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Women’s Political Participation in Nusaniwe’s 2024 Legislative Election: A Networked Perspective

Alexander Frans
University of Pattimura ROR
Indonesia
ahmadrosandi8@gmail.com
Paulus Koritelu
University of Pattimura ROR
Indonesia
J.E.M. Leiwakabessy
University of Pattimura ROR
Indonesia
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  • Purpose of the study: This study examines how women activate family, community, and digital relationships in the 2024 legislative election in Nusaniwe, Ambon, and how these practices shape opportunities for political participation and the limits of political autonomy.

    Methodology: A qualitative case study used interviews, observation, and documentation. Five informants are identifiable in the reported evidence, predominantly women candidates; the full interview count requires confirmation. Analysis followed Miles, Huberman, and Saldaña’s data condensation, display, and conclusion drawing/verification, with attention to source comparison and the boundaries of documentary corroboration.

    Main Findings: Candidates described mobilizing extended-family ties, women’s community relationships, and messaging groups alongside informal meetings. Financial constraints and gender expectations coexisted with adaptive outreach strategies. These accounts show how relationships support electoral mobilization, while providing insufficient evidence to establish independent voter choice, a causal effect on votes, or post-election substantive representation.

    Novelty/Originality of this study: Networked women’s political participation is developed as a case-based proposition linking relationship access, resource activation, and political obligations across household, community, candidate, and digital settings. The contribution distinguishes mobilization from autonomy and substantive representation, providing an analytical basis for comparing who controls network resources and whose political demands can be expressed.

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    A. Frans, P. Koritelu, and J. Leiwakabessy, “Women’s Political Participation in Nusaniwe’s 2024 Legislative Election: A Networked Perspective”, Jo. Soc. Know. Ed, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 589–597, Sep. 2026, doi: 10.37251/jske.v7i5.3732.

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