WOMENS MOVEMENTS AND DEMOCRATIC SPACE IN YOGYAKARTA (A Case Study of the Movement Strategies and Tactics of PKBI DIY and Needle and Bitch)
Ratnawati

Departemen Politik dan Pemerintahan FISIPOL Universitas Gadjah Mada

Abstract

This research discusses about the strategies and tactics of the womens movement in seizing the repression of democratic space in Yogyakarta. The subjects in this study are 2 (two) woman organizations namely Perkumpulan Keluarga Berencana Indonesia (PKBI) Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (DIY) and Needle and Bitch.
The purpose of this research is to understand the internal dynamics, external dynamics, and strategy of the social movement struggle especially womens movement in Yogyakarta.
The method which utilised in this study is qualitative method by comparative case study with in-depth interviews and participatory observation.The findings of this study shows that the womens movement that has a professional organisational structure is more inclined to use the moderate method by empowering the affected groups; while the womens movement that has participatory organisational structure is more inclined to use the radical method by mobilising the masses to defend the democratic space.
The implications of the womens movement strategy in the new democratic struggle to realise the importance of seizing the democratic spaceonly reach out to individuals and groups within the scope of the movement. The democratic struggle by the womens movement in the future requires to strengthen the network of the pro-democracy movement in the effort for the changes in the wider range.

Keywords: Womens Movement, Social Movement Strategy,Democracy,

Topic: Gender Studies