Endeavour scholar and PhD candidate, University of Western Australia
Ella S Prihatini is a political science and international relations researcher at the University of Western Australia (UWA), Perth. She holds a BA in International Relations (University of Gadjah Mada/UGM, Yogyakarta) and Master of Development Practice (Adv) (University of Queensland/UQ, Brisbane).
Her research interests focus on women's political participation, gender studies of Asia, young voters, and electoral politics in Indonesia. Ella is affiliated with the UWA Centre for the Muslim States and Societies (CMSS). Her study at UWA is fully supported by the Endeavour Postgraduate Scholarship program (2015-2019).
Women's electability rises in Indonesia's 2018 local elections
Aug 13, 2018 14:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The third round of regional elections (Pilkada) in Indonesia, held on June 27 2018, showed an increase in womens electability as local political leaders. Of 94 women who ran for local government offices, 31 (33%) were...
Political compromise behind Indonesia's vice presidential nominees: experts respond
Aug 13, 2018 13:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Candidates for Indonesias presidential election next year recently announced their choice of running mates after months of speculations. The names are a political compromise between political elites that ignores the...
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