Wigke is a PhD researcher in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (CADS) at Leiden University and KITLV. Her research focuses on enriching refusal theory and methodology concerning ecological future-making involving more-than-human entities in Java, Indonesia. Additionally, her work and activism encompass political ecology, water sanitation and hygiene (WASH), Indigenous peoples, gender issues, and LGBTQ topics. 

Prior to this position, Wigke worked as a researcher since 2009 and has held roles as a program manager with international donors and higher education institutions, including International IDEA. She has experience in networking, has served as a creative program director translating academic work for a general audience, worked as a voice-over talent, and was a journalist in 2008. In 2021, she won a grant from the Partnership for Australia-Indonesia Partnership (PAIR) in collaboration with the Monash Sustainable Development Institute (MSDI) at Monash University to undertake a WASH program in a fishing village in coastal Semarang, Indonesia. At that time, she was also a lecturer in the Department of Politics and Government at Universitas Gadjah Mada in Indonesia. 

Wigke holds a Master of Arts in Environment and Sustainable Development from the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) at Erasmus Rotterdam University in the Netherlands. She also studied at the Department of Politics at the University of Oslo, Norway, and earned her Bachelor's degree in politics from the Department of Government at Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia. 

Selected Publications

Sukmana Putri, Wigke &  Joash Tapiheru, ‘The politics of citizenship and welfare: Countering “extractivism” in resource-rich regions in Indonesia’, The politics of citizenship in Indonesia, pp.175-202. Springer Nature Singapore, 2022. 

Sukmana Putri, Wigke, & Dias Prasongko, ‘Leading with compassion: A story of women grassroots leadership amidst COVID-19 and coastal flooding’, PCD Journal 9-1, pp.83-99, 2021. 

Sukmana Putri, Wigke, & Anastasia Cahyaningrum, Dias Prasongko, Krisanti Dinda, Naomi Francis, ‘Staying afloat; Research discovers women’s unique views of COVID-19 in an Indonesian fishing village’, The Conversation, 2021. 

Sukmana Putri, Wigke, & Naomi Francis, ‘The impact of COVID-19 on women’s access to water, sanitation and hygiene in coastal communities; Lessons from Tambak Lorok, Central Java’, PAIR Australia Centre, 2021. 

Sukmana Putri, Wigke, Devy Dhian Cahyati, Mahesti Hasanah, Dias Prasongko, Wegik Prasetyo, ‘Kajian korupsi sebagai proses sosial: Melacak korupsi di sektor sumber daya alam di Indonesia’, Integritas: Journal Antikorupsi 7-1, pp. 121-142, 2021. 

Sukmana Putri, Wigke & Ward Berenschot and Devy Dhian, ‘A quiet revolution? Village head elections and the democratization of rural Indonesia’, Critical Asian Studies 53-1, pp. 126-146, 2021. DOI: 10.1080/14672715.2021.1871852 

Sukmana Putri, Wigke, ‘A sustainable ecology movement: Catholicism and indigenous religion united against mining in Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia’, PCD Journal 8-1, pp. 91–109, 2020. 

Sukmana Putri, Wigke & Hening Wikan, ‘Advocacy for the protection of women and children against domestic violence through a community constituent group’, in: A. Savirani, R. Diprose, A.S. Hartoto, and K.M.P. Setiawan (eds.), Forging pathways for gender-inclusive development in rural Indonesia: Case studies of women’s collective action and influence on village law implementation, pp.322-348. The University of Melbourne, Universitas Gadjah Mada and MAMPU: Jakarta, 2020.