Abstract:
Indonesia has a long history of policies and programmes for housing and neighbourhood improvement. The government has put a strong effort in reducing poverty and improving the living conditions of the most vulnerable citizens.
This research project examines the urban governance dynamics related to housing policies implemented since 1999 in Yogyakarta (a medium-sized city in Java). By analysing the roles played by stakeholders involved in the design and implementation of these policies, the project seeks to elaborate on the responsibilities and contributions of these actors and the negotiations and conflicts related to the governance process.
The main research questions of this project are as follows:
• What are the main housing policies, programmes and projects implemented in Indonesia since 1999 and what have been their outcomes?
• Who are the main stakeholders involved in the elaboration and implementation of these policies?
• What is the role of the civil society (NGOs and CBOs in particular) in housing policies? Can they influence decision-making processes?
This is an on-going research project. The seminar will discuss some of the preliminary findings of this project.
Short Bio:
Sonia Roitman is an urban sociologist and planner from Argentina. She is a Lecturer in Development Planning, in the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, at the University of Queensland (Australia) http://www.gpem.uq.edu.au/Roitman. She has previous academic, research and professional appointments at University College London (UK), School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS, UK), Free University Berlin (Germany), National University of Cuyo (Argentina), National Council of Science and Technology (CONICET-Argentina), and Environment and Sustainable Development Secretariat, Government of Mendoza (Argentina). Her research interests relate to urban social inequalities, poverty and development, housing policies, governance and gated communities. She is an Elected Board Member of the RC21 (Research Committee on the Sociology of Urban and Regional Development, ISA) and the UQ Focal point in the University Network Initiative-UN-Habitat partnership.
Dr Sonia Roitman’s talk focused on the main housing policies, programmes, and projects implemented in Indonesia since 1999 and their outcomes. She also spoke about the main stakeholders involved in the elaboration and implementation of these policies. She further explained the role of civil society (NGOs and CBOs in particular) in formulating housing policies and whether they can influence the decision-making process.
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