Wawan Mas’udi

  • Local government for inclusion: centering non-exclusionary policies in a decentralized setting

    Local government for inclusion: centering non-exclusionary policies in a decentralized setting

    This research in four municipalities and districts in West Java, Indonesia finds that marginalization, discrimination, and violence against religious and gender minorities is often justified by the presence of exclusionary morality-based policies. This brief explains under what conditions such policies are more likely to be adopted by the local government. This brief also recommends several…

  • Local government for inclusion: centering non-exclusionary policies in a decentralized setting

    Local government for inclusion: centering non-exclusionary policies in a decentralized setting

    This research in four municipalities and districts in West Java, Indonesia finds that marginalization, discrimination, and violence against religious and gender minorities is often justified by the presence of exclusionary morality-based policies. This brief explains under what conditions such policies are more likely to be adopted by the local government. This brief also recommends several…

  • Morality policies and the prospect for inclusive citizenship in decentralized Indonesia: A study of West Java

    Morality policies and the prospect for inclusive citizenship in decentralized Indonesia: A study of West Java

    This study examines the making of exclusionary morality policies and how those policies have affected the lives of faith-based and gender-based minority groups in West Java, Indonesia. Combining policy review, in-depth case studies, and survey, we identify distinct patterns of exclusion, which are top-down for faith-based minorities and bottom-up for sexual/gender minorities. Around 121 exclusionary…

  • Morality policies and the prospect for inclusive citizenship in decentralized Indonesia: A study of West Java

    Morality policies and the prospect for inclusive citizenship in decentralized Indonesia: A study of West Java

    This study examines the making of exclusionary morality policies and how those policies have affected the lives of faith-based and gender-based minority groups in West Java, Indonesia. Combining policy review, in-depth case studies, and survey, we identify distinct patterns of exclusion, which are top-down for faith-based minorities and bottom-up for sexual/gender minorities. Around 121 exclusionary…