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Professor Minako Sakai

Professor Minako Sakai

Professor

PhD and GradDip (merit) Anthropology, The Australian National University
BA and MA, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan
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91色情片 Canberra
School of Humanities & Social Sciences

Professor Minako Sakai is Professor of Southeast Asian Social Inquiry and Indo-Pacific Studies at 91色情片 Canberra鈥檚 School of Humanities and Social Sciences. She leads the Asia-Pacific Development (APD) Research Group, one of 91色情片鈥檚 Top 100 Research Strengths. Her research focuses on Indonesia and the wider region, with particular expertise in civil society, Islam and Islamic finance, women鈥檚 economic empowerment, social enterprise, and community resilience. Drawing on long-term field-based research, she examines how local knowledge, religious values, and civic networks shape inclusive development and social change. She is also active in advancing international research collaboration and policy-engaged scholarship.

Societal Impact Highlights

Drawing on over two decades of fieldwork in Indonesia, her research provides authoritative insights into gender empowerment, Islamic finance, and social enterprise development as pathways for equitable growth and social resilience. Her work informs government and NGO debates on inclusive development and faith-based welfare policy. She will also commence her tenure as a Japan Foundation Research Partner Fellow in 2026, examining regional revitalisation policy across the Indo-Pacific. She is currently undertaking research in collaboration with the Dompet Dhuafa Foundation in Jakarta to identify sustainability pathways for social development programs.

Her international collaborations include research, education and visiting fellowships with Keio University, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Universitas Andalas,听State Islamic University (UIN) Jakarta, Cornell University, National University of Singapore, and The Australian National University.

Through the Asia-Pacific Development (APD) Research Group, she also collaborates with Arizona State University on a focused stream of research examining the impact of public opinion and social licence on nuclear policy and security debates in the Indo-Pacific funded by t.听

She is deeply committed to mentoring Honours and HDR students, fostering critical inquiry and independent research skills that prepare them for graduate study and global engagement.

Recognition of Leadership and Impact

She has received multiple national and international honours, including听

  • 2026-2027听听
  • 2025-2027听 Keio University, Japan, Global Fellow
  • 2024 91色情片 Canberra Dorothy Green Award,听
  • 2024-2026听Dompet Dhuafa Foundation, Republika听Research Fellow
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  • 2023听Indonesian Government Culture Award听鈥 a distinction regarded as the country鈥檚 highest honour for foreign researchers, recognising her exceptional contribution to advancing cross-cultural understanding and academic collaboration through sustained engagement with Indonesian universities and communities.

Her leadership in postgraduate supervision has produced internationally recognised scholars contributing to gender and development policy, higher education, and community initiatives across Southeast Asia. Originally from Japan, she speaks Indonesian fluently and is an internationally sought-after keynote speaker.

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Phone
+61 2 5114 5076
E-mail
m.sakai@unsw.edu.au
Location
BLDG 28-115 HASS (Entrance from Bldg 29)
  • Books | 2022
    Sakai M; Fauzia A, 2022, Women Entrepreneurs and Business Empowerment in Muslim Countries, Palgrave MacMillan, Cham,
    Books | 2021
    Fauzia A; Sakai M; Tan F; Hidayati S; Noor H, 2021, Pemberdayaan Ekonomi Perempuan Muslim Berbasis Teknologi Digital dan Nilai Toleransi, Social Trust Fund (STF) UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Jakarta
    Books | 2018
    Sakai M, 2018, Penggiat Bisnis Syariah: Muslimah, Kewirausahaan dan pemberdayaan Masyarakat, Dompet Dhuafa, Ciputat, Indonesia
    Books | 2017
    Sakai M, 2017, Kacang Tidak Lupa Kulitnya: Identitas Gumay, Islam, dan Merantau di Sumatra Selatan, Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia, Jakarta,
    Books | 2012
    2012, Australian Journal of Social Issues, Saunders P; Sakai M, (ed.), Australian Council Social Service Inc, Strawberry Hills, NSW, Australia,
    Books | 2012
    2012, Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs, Sakai M; Macknight C, (ed.), Association for the publication of Indonesian and Malaysian Studies, Australia,
    Books | 2002
    2002, Beyond Jakarta, Sakai M, (ed.), Crawford House, Adelaide
  • Book Chapters | 2022
    Sakai M; Fauzia A, 2022, 'Women Entrepreneurs, Islam and the Middle Class', in Gender Development and Social Change, pp. 1 - 43,
    Book Chapters | 2022
    Sakai M, 2022, 'Exemplifying Muslim Mompreneurs in Indonesia', in Gender Development and Social Change, pp. 169 - 206,
    Book Chapters | 2022
    Sakai M, 2022, 'Negotiating Patriarchy as Contemporary Khadijah and Aishah', in Gender Development and Social Change, pp. 245 - 258,
    Book Chapters | 2022
    Sakai M, 2022, 'Post-Disaster Recoveries in Indonesia and Japan: Building Back Better', in James H; Sharma V; Shaw R; Lukasiewicz A (ed.), Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia Pacific Governance, Education and Capacity, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, pp. 291 - 322,
    Book Chapters | 2022
    Sakai M, 2022, 'Predicaments of Unmarried Career Women', in Gender Development and Social Change, pp. 131 - 168,
    Book Chapters | 2022
    Sakai M, 2022, 'To Be or Not to Be a Muslim Mompreneur in Indonesia', in Gender Development and Social Change, pp. 207 - 243,
    Book Chapters | 2022
    Sakai M, 2022, 'Women and Entrepreneurship in Muslim Countries', in Gender Development and Social Change, pp. 45 - 85,
    Book Chapters | 2020
    Sakai M; Anoraga B, 2020, 'Education, digital enterprise, and Islam in the Indonesian modern embedded economy', in Shamani S; Marinova D (ed.), Muslim Women in the Economy Development, Faith and Globalisation, Routledge, Oxon, UK, pp. 214 - 228
    Book Chapters | 2020
    Sakai M, 2020, 'Modernising sacred sites in south sumatra: Islamisation of gumai ancestral places', in Potent Dead Ancestors Saints and Heroes in Contemporary Indonesia, pp. 103 - 116,
    Book Chapters | 2018
    Sakai M; Fauzia A, 2018, 'Performing Muslim Womanhood: Muslim Business Women Moderating Islamic Practices in Contemporary Indonesia', in Narratives of Muslim Womanhood and Women's Agency, Routledge, pp. 8 - 28,
    Book Chapters | 2018
    Sakai M, 2018, 'Fostering affinity through dreams and origin ritual practices among the Gumay of South Sumatra, Indonesia', in Fox J (ed.), Expressions of Austronesian Thought and Emotions, ANU Press, Canberra Australia, pp. 27 - 46,
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Sakai M, 2016, 'Economics: Islamic Banks: Indonesia', in Suad J (ed.), Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures Online, Brill, the Netherlands,
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Sakai M, 2016, 'Small Business: Indonesia', in Suad J (ed.), Encyclopedia of Women in Islamic Cultures (EWIC Online), Brill, the Netherlands,
    Book Chapters | 2014
    Sakai M; Fauzia A, 2014, 'Key factors for capacity-building of disaster relief operations: Indonesian examples', in Zhang J; Thornton A; Sakai M; Jurriens E (ed.), Agency in Asia Pacific Disaster Relief, Routledge, Abingdon and New York, pp. 35 - 51,
    Book Chapters | 2014
    Sakai M; Jurriens E; Thornton A; Zhang J, 2014, 'Coping with disaster: Agency and resilience in the Asia-Pacific context', in Sakai M; Thornton A; Jurriens E; Zhang J (ed.), Agency in Asia Pacific Disaster Relief, Routledge, Oxton and New York, pp. 3 - 16,
    Book Chapters | 2014
    Sakai M, 2014, 'Fostering civil society oranizations for disaster relief in Japan: challenges and prospects for sustainable future operations', in Sakai M; Jurriens E; Zhang J; Thornton A (ed.), Agency in Asia Pacific Disaster Relief, Routledge, Oxton and New York, pp. 52 - 66,
    Book Chapters | 2014
    Sakai M, 2014, 'Resisting the mainland: The formation of the province of the Bangka-Belitung (Babel)', in Autonomy and Disintegration in Indonesia, pp. 189 - 200,
    Book Chapters | 2014
    Zhang J; Jurriens E; Sakai M, 2014, 'Lessons from disaster relief in the Asia Pacific', in Sakai M; Jurriens E; Zhang J; Thornton A (ed.), Agency in Asia Pacific Disaster Relief, Routledge, Oxton and New York, pp. 209 - 216,
    Book Chapters | 2012
    Sakai M, 2012, 'Introduction', in , pp. 1 - 7
    Book Chapters | 2012
    Sakai M, 2012, 'Pengembangan Masyarakat Melalui Keuangan Mikor Islam: Melayani Kebutuhan Keuangan Orang Miskin Melalui Cara yang Dapat Lestari', in Ustadz Seleb Bisnis Moral dan Fatwa Online: Regam Ekspresi Islam Indonesia Kontemporer, Komunitas Bambu, Depok, Indonesia, pp. 257 - 272
    Book Chapters | 2009
    Sakai M; Banks GA; Walker JH, 2009, 'Creating a New Centre in the Periphery of Indonesia: Sumatran Malay identity Politics', in Sakai M; Banks G; Walker JH (ed.), The Politics of the Periphery in Indonesia: Social and Geographical Perspectives, NUS Press, Singapore, pp. 62 - 83
    Book Chapters | 2009
    Sakai M; Banks GA; Walker JH, 2009, 'Introduction: The Place of the Periphery', in Sakai M; Banks G; Walker JH (ed.), The Politics of the Periphery in Indonesia: Social and Geographical Perspectives, NUS Press, Singapore, pp. 1 - 13
    Book Chapters | 2009
    Sakai M, 2009, 'From Bukit Seguntang to Lahat: Challenges Facing Gumay Origin Ritual Practice in the Highlands of South Sumatra', in From distant Tales: Archaeology and ethnohistory in the Highlands of Sumatra, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle Upon Tyne, pp. 485 - 500
    Book Chapters | 2009
    Sakai M, 2009, 'Reviving Malay Connections in Southeast Asia', in Cao H; Morrell E (ed.), Regional Minorities and Development in Asia, Routledge, London and New York
    Book Chapters | 2008
    Sakai M, 2008, 'Community Development Through Islamic Microfinance: Serving the Financial Needs of the Poor in a Viable Way.', in Fenly G; White S (ed.), Expressing Islam: Religious Life and Politics in Indonesia., ISEAS Publishers, Singapore, pp. 267 - 285
    Book Chapters | 2006
    Sakai M, 2006, 'The Environment, overview', in Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures, Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden, Netherlands, pp. 356 - 364
    Book Chapters | 2006
    Sakai M, 2006, 'The Origin Structure of Kute Among the Gumai', in Sharing the Earth, Dividing the Land, ANU E Press, Canberra, pp. 39 - 63
    Book Chapters | 2003
    Sakai M, 2003, 'Publicizing Rituals and Privatizing Meanings: Negotiating an Identity of the Gumai of Sumatra', in Tannenbaum N; Kammerer C (ed.), Founders` Cults in Southeast Asia: Ancestors, Polity and Identity, Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn, pp. 159 - 183
    Book Chapters | 2003
    Sakai M, 2003, 'Resisting the Mainland: The Formation of the Province of the Bangka-Belitung (Babel)', in Kingsbury D; Aveling H (ed.), Autonomy and Disintegration in Indonesia, Routledge Curzon, London & NY, pp. 189 - 200
    Book Chapters | 2003
    Sakai M, 2003, 'The Privatisation of Padang Cement: Regional Identity and Economic Hegemony in the New Era of Decentralisation', in Aspinall E; Fealy G (ed.), Local Power and Politics in Indonesia, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, pp. 142 - 163
    Book Chapters | 2002
    Sakai M, 2002, 'Introduction [Beyond Jakarta]', in Minako Sakai (ed.), Beyond Jakarta, Crawford House, Adelaide, pp. 1 - 11
    Book Chapters | 2002
    Sakai M, 2002, 'Modernising Sacred Sites in South Sumatra', in Chambert-Loir H; Reid A (ed.), The Potent Dead, Allen and Unwin, Honolulu, pp. 103 - 116
    Book Chapters | 2002
    Sakai M, 2002, 'Regional Responses to Resurgence of ADAT Movements in Indonesia', in Minako Sakai (ed.), Beyond Jakarta, Crawford House, Adelaide, pp. 245 - 269
    Book Chapters | 2000
    Sakai M, 2000, 'Batin', in Sekai Minzoku Jiten (World Encyclopaedia of the Ethnic Group), Kobundo, Tokyo, pp. 516 - 516
    Book Chapters | 2000
    Sakai M, 2000, 'Kerinci', in Sekai Minzoku Jiten (World Encyclopaedia of the Ethnic Group), Kobundo, Tokyo, pp. 232 - 232
    Book Chapters | 2000
    Sakai M, 2000, 'Lembak', in Sekai Minzoku Jiten (World Encyclopaedia of the Ethnic Group), Kobundo, Tokyo, pp. 758 - 758
    Book Chapters | 2000
    Sakai M, 2000, 'Muko-Muko', in Sekai Minzoku Jiten (World Encyclopaedia of the Ethnic Group), Kobundo, Tokyo, pp. 674 - 674
    Book Chapters | 2000
    Sakai M, 2000, 'Pasemah', in Sekai Minzoku Jiten (World Encyclopaedia of the Ethnic Group), Kobundo, Tokyo, pp. 511 - 511
    Book Chapters | 2000
    Sakai M, 2000, 'Pekal', in Sekai Minzoku Jiten (World Encyclopaedia of the Ethnic Group), Kobundo, Tokyo, pp. 574 - 574
    Book Chapters | 2000
    Sakai M, 2000, 'Rejang', in Sekai Minzoku Jiten (World Encyclopaedia of the Ethnic Group), Kobundo, Tokyo, pp. 750 - 750
  • Edited Books | 2018
    Sakai M; Yasmeen S, (ed.), 2018, Narratives of Muslim Womanhood and Women's Agency, Routledge, London
    Edited Books | 2016
    Sakai M; Yasmeen S, (ed.), 2016, Islam and Christian Muslim Relations Special Edition: Vol.27 (3) Narratives of Muslim Womanhood: Women's Agency,
    Edited Books | 2014
    Sakai M; Jurriens E; Zhang J; Thornton A, (eds.), 2014, Disaster Relief in the Asia Pacific: Agency and Resilience, Routledge, London,
    Edited Books | 2012
    Sakai M; Macknight C, (ed.), 2012, Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs, Association for the publication of Indonesian and Malaysian Studies, Australia,
    Edited Books | 2012
    Saunders P; Sakai M, (ed.), 2012, Australian Journal of Social Issues, Australian Council Social Service Inc, Strawberry Hills, NSW, Australia,
    Edited Books | 2009
    Sakai M; Banks G; Walker J, (eds.), 2009, The Politics of the Periphery in Indonesia: Social and Geographical Perspectives, NUS, Singapore,
    Edited Books | 2002
    Sakai M, (ed.), 2002, Beyond Jakarta, Crawford House, Adelaide
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Anoraga B; Sakai M, 2023, 'From Pemuda to Remaja : Millennials reproducing civic nationalism in post-New Order Indonesia', Indonesia and the Malay World, 51, pp. 209 - 230,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Mat Radzi R; Sakai M, 2022, 'Convergence of Values between Islamic Finance and Socially Responsible Investment (SRI): What are the Limits of SRI Suk奴k Issuance?', Journal of King Abdulaziz University (JKAU): Islamic Economics, 35, pp. 76 - 95,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Sakai M, 2019, 'Embracing Islam, Work and Family: Women's Economic Empowerment in Islamising Indonesia', Intersections : Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific, 2019,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Sakai M, 2017, 'Still Remembering the Origins: The continuity of syncretic Islamic practice among the Gumay (Gumai) in South Sumatra, Indonesia', Indonesia and the Malay World,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Sakai M; Fauzia A, 2016, 'Performing Muslim womanhood: Muslim business women moderating Islamic practices in contemporary Indonesia', ISLAM AND CHRISTIAN鈥揗USLIM RELATIONS,, Volume 27, 2016 - Issue 3, pp. 229 - 249,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Sakai M; Yasmeen S, 2016, 'Narratives of Muslim Womanhood and Women鈥檚 Agency', Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Volume 27, 2016 - Issue 4, pp. 371 - 377,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Sakai M, 2014, 'Establishing Social Justice Through Financial Inclusivity: Islamic propagation by Islamic savings and credit cooperatives in Indonesia', Regional and National Studies of Southeast Asia (TRaNS), Vol.2, pp. 1 - 22,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Sakai, M; Isbah M, 2014, 'Limits to Religious Diversity Practice in Indonesia: Case Studies from Religious Philanthropic Institutions and Traditional Islamic Schools', Asian Journal of Social Science, 42-(6),
    Journal articles | 2013
    Sakai M; Fauzia A, 2013, 'Islamic orientations in contemporary Indonesia: Islamism on the rise?', Asian Ethnicity,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Sakai M, 2012, 'Building a partnership for social service delivery in Indoensia: state and faith-based organisations', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 47, pp. 373 - 388,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Sakai M, 2012, 'Introduction', Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs, 46, pp. 1 - 8,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Sakai M, 2012, 'Preaching to Muslim youth in Indonesia: Dakwah activitities of Habiburrahman El Shirazy', Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs, 46, pp. 9 - 31,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Saunders P; Sakai M, 2012, 'Introduction to the Special Issue on Social Policy and Religion', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 47, pp. 273 - 279,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Thornton A; Sakai M; Hassall G, 2012, 'Givers and governance: the potential of faith-based development in the Asia Pacific', Development in Practice, 22, pp. 779 - 791,
    Journal articles | 2010
    Sakai M, 2010, 'Growing Together in Partnership: Women's views of the business practices of an Islamic savings and credit cooperative (Baitul Maal wat Tamwil) in Central Java, Indonesia', Womens Studies International Forum, 33, July-August, pp. 412 - 421
    Journal articles | 2010
    Sakai M, 2010, 'Growing together in partnership: Women's views of the business practices of an Islamic Savings and Credit Cooperative (Baitul Maal wat Tamwil) in Central Java, Indonesia', Women S Studies International Forum, 33, pp. 412 - 421,
    Journal articles | 2008
    Sakai M; Marijan K, 2008, 'Harnessing Islamic Microfinance', Policy Brief 9
    Journal articles | 2002
    Sakai M, 2002, 'Konflik Sekitar Devolusi Kekuasaan Ekonomi Dan Politik', Jurnal Antropologi Indonesia, 68, pp. 4 - 8
    Journal articles | 2002
    Sakai M, 2002, 'Sengketa Tanah Pada Era Reformasi', Jurnal Antropologi Indonesia, 68, pp. 40 - 56
    Journal articles | 2000
    Sakai M, 2000, 'Review of William Collins, The Guritan of Radin Suane', Southeast Asian Studies, pp. 112 - 113
  • Conference Papers | 2010
    Sakai M, 2010, 'Ethical self-improvement in everyday life: Propagating the Islamic way of life in Globalised Indonesia', in Crises and Opportunities: Past, Present and Future: Proceedings of the 18th Biennial Conference of the ASAA, 5-8 July 2010, Asian Studies Association of Australia, Adelaide Australia, pp. 1 - 14, presented at 18th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia, Adelaide, 05 July 2010 - 08 July 2010
    Reports | 2008
    Sakai M; Marijan K, 2008, Harnessing Islamic Microfinance, ANU Crawford School of Economics and Government Colege of Asia and the Pacific
    Conference Papers | 2006
    Sakai M; Morrell E, 2006, 'Reconfiguring regions and challenging the state? New socio-economic partnerships in the outer islands of Indonesia', in Asia Reconstructed: Proceedings of the 16th Biennial Conference of the ASAA, Wollongong, NSW, presented at Asia Reconstructed: 16th Biennial Conference of the ASAA, Wollongong, NSW, 26 June 2006 - 29 June 2006
    Conference Proceedings (Editor of) | 2002
    Sakai M, (ed.), 2002, 'Jurnal Antropologi Indonesia', Jurusan Antropologi, UI, Indonesia, presented at Not a conference
  • Media | 2022
    Sakai M; Saksono A, 2022, Indonesia's Tourism a Win for Women, https://360info.org/indonesias-tourism-a-win-for-women/,

Recent Research Grants and International Engagements:
  • The Japan Foundation Indo-Pacific Research Partnership Fellowshipg (2026-2027) on听Building Rural Futures through Social Innovation: Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines: Building Rural Futures through Social Innovation: Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines
  • Security and Defence Plus Grant on Evolution and the Impact of Public Opinion on Nuclear Policies in the Indo-Pacific in partnership with Arizona State University ($15,600)
  • Keio University, Japan, Global Fellowship (2025-2027 $10,000) Disaster and Community Resilience in the Indo-Pacific
  • Dompet Dhuafa Republika Foundation,听Research Grant, Islamic Social Engagement and Innovation听 in Indonesia in partnership with the Dompet Dhuafa Foundation, Jakarta ($60,000, 2024-2026)
  • 91色情片 Women's Wellbeing Academy Small Grant,听Building Back Better: Piloting post-Covid 19 disaster recovery initiatives for gender empowerment (2020) with Felix Tan and Nelia Hyndman-Rizk
  • The Ford Foundation, Indonesia (2018-2020, Muslim Women's Economic Empowerment USD 200,000) in partnership with UIN Jakarta.听听
  • Australia-ASEAN Council Grant,听鈥楩ostering Women鈥檚 Empowerment through Digital Entrepreneurship鈥 with Felix Tan, Carmen Leong, Minako Sakai, Wing Wah Tham (2019-2020)
  • 91色情片 Indonesia Collaborative Research Scheme (2017 $10,000)
  • University of Gadjah Mada, Department of Sociology, FISIP, International Collaborator on Islamic Social Entrepreneurship听(2016) 听听
  • 91色情片 Faculty Research Silver Start Grant (Islamic Conservatism and Women in Indonesian Economy, 2015-2016, $20,000)
  • The ANU AusAID Indonesian Project Research Grant (with Dr P.Ismalina, UGM). Project title: Building Community Resilience after the Merapi Volcano Disaster, A Case study of State and Private Scheme for Economic Livelihood Recovery Initiatives in Central Java (2013-2014, $15,000.)
  • 91色情片 Canberra Research Training Scholarship Scheme (to recruit an excellent PhD student under her supervision (with D. Lovell as a co-supervisor). 3-year scholarship with full fees and tuition Project title: The Role of Civil society in Social Development in Contemporary Indonesia (2014-2016, $213,000).
  • 91色情片 Canberra Special Research Grant, The Role of Civil Society in Enhancing Resilience in the Tohoku Disaster, Japan (2013-2014, $5,630)
  • The Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, academy workshop grant ($7,500, 2010-2011) with Prof. Peter Saunders (SPRC, 91色情片)
  • Faith and Social Development in Contemporary Indonesia, Special Research Grant, 91色情片, ($10,000, 2010-2011)
  • Civil Society Responses to Social Inequality and Natural Disasters in Japan after the 1990s, HASS Research Grant ($5,000, 2011)
  • Rector-funded Visiting Fellowship for Dr Amelia Fauzia from the Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, Jakarta, Indonesia (2011)
  • Capacity Building for the Islamic Microfinance Providers for the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises in Indonesia with Prof. Kacung Marijan, Australia Indonesia Governance Research Partnership ($60,000, 2008-2009)
  • Creating a New Indonesia: Region and Religion as Agents of Change, Faculty Research Grant (Silver Star Grant), 91色情片 ($20,000, 2008-2009)

2024 91色情片 Canberra Dorothy Green Award,听for her exceptional research and educational contributions at 91色情片 Canberra and outstanding leadership in cultivating impactful cross-Faculty research collaborations

2024 DFAT Australia Indonesia Institute Indonesian Studies Leadership Award, for her outstanding contributions for deepening Australia's understanding of Indonesian society and culture

2023 91色情片 VC's听,听recognised for an exceptional track record in supervising Higher Degree Research students and contributing to their academic and professional success

2023 Culture Award for International Scholars听(), the Republic of Indonesia,听awarded for outstanding contributions to Indonesian Studies as a foreign scholar.

2022 The Embassy of Indonesia, Australia,

2021听 State Islamic University Jakarta, Women Economic Empowerment Award for research collaborations for women's economic empowerment听

Research Overview

My early research examined the impact of Islamisation on ethnic identity among Malay-speaking Gumay communities in South Sumatra, Indonesia. The resulting ethnography, Kacang Tak Lupa Kulitnya: Identitas Gumay, Islam, dan Merantau di Sumatra Selatan (The Nut Cannot Forget Its Shell), was published by Obor, returning knowledge to Indonesia.

I later explored the Islamisation of Indonesia鈥檚 middle class, focusing on Islamic microfinance, entrepreneurship, and community empowerment. My second book, Penggiat Bisnis Syariah di Indonesia: Muslimah, Kewirausahaan dan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat (Indonesian Syariah Business Activists: Muslim Women, Entrepreneurship and Community Empowerment), was published by Dompet Dhuafa, Jakarta.

My third book, Women Entrepreneurs and Business Empowerment in Muslim Countries (2022, Palgrave Macmillan, with Professor Amelia Fauzia), analyses how evolving interpretations of Islam have enabled women to play leading roles in the economy, reshaping gender relations in comparative perspective.

I have also published widely on religion, gender, community empowerment, and local development policy in Indonesia.

Current Research

My current research contributes to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through locally grounded approaches that promote equitable and inclusive development in the Indo-Pacific region. Key projects include:

  1. Financially Sustainable Social Innovation Beyond Philanthropy
    In partnership with the Dompet Dhuafa Republika Foundation, Jakarta, this project investigates social enterprise and community-based innovation as sustainable models for poverty reduction, social protection, and resilience.

  2. Equitable Development in the Asia-Pacific
    This research examines how inclusive economic and social policies can strengthen community participation and regional collaboration, advancing just and sustainable growth across the Indo-Pacific.

These projects complement my broader work on Islam, gender and development, disaster听and community resilience, social innovation, and public trust frameworks, advancing equitable and ethical development pathways across the region.

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Keynote and Invited Speaker Engagements 鈥 2025

The 3rd International Conference on Cultures and Languages (ICCL): 鈥淚nnovating Knowledge through Language and Culture 鈥 Interdisciplinary Pathways for Global Understanding鈥
Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Raden Mas Said Surakarta (UIN Solo) 鈥 3 September 2025 (funded)

Ethnic and Cultural Entrepreneurship: Navigating Culture and Creative Economy for Sustainable Development
Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Andalas, Padang 鈥 28 July 2025 (funded)

UI Dialektika: Exploring Research Collaboration Opportunities in Islamic Social Finance
Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia 鈥 24 July 2025听

Launching of the UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta Ethics Committee: 鈥淩esearch Ethics for Humanities and Social Science鈥
Institute for Research and Community Empowerment (LP2M), UIN Jakarta 鈥 18 July 2025

Fostering Social Enterprises in the Global South: Identifying Drivers and Socio-Political Contexts
13th ISTR Asia-Pacific Regional Conference 鈥 鈥淐ivil Society鈥檚 Role in Sustainability: Social, Economic Development, and the Environment,鈥 University of the Philippines, Cebu 鈥 23鈥25 April 2025 (funded)

2024

Plenary Address: Religion and Development
Annual Conference, Association of Indonesian Sociology, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta 鈥 15 November (funded)

Community Development: Promoting Inclusiveness in Development Practices
5th International Conference on Global Development (ICODEV), Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Surabaya 鈥 16 November (fully funded)

Gender Inclusion and Equality in Indonesia
2nd Character and Diversity Conference 鈥 鈥淏uilding Up Noble Character on Humanity and Diversity,鈥 Faculty of Social Sciences, Brawijaya University, Malang 鈥 6 November (fully funded)

Integrating Climate Change and Sustainable Practices in Economics, Finance and Management
University of Malikussaleh, Aceh 鈥 23 September (online)

Identifying Drivers and Socio-Political Contexts to Foster Social Enterprises in the Global South: Challenges and Opportunities
Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Andalas, Padang 鈥 23 July

Roundtable Discussant: Minangkabau Entrepreneurship 鈥 Aligning Academia and Society for the Future of Minangkabau Entrepreneurship and Cross-Cultural Understanding
Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Andalas, Padang 鈥 22 July (fully funded)

2023

Does Religion Still Matter?
International Conference on Interreligious Studies, Sciences and Technology, LP2M, State Islamic University, Jakarta 鈥 6鈥8 November

Building Back Better: Disaster Recoveries and Embeddedness in Indonesia and Japan
Disaster Management Conference, Graduate School, Universitas Andalas, Padang 鈥 3 November

Development and Women Entrepreneurship
2nd International Conference on Gender, Culture and Society (ICGCS), Universitas Andalas, Padang 鈥 24鈥25 October

National Seminar on Islamic Finance and Syariah Financial Institutions
Faculty of Economics and Business, State Islamic University, Jakarta 鈥 8 September

Public Lecture
Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Andalas, Padang

2022

Leaders鈥 Insight Series 3: Recent Issues in Women鈥檚 Economic Empowerment
Dompet Dhuafa, Jakarta 鈥 5 September

International Public Discussion: Overview of Women鈥檚 Economic Empowerment
Faculty of Economics and Business, UIN Raden Mas Said Surakarta 鈥 31 August

Keynote: Transformation in Times of Crisis
7th International Conference on Social and Political Sciences (ICOSAPS), Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta 鈥 5 August

Keynote: Integrated Models of Science and Religion in the Contemporary Muslim World
State Islamic University, Jember 鈥 18 May

Strategic Talk Series 3 Webinar: Women鈥檚 Economic Empowerment in Muslim Countries 鈥 An Indonesian Case
Hosted by the Embassy of Indonesia, Canberra 鈥 26 April

2021

Plenary Webinar: Optimising Islamic Social Entrepreneurship for the Islamic Social Finance and Commercial Sector
Co-hosted by UIN Jakarta and Ikatan Ahli Ekonomi Islam (IAEI) 鈥 8 November

Muslim Women鈥檚 Economic Empowerment through Entrepreneurship 鈥 Challenges Arising from the Pandemic
International Conference: Pandemic of Humanity, Memory, Creativity and Solidarity, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, State Islamic University, Jakarta 鈥 13 August

91色情片 Women鈥檚 Wellbeing Academy Small Grant Presentations
91色情片 Sydney 鈥 11 March

2020

Baitul Maal wat Tamwil (BMTs) Roles and Opportunities for Improving the Welfare of Micro-Businesses
Annual Convention of the Association of Islamic Savings and Credit Cooperatives (BMTs), Indonesia 鈥 19 November

COVID-19 and Gender Issues: Experiences from Different Countries
FISIP International Seminar, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta 鈥 11 November

Islamisation of the Highlands of South Sumatra: The Gumay Community
2nd International Seminar on Adab and Humanities (ISAH), Faculty of Adab and Humaniora, State Islamic University, Palembang 鈥 12 November

Community Development: Entrepreneurship and Self-Study Practices
8th International Conference on Educational Research and Innovation (ICERI), Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta 鈥 4鈥5 November (online)

Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing
ASEAN Conference, 91色情片 Sydney 鈥 10 October (online)

Theory and Praxis Anthropology: Social and Religious Research Development
Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Gadjah Mada University 鈥 7 September (online)

Gender Perspective in Disaster Resilience of COVID-19
Gender and Development, Faculty of Creative Design and Digital Business, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember 鈥 3 June (online)

2019

Religion, Development and Women鈥檚 Empowerment Workshop
Graduate School, State Islamic University, Yogyakarta 鈥 5 September

2018

1st International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches for Sustainable Rural Development (ICMA-SURE)
Jenderal Sudirman University, Purwokerto 鈥 November

3rd International Conference on University-Community Engagement (ICON-UCE)
Organised by the Ministry of Religious Affairs, hosted by State Islamic University Malang 鈥 October

Public Lecture: Women, Community Development and Entrepreneurship in Indonesia
Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Solo 鈥 October

Reflection on Islamic Studies: Development and Empowerment in Indonesia 鈥 Opportunities, Recent Developments and Challenges
State Institute of Islamic Studies (IAIN) Solo 鈥 October

Plenary Panel: Fostering Community Resilience by Connectivity between Victims and Supporters in Post-Disaster Areas in the Asia-Pacific Region
APRU 14th Multi-Hazards Symposium, Research School of Earth Sciences, ANU 鈥 October

International Conference on Culture and Language in Southeast Asia (ICCLAS): Contemporary Intercultural Relations Between Islam in Southeast Asia and the Middle East
State Islamic University, Jakarta 鈥 August

2017

Plenary Address: Utilisation of Social, Cultural, and Art Assets to Improve the Quality of Life
5th International Conference on Educational Research and Innovation (ICERI), Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta 鈥 October

Plenary Keynote: Community Empowerment, Institutional Transformation and Sustainable Economy
International Conference on Religion, Microfinance and Community Empowerment (ICOFIN), Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta and Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka 鈥 July

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Research Collaborations and Sponsoring Visiting Fellows

I am currently hosting the following 91色情片 Visiting Fellows, who are conducting joint research with me focusing on socio-economic development and policy in the Asia-Pacific region:

  • Professor Amelia Fauzia 鈥 State Islamic University (UIN) Jakarta

  • Associate Professor Patrick Kilby 鈥 Australian National University

Past Research Collaborators

  • Dr Rafisah Mat Radzi 鈥 Universiti Sains Malaysia

  • Associate Professor Stephen Sherlock 鈥 Independent Researcher (Australia)


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