Titi Susilowati Prabawa, S.Pd., M.A., Ph.D.

Titi Susilowati Prabawa adalah Dosen program Doktor Studi Pembangunan, Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana. Dia meraih gelar PhD dalam bidang Budaya, Organisasi dan Manajemen dari Universitas Vrije, Amsterdam, Belanda. Dalam penelitiannya, dia menggunakan perspektif antropologi untuk mengeksplorasi kompleksitas dan dinamika dalam organisasi termasuk kewirausahaan pariwisata dan bisnis dalam kaitannya dengan pembangunan berkelanjutan. Salah satu minat penelitian intinya menyangkut studi tentang organisasi bisnis kecil dan kewirausahaan yang menangani masalah yang berkaitan dengan etnisitas, mata pencaharian, krisis, dan strategi penanggulangan. Titi adalah Kepala Pusat Studi Pembangunan Berkelanjutan dan pernah memegang posisi fellowship di Australia, dan supervisor di Prancis dan PhD di berbagai institusi, seperti di Bisnis Internasional dan Studi Asia, Universitas Griffith, Australia; Sekolah Bisnis, Oxford Brookes, Inggris; dan MNHN (Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle) Paris, Prancis. Dia memiliki pengalaman sebagai mitra bestari (reviewer) untuk Current Issues in Tourism dan Austrian Journal of Southeast Asian Studies dan telah menjadi salah satu anggota dewan peninjau editorial untuk Annals of Tourism Research sejak Agustus 2022.

Titi Susilowati Prabawa is a Lecturer in Tourism Studies at the Development Studies Department, Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana. She holds a PhD in Culture, Organisation and Management from Vrije University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. In her research, she uses the anthropological perspective to explore complexities and dynamics in organisations including tourism, entrepreneurship and businesses in relation to sustainable development. One of her core research interests concerns the study of small business organisations and entrepreneurship addressing issues related to ethnicity, livelihood, crisis and coping strategies. She is the Head of Center for Sustainable Development Studies and has held visiting positions in Australia, and France and PhD supervisors at different institutions – International Business and Asian Studies, Griffith University, Australia; Business School, Oxford Brookes, UK; and MNHN (Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle) Paris, France. She has experience as reviewers for Current Issues in Tourism and for Austrian Journal of Southeast Asian Studies and has been one of the editorial review board members for Annals of Tourism Research since August 2022.

Current Position

• Senior Lecturer at Department of Development Studies
• Head of Center of Sustainable Development Studies
• Faculty Coordinator of Student Affairs, Collaboration and Alumni

Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies

Department of Development Studies

Satya Wacana Christian University

Jl. Diponegoro 52-60

Salatiga 50174, Central Java, Indonesia

Office/Room: G-405

Education/Pendidikan:

PhD (in Culture, Organisation and Management), Vrije Universiteit, The Netherlands (2010)

MA (in International Leisure Tourism Studies), Christelijke Hogeschool Noord Nederland-University of North London, (2000)

S.Pd. (Bachelor in English Language and Literature), UKSW, Indonesia (1989)

Research Interest:

• Pariwisata dan Pembangunan
• Entrepreneurship
• Livelihood
• Budaya Organisasi

International and National Links/Collaboration:

• Visiting Lecturer, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle – 2018 & 2022
• Visiting Lecturer, Department of Commerce and Tourism, National University of Timor Leste (2012-2014)
• Visiting Research Fellow International Business and Asian Studies at Griffith University, Australia (September – November 2013)

Selected Publications/Publikasi Terpilih:

Fernandes, Ajito, Titi S. Prabawa, Wilson M.A. Therik, 2022. The Livelihood of Chinese Migrants in Timor Leste. Social Sciences 11:157.

Prabawa, Titi S., 2022. Migrasi, Integrasi dan Pembangunan Pariwisata di Wilayah Peripheral Indonesia. In FX Domini BB. Hera & Gutomo Bayu Aji (eds.), Riwanto Tirtosudarmo dan Nasionalisme yang Lebih Rileks. Festchrift 70 Tahun Demografer Politik Pertama Indonesia. Penerbit Gramedia, Indonesia (forthcoming).

Dahles, Heidi, Titi S. Prabawa and Juliette Koning, 2020. Local Tourism Businesses Indonesia. A Pathway to Crisis-Resilient Development? ASEAS Journal vol. 13 no. 1.

Prabawa, Titi S., 2020. Promoting Local Food through Tourism Development: A Case Study in Nemberala Village, Rote Island, East Nusa Tenggara. In Lovett, J. S. Widinugraheni and Ann Milligan (Eds.), Plant Biosecurity and Biodiversity in Dryland Areas in a Time of Climate Change. Australian Plant Biosecurity Science Foundation.

Fitri C. Sari, Titi S. Prabawa, Antonius Belle, 2020. Pariwisata Residensial: Perkembangan Pariwisata di Delha Rote. Jounal of Humanity and Social Justice.

Fitri C. Sari, Titi S. Prabawa, Antonius Belle, 2019. Social Capital Dalam Kewirausahaan Lokal, Kajian Keterlibatan Masyarakat dalam Pariwisata di Delha, Kabupaen Rote Ndao, Nusa Tenggara Timur. Jurnal Kawistara vol. 9 no.1, 2019.

Ferguson, J.E., H. Dahles, Titi S. Prabawa, 2017. The Indonesian Tourism Industry under Crisis: A Bourdieuan Perspective on Social Boundaries among Small-Scale Business Owners. Asia Pacific Business Review.

Dahles, H. & Titi S. Prabawa, 2014. “Business Resilience in Times of Tourism Growth and Crisis: The Local Hospitality Sector of Yogyakarta.” Annals of Tourism Research, vol. 51, March 2015

Dahles, H. & Titi S. Prabawa, 2013. “Entrepreneurship in the Informal Sector, The Case of the Pedicab Drivers of  Yogyakarta Indonesia. Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Vol. 26:3, pp. 241-259”                         

Prabawa, Titi S., 2010. “The Tourism Industry Under Crisis: The Struggle of Small Tourism Enterprises in Yogyakarta (Indonesia), ” published by the Vrije Universiteit Press, The Netherlands, 2010

Research Grants/Hibah Penelitian: 

Co-PI Oxford Brookes University GCRF (Global Challenges Research Fund) with Dr. Juliette Koning on Youth entrepreneurship skills training in Indonesia; 2019/2021

Co-PI Assessing the livelihood of Local Community in Bengkayang, West Kalimantan to develop sustainable community based economy. Board of Regional Planning for Local Development, Bengkayang Municipality, West Kalimantan 2016

Co-PI Assessing the Contribution of Development Agencies in Accelerating Development in Education and Health Sectors in Papua Province. AUSAID January-July 2014

Co-PI (with Prof. Heidi Dahles from Dept. of International Business and Asian Studies): Tourism Business Resilience. Post Crisis Recovery in Yogyakarta – Indonesia. Griffith University, Australia   2014-2015

PI Exploring the social and economic functions of the Chinese Entrepreneurs Network in Lasem.  Indonesian Ministry of Higher  Education 2013.   

Co-PI Evaluating the Implementation of Special Fund for Health Programs in Moluccas. Indonesian Ministry of Health September – December 2013. 

PI  Exploring the potentials of local knowledge and local food to increase the local community participation in Tourism Development in Rote Island, East Nusa Tenggara. Indonesian Ministry of Higher Education 2012 & 2013.    

PI Exploring livelihood practices of the local fishing community in Makalehi Island, Siau Tagulanda District. Development Planning Agency, North Sulawesi Province. September – December 2012.  

PI Exploring the Local Potentials to Develop Community Based Tourism Development Model for Small Silver Producers in Kotagede, Yogyakarta to revive their Cultural Heritage. Indonesian Ministry of Higher Education 2011.  

Certifications/Sertifikasi:

1. Destination Management Organisation Trainer

Associations/Asosiasi:

1. Asosiasi Studi Pembangunan Indonesia (Development Studies Association Indonesia)

Teaching:

Sustainable Tourism Development, Entrepreneurship and Development, Research Methodology(Qualitative), Academic Writing.

Supervision:

Strategi Return Migrants Mengatasi Kerentanan dalam Mempertahankan Penghidupan di Desa Wisata Nglanggeran, Patuk, Gunung Kidul (S3 Studi Pembangunan, UKSW : Lasti Nur Satiani)

Silent Contributor: Wirausaha Perempuan dan Industri Pariwisata di Daerah Peripheral Area - Studi Kasus di Halmahera Barat (S3 Studi Pembangunan UKSW : Aveanti Sumtaki)

Pariwisata Berbasis Komunitas Kampung Praijing-Desa Tebara, Kabupaten Sumba Barat (S2 Studi Pembangunan UKSW: Jordy Alexander).

Indonesian Prehistoric Heritage facing Sustainable Development Challenge - Building A Model for Community Involvement (S3 MNHN, Paris, Perancis : Sih Natalia Suksmi).

In the Media/Public Engagement:

Presentasi “Pengembangan Ecotourism Berbasis Kearifan Lokal”, Rabu, 26 Oktober 2022 dalam Seminar di Rumah Betang Pontianak bersama Dr. Adrianus Asia Djidot.

Presentasi Peluang dan Tantangan Pembangunan Pariwisata NTT, Studi Kasus Rote Ndao dalam Webinar Nasional dengan tema Kekayaan Sumber Daya Alam di Indonesia Timur, Berkah atau Musibah?  diselenggarakan oleh PSHN- UKSW bekerjasama dengan BRIN, Februari 2022.

Presentasi Migrasi, Integrasi dan Pembangunan Pariwisata di Wilayah Peripheral Indonesia ddalam Webinar Nasional dalam tema “Rekonfigurasi Migrasi, Etnisitas dan Integrasi Nasional Pasca Reformasi” iselenggarakan PSHN - UKSW bekerjasama dengan BRIN, Desember 2021.