van der Heijden, Sharon
(2023)
"Creating a Just Islamic Society in Indonesia".
Master thesis, Master Religion Conflict and Globalisation.
Abstract
This thesis offers a thematic analysis of the substantial reasoning and communicative strategies of the transnational grassroots Islamic feminist movement of KUPI in Indonesia. It suggests that KUPI’s successes include changes made to national laws that have improved the wellbeing of women in Indonesia and seeks to find an explanation for these successes in KUPI’s approach to instigating change. Previous work on KUPI has not yet addressed this question nor has it offered an analysis of the KUPI’s narrative and the performative elements of their congresses. In an effort to do so, in this thesis the analytical lenses of pious critical agency and performance activism have been combined so as to find out what has allowed KUPI to impact the Indonesian Islamic community. These perspectives have been combined in a case study of KUPI’s self-published documents and of video material of their 2022 congress. The suggestion that KUPI’s relative success is due to the resonance of their narrative with a diverse Indonesian and international audience and their strategic use of performative elements offers tools for further analysis of other grassroots movements and creates the basis for research into the further development of the KUPI movement as well as into the degree of acceptance and moderation of their ideas in (transnational) religious landscapes. At the same time, the outcomes of this thesis can be useful for other movements who are attempting to increase their impact.
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Thesis
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| Degree programme: |
Master Religion Conflict and Globalisation |
| Academic year: |
2023-2204 |
| Date of delivery: |
03 Feb 2026 11:15 |
| Last modified: |
03 Feb 2026 11:15 |
| URI: |
https://rcs.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/833 |
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