This thesis proposal examines how makers in Yogyakarta, Indonesia perceive the development of their networks and communities through participating in open-source hardware projects with DIYBio and the Maker Movement. The research aims to detail the creation of maker networks around open hardware, critique international development models regarding participation in science and technology, and understand actors' views of their relationship to hacker and maker communities. Using a case study of the House of Natural Fiber Foundation from 1999-2015, the researcher will employ mixed methods like interviews and network analysis to achieve their objectives of April-May 2015 in Yogyakarta.

1. Analyzing Impacts of Networks
within the Maker Movement:
The Case of DIYBio in
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Hermes Huang, Thesis Proposal Defense
MA International Development Studies, Chulalongkorn University
Advised by Dr. Carl Middleton and Dr. Denisa Kera

2. Research Question
How do makers perceive the development
of their networks and communities in the
process of engaging with open-source
hardware projects through DIYBio and the
Maker Movement?
Focusing on behavior, perceptions, and knowledge sharing

3. Objectives
● To detail the creation of maker networks and
communities surrounding the creation of open
source hardware in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
● To critique the conventional international
development model regarding research and
development as it relates to participation in
science and technology.

4. Objectives
● To define, through the words of various actors
connected to the House of Natural Fiber
Foundation, the network development impacts of
their projects between 1999-2015.
● To determine the views of the aforementioned
actors regarding their relationship to the hacker
and maker community.

5. Scope of Research
Research Site: Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Sample Selection: Snowball Method beginning
from the original 3 founders of the House of
Natural Fibre Foundation
Timeline: April-May 2015

6. Conceptual Framework
Networked Social
Movements
Social Network
Theory
Knowledge Democratization
and Cognitive Justice

7. Gaps in Knowledge
Focusing on two broad areas…
1. Knowledge and Recognition of the Maker
Movement in Asia, and the Global South
2. Organization of Grassroots Science Efforts

8. Research Methods
This research is positioned as a Single Case
Study composed of a variety of mixed methods.
Engaging a diverse body of
primary and key sources
in the Maker Movement
associated with HONF
Reaching breadth and depth
of secondary sources
through the Maker
Movement on the internet

9. Research Methods
A key aspect, as part of a larger project, will be
the research assistants.
Analysis will use Free and Open-Source
Software when possible for network analysis,
visualization, and qualitative & quantitative data
analysis.

10. Thank You, See Y’all Online
Looking forward to making my work as open as
possible in real-time for comments as I go!
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