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This study aims to determine the mechanisms through which creative industries build resilience to disasters in the Global South. Existing studies on the resilience of creative industries have been dominated by the context of economic crises in urban Europe and digital-based sectors. We examine the extent to which arguments based on this literature are applicable to arts- and culture-based creative industries in the Global South, which have different characteristics and face different types of shocks, including natural hazards. We develop a conceptual framework that enables a comprehensive comprehension of the disaster resilience exhibited by creative industries, considering their unique characteristics and dynamics. We employ qualitative research methods in which a case study is set in three villages in Lombok and Yogyakarta regions, Indonesia, that represent different strengths of attachments to tradition and times taken to build resilience after disasters. Semi-structured interviews are conducted with local stakeholders, and the resulting data is analyzed using an interactive model. Our findings show that arts- and culture-based creative industries have inherent capacities that help them carry out with their businesses after disasters, namely creativity, the ability to maintain their market segments, and motivation for cultural preservation and empowerment. Nonetheless, it is imperative to convert these abilities into the capacity to find new knowledge and identify opportunities for enhancing resilience. The role of external assistance matters in building resilience, especially from physical damages and losses, but it remains the capacity of business owners to organize their businesses to be able to face any new challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to examine the potential interrelationship between the existence of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and rural transformation on the island of Java in Indonesia, a country in the Global South. While the issues of rural digitalization as well as rural transformation have been extensively studied, it remains unclear to what extent the development of ICTs stimulates rural transformation in the Global South. We have employed quantitative methods to test the associations between rural structural transformation and the existence of ICTs by using Potensi Desa (Village Potentials) datasets, which portray development characteristics at the village level. Our findings show that on the one hand, the presence of ICTs increases the likelihood of a village experiencing an economic shift from agriculture to non-agriculture. On the other hand, they show that village structural transformation increases the chance of ICTs being available in the village. Given these results, we see that the presence of ICTs in this context, and possibly in other instances in the Global South, might not yet become a driver of rural structural transformation. As rural areas undergo economic diversification along with improvements in infrastructure and education levels, ICTs develop accordingly. • The issues of rural digitalization as well as rural transformation have been extensively studied • It remains unclear to what extent the development of ICTs stimulates rural transformation in the Global South • We study the potential interrelationship between ICTs and rural transformation in Java, Indonesia • The presence of ICTs in this context, and possibly in other instances in the Global South, might not yet become a driver of rural structural transformation. • In reality, as rural areas undergo economic diversification along with improvements in infrastructure and education levels, ICTs develop accordingly [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to identify the transformation process of coastal village communities in building resilience to disasters. We develop our theoretical framework based on the concepts of socio-ecological resilience, transformative resilience, panarchy systems and resilience capacities. Using the qualitative research methods, we examine two cases of coastal villages in Indonesia that represent differing levels of socio-economic vulnerability and community responses to disasters. The findings of this study highlight that the building of transformative resilience is affected by the transformation phases, the heterogeneity and interdependence of capacities, and the intensity of resources used as capacity. The building process of transformative resilience cannot happen instantly but requires an ideal timeframe for transitional phase navigation in which communities form valley and peak waves to create a perfect phase in each regime. This condition triggers the achievement of high resilience conditions in the face of disasters. Although endogenous capacities, in the form of local social networks and agents of change, have become the key aspects of resilience, openness to external conditions and collaborations are also essential in nurturing transformation. Our findings suggest an important implication for policy, in that a long-term transformation process should be taken into account in policymaking. Further, in enhancing the resilience of coastal communities it is important to build their innovative capacities, among other things, by nurturing their networks through various opportunities and exposures to external parties which enable collaborations and exchanges of knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]