Yosefina Anggraini is an anthropologist who completed all her formal education in Anthropology at the University of Indonesia. She currently teaches as an adjunct lecturer at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP) and the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) at the University of Indonesia. Her research interests and expertise focus on the lives of coastal communities, particularly fishing communities in Jakarta, with attention to the interconnections between structural poverty, ecological pressures, and spatial planning in shaping socio-ecological conditions. For over two decades, she has developed long-term research on urban and rural communities, development and poverty, and the power relations between communities and corporations in natural resource management. Since 2023, Yosefina has been involved as a researcher in the international project “Resilience and Adaptation to Sea Level Rise in Jakarta Bay: Sink or Swim (SOS) Together?”, a collaboration between the Asia Research Centre at the University of Indonesia, ISS Netherlands, and BU Turkey.
Profile and Research Interests
Education
- Bachelor of Anthropology, University of Indonesia
- Master of Anthropology, University of Indonesia (2006)
- Doctorate in Anthropology, University of Indonesia (2021)
Selected Publications
- Space Making in Jakarta’s Coast: Land Appropriation Without Displacement in Kampung Kamal Muara (2025), in the book “Merampas Laut Merampas Hidup Nelayan: Coastal and Marine Grabbing in Indonesia and the Philippines,” published by The Palmerah Syndicate in collaboration with the National Research and Innovation Agency.
- One module for Training on Program Evaluation and Impact of Poverty Alleviation, DKI Jakarta Provincial Human Resources Development Agency (2025).
- Three modules for Training of Facilitators (ToF) for Assisting Poverty Alleviation Program Targets, DKI Jakarta Provincial Human Resources Development Agency (2024).
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Courses
Introduction to Anthropology
