal system into its policies that relate to political autonomy at the regional level. iii Table of Contents Acknowledgments i Abstract iii Table of contents iv List of Tables viii List of Terms ix Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1.1. Background of the Research ........................................................... 1 1.2. Aim of the Study ............................................................................. 5 1.3. Justification of the Study ................................................................ 6 1.4. Significance of the Study ................................................................ 7 1.5. Research Questions ......................................................................... 7 1.6. Limitations ...................................................................................... 8 1.7. Thesis Outline ................................................................................. 8 1.8. Summary ....................................................................................... 12 Chapter 2 Literature Review 13 2.1. Political Participation and Representation .................................... 13 2.2. Democracy .................................................................................... 26 2.3. Culture and Matrilineal Society .................................................... 31 2.4. Women’s Representation in the Indonesian Political System ...... 36 2.5. Conceptual Framework ................................................................. 39 2.6. Summary ....................................................................................... 43 Chapter 3 Context and Background 45 3.1. Geography and Physical Characteristics ...................................... 45 3.2. Characteristics of the Matrilineal System ..................................... 46 3.2.1. Ancestral Property ................................................................. 47 3.2.2. Kinship Levels ....................................................................... 49 3.2.3. Minangkabau Leadership ....................................................... 51 3.2.4. Adat, Philosophy, and Religion of the Minangkabau People 57 3.3. Values of the Matrilineal System ................................................. 58 3.4. The Recent Situation .................................................................... 61 iv 3.4.1. West Sumatra as an Indonesian Province .............................. 61 3.4.2. Population of West Sumatra .................................................. 62 3.4.3. The Dynamics and Transition of Minangkabau Culture ........ 62 3.5. Summary ....................................................................................... 63 Chapter 4 Research Methodology and Design 65 4.1. Research Approach ....................................................................... 65 4.2. Rationale for Using a Case Study ................................................. 66 4.3. Selection of Respondents .............................................................. 68 4.4. Data Collection ............................................................................. 71 4.5. Analysis of Data ........................................................................... 73 4.6. Reliability, Validity and Reflexivity ...........................................
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