Institut KRISPENA (INKRISPENA)

Background

The Indonesian economy is being driven towards the integration into the global free market economy. The integration process can be seen by the signing of either regional or international trade agreements as well as government’s rules and regulations to attract foreign capital. There is much dissatisfaction among the people regarding the quality of life that are experienced under this kind of economic system, but there seems to be little understanding on the fundamental of the problems and feasible options of an alternative economy seem to be difficult. This demonstrates that capitalism is widely accepted socially and politically as the only available economic system.

However, one should notice that capitalism lives through the creation of scarcity, which is through the creation of crisis. Thus capitalism is the crisis itself. In this regard, the world economy in general and the Indonesian economy in particular are prone to crisis. Here, the economic crisis is defined as a structural disruption in the economic system. As every society has a great dependence on the economy, the impact of the economic crisis cannot be localized; it spreads wide to other sectors of society ranging from money devaluation, a high rate of unemployment, food scarcity, environmental pollution or damage, up to marginalization of social class, ethnic, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation and so on.

Admittedly, there are a lot of researches and studies on economic crisis and its socio-political impacts on society. However, most of the conducted researches and studies on these issues analyze the economic crisis and its impacts from the standpoint of the state as one of the global players in the world economy, instead of the standpoint of the victims of the economic crisis: the people. The economic crisis is thus viewed as a result of the invisible hand or the (global) market dynamic. Thus, these research and studies fail to recognize the root of the problem which causes the economic crisis, namely capitalism.

On the other hand, however, research on how the people cope with the crisis in their daily live and – more importantly – research on an alternative model of economic system to capitalism is still a rarity. That is why we think that research on these subjects is highly relevant and should be developed and intensified to look for other possibilities. In order to answer this challenge, the Institute for Crisis Study and Alternative Development Strategy was established on November 28^th 2008.

Vision and Mission

The Institute for Crisis Study and Alternative Development Strategy is an independent research institute focusing on socio-economic scientific research.

The research institute was established with the vision to produce, gather and disseminate knowledge on the socio-economic crisis, its impacts on Indonesian society. The research institute also has a vision to analyze and disseminate reports on various practices of alternative development strategies as forms of a societal or statutory response to the socio-economic crisis.

The research institute’s missions are to:

• Collect, analyze, and provide data as well as tools of analysis and to publish scientific reports for academia, the government and the society.

• Obtain and disseminate knowledge through project such as: training and development, community development and publications.

Structure

In order to achieve our aims, the Institute for Crisis Study and Alternative Development Strategy is supported by a management, a research and a training and a development team.

INKRISPENA Management Team:

Executive Director : Tommy Ardian Pratama, MA.
Deputy of Executive Director : Irwansyah, MA.
Program Manager : Y. Wasi Gede Puraka, S.Sos.
Operational Manager : Ayudya Fajri Anzas, S.Sos

INKRISPENA Research Team:

Fellow Researcher : Dr. Eric Anton
: Rita Djayusman, MA,
: Sinnalwati Blegur
Senior Researcher : Ari Yurino
Researcher : Dian Anshar, MA.

INKRSIPENA Training & Development Team:

Senior Training & Development Officer : M. Ridha, S.Pol.
Training & Development Officer : Ruth Indiah Rahayu

INKRISPENA Operational Team:

Senior Finance Officer : Elizabeth Koesrini
Senior HR & Administration Officer : Rini Kusnadi

Programs and Work Experience

Strategic Programs:

1. Transformative Social Protection

a) Time-Series Research on “Consumption Pattern of Female Labor (Family)” : 2010 - 2014
b) Research on “Mobility and Transportation Consumption Pattern”
c) Research on “Education and Consumption Pattern of Labor Family”
d) Research on “Food and Consumption on Labor Family”
e) Research on “Health and Health Care System”

2. Alternative Development Strategy and Tranformative Project Research:

a) Literature Review on “Basic Income Grants: The Case of Namibia.”
b) Cooperative and Global Campaign: No Chains Campaign.
c) Community Development Training: Cooperative Management.
d) Community Development Training: Mobile Phone Workshop.

Past Project Activities:

1. Round Table Discussion on “Socio-economic Crisis in Indonesia 1997 and 2008: Impacts and Responds from the Government” (March 2010)

2. Preliminary research activity to formulate a Concept Note on Transformative Social Protection in Indonesia (April - May 2010)

3. Event Participation of “Asia-Europe Summit on Development”, Jogjakarta, Indonesia (May 2010)

4. Organizing workshop on “Transformative Social Protection” (June 2010)

5. Event Participation of “Asia-Europe People’s Forum 8”, Brussels (September-October 2010)

6. Event Participation of “Exchange Learning on Transformative Projects”, Brussels-Paris (October 2010)

7. Quantitative and Qualitative Research on “Consumption Pattern of Female Labor (Family)” [Phase 1] (July – December 2010)

8. Qualitative Research on “The Mystification of Safeguard and Impacts of ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement” (joint research with Institute for Global Justice, July 2010 – March 2011)

9. Workshop on Preliminary Research Report (November 2010)

10. Event Participation at the World Social Forum 2011 (February 2011)

11. Convenor and co-organizer of Workshops during ASEAN People’s Forum/ASEAN Civil Society Conference 2011 (May 2011):

a) “People’s Regional Alternatives: Changing context and Emerging Challenges in EU-Asia/ASEAN relations”,
b) “Building ASEAN People’s Unities on Frameworks and People-centered Alternatives Toward Life of Dignity for All: Why Transformative Social Protection”,
C) “Right to health: Universal Access to Health Care”,
d) “Labor Market Flexibility and Decent Work”,
e) “Against Union Busting”

Ongoing Project Activities:

• Preliminary Research on “Labors’ Mobility and Consumption Pattern of Transportation” (February – March 2011).

• Preliminary Research on “Education and Consumption Pattern” (March – April 2011).

• Qualitative Research on Corporate Social Responsibilities: Impact on Labour Union Development (April – July 2011)

• Quantitative and Qualitative Research on “Consumption Pattern of Female Labor (Family)” [Phase 2] (July – December 2011).

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