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Lange, I.M. de (2019)

State Homophobia in Indonesia

Master thesis | International Relations (MA)

This thesis aims to answer the question of why the Indonesian state has increasingly securitized LGBT people in Indonesia from 2000 to 2016, by focusing on two factors: public homophobia and state homophobia. Data on public attitudes toward the LGBT community in Indonesia will be drawn from various surveys conducted after 2000s. These surveys measure attitudes on existing heteronormative ideals in Indonesian society and capture the conservative turn starting from 1998 during the post-democratic transition period. The increasing threat of homosexuality as propagated by the Indonesian state will be historically and systematically analyzed through a number of statements made by political elites. Strong evidence is found on public and state homophobia increasing in Indonesia and this materializing politically and legally.

homophobia

indonesia

lgbt

Author

Lange, I.M. de

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Global Conflict in the modern era

Supervisors

Shidiq, Rizal

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en