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DESCRIPTION:Comparative qualitative research faces a persistent methodologi
 cal challenge: how can researchers systematically compare cases without ov
 erlooking the contextual differences that make each case analytically valu
 able? This paper addresses this question through a multi-site study of rel
 igious diversity governance in Indonesia. It reflects on a methodological 
 approach developed to examine how central government\, local governments\,
  and civil society actors interpret\, negotiate\, and implement policies c
 oncerning religious diversity.\n\nThe research employs a qualitative multi
 ple-case study design combining policy and document analysis\, semi-struct
 ured interviews\, focus group discussions\, and non-participant observatio
 n. Fieldwork was conducted with 93 participants in Jakarta and three purpo
 sively selected cities: Singkawang\, Bekasi\, and Depok. The cities were s
 elected through a maximum-variation strategy because they represent contra
 sting records and institutional approaches to religious tolerance. This de
 sign enables an examination of how similar national policies are interpret
 ed and implemented differently within distinct political\, institutional\,
  and socio-religious contexts.\n\nThe data are analysed using three techni
 ques drawn from Yin’s case study methodology: cross-case synthesis\, pat
 tern matching\, and explanation building. The analysis begins by developin
 g a detailed narrative for each city to preserve its specific historical\,
  political\, and social context. Cross-case synthesis is then used to comp
 are the three cities and identify recurring patterns\, important differenc
 es\, and context-specific variations. Pattern matching compares empirical 
 patterns across cases with theoretically informed expectations concerning 
 recognition\, accommodation\, minority rights\, interaction\, participatio
 n\, and social cohesion. These expectations are derived from selected mult
 iculturalism and interculturalism approaches developed mainly in Western c
 ontexts and adapted as analytical lenses for Indonesia. Explanation buildi
 ng is used iteratively to investigate how and why governance practices and
  outcomes vary across the three cities.\n\nTo support systematic compariso
 n\, evidence is organised by case\, stakeholder group\, and key analytical
  theme\, drawing on an interculturalism framework adapted to the Indonesia
 n context. These themes include commitment to diversity\, religious educat
 ion\, community engagement\, access to public and shared spaces\, conflict
  prevention and resolution\, communication\, participation\, and instituti
 onal support. Evidence from documents\, interviews\, focus groups\, and ob
 servations is triangulated not merely to confirm a single account\, but to
  identify agreements\, contradictions\, silences\, and differences between
  formal policies and everyday governance practices.\n\nThe paper also cons
 iders how researcher positionality affects access\, interaction\, and inte
 rpretation. As an Indonesian Muslim researcher and lecturer at a state Isl
 amic university\, I occupied shifting insider and outsider positions acros
 s research sites\, government institutions\, and minority communities. Ref
 lexive field notes were used to consider how these relationships shaped th
 e research process and interpretation.\n\nThis paper offers a practical an
 alytical strategy for conducting theory-informed\, multi-site qualitative 
 research on sensitive and politically contested issues. It demonstrates ho
 w Yin’s three techniques can be combined to enable systematic comparison
  while preserving contextual complexity and generating explanations for si
 milarities and differences across cases.
DTSTAMP:20261013T065911Z
LOCATION:Holme Room
SUMMARY:From Cases to Comparison: Cross-Case Analysis of Religious Diversit
 y Governance in Indonesia - Khoirun Nisa Darma
URL:https://conferences.acspri.org.au/2026/talk/KPNCDA/
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