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

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.

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.

Further Information Key outcomes Further details 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