Leading to Gain: Power, Status, and Indonesia's GPEDC Co-Chairmanship
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https://doi.org/10.20414/js.v8i3.127Kata Kunci:
classical realism, middle power, Indonesia, GPEDC, development cooperation, status-seeking, relative gains, niche diplomacyAbstrak
Indonesia's co-chairmanship of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC, 2023–2026) raises a puzzle: why would an emerging middle power invest heavily in a voluntary, non-binding aid-effectiveness partnership? This study examines that question through a classical realist lens augmented by middle-power theory, using a qualitative single-case design that combines theory-guided content analysis of policy documents, official statements, and development data with process tracing of Indonesia's GPEDC engagement from late 2022 through 2025. The analysis finds that Indonesia used the co-chair platform to steer development resources toward its own priorities, expand its diplomatic reach by courting G20 and non-DAC partners, secure relative gains over traditional donors through mutual-accountability norms, and build international prestige as a South–South cooperation leader. These findings show that a normatively framed multilateral initiative can also function as an arena for power-seeking, and they extend middle-power theory by tracing how an emerging power balances reformist ambition with the existing order.
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