Our People

Advisor and Cluster Leader of Producing Knowledge on Asia

She served as Director of ARC UI  and Associate Professor at the Department of Communication, University of Indonesia. Her research is grounded in cultural political economy, focusing on media and communications, knowledge production, and information systems in relation to broader capitalist transformations and democratic developments. Her work also examines the role of social and mass media in shaping—and at times constraining—democratic processes, with comparative research spanning Indonesia, India, Egypt, and Turkey.

Education  

• Doctor of Philosophy, Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University 
• Master of Arts, Media Studies, Universiteit van Amsterdam
• Bachelor of Social Science, Communication Science, University of Indonesia 

To learn more about her work, visit her LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/inaya-rakhmani-a1268729b/

Co-Director of Academic Praxis and Cluster Leader of Democracy (from below) in Asia

She is Co-Director of Academic Praxis and Cluster Leader at ARC UI. She also serves as lecturer at the Department of Sociology, University of Indonesia. She has years of experience researching and writing about groups of people who experience socio, political and economic marginalisation. Her doctoral thesis is on the expansion of precarious work tied to the gig economy and its effects on workers’ identity formation and organising propensity in Indonesia. Since then, she has been involved in researches that trace the link between increasing precarity and political identity among labourers across different sectors. She has also recently engaged in research that links climate change with livelihood and labour issues. 

Education  

• Doctor of Philosophy, The Asia Institute, University of Melbourne
• Master of Arts, Development Studies, Specialization Children and Youth Studies, The International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University 
• Bachelor of Social Sciences, Sociology, University of Indonesia 

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Co-Director of Organisational Life

She serves as Co-Director of Organisational Life at ARC UI and a faculty member at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia. She brings strong expertise in gender economics and labour market analysis, contributing to the strengthening of research development and policy engagement. Her research adopts an interdisciplinary approach to examine the drivers of women’s economic participation and welfare in Indonesia. Her work focuses on key issues such as marriage and childbearing, unpaid care work, gender norms, workplace policies, social protection, and violence against women. Beyond academia, she has extensive experience as a policy consultant for international organisations and government agencies. 

Education  

• Doctor of Philosophy, Demographic and Social Research, Australian National University 
• Master of Arts, Demography, Australian National University 
• Bachelor of Economics, Economics and Business, University of Indonesia 

To learn more about her work, visit her LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/setyonaluri/