SITANGGANG, EBERHARD ANTANG and WAHYUDI, FENDY EKO (2026) THE CATHOLIC CHURCH SPHERE OF INFLUENCE AND THEIR PURSUIT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE: AN ANALYSIS ON THE CATHOLIC CHURCH STANCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES IN PAPUA. Undergraduate thesis, Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Universitas Diponegoro.

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Abstract

This undergraduate thesis investigates the Catholic Church's multi-layered
and often contradictory response to the human rights crisis in Papua, analysing the
institutional tension between national-level discourse and local-level advocacy. By
applying a "Two-Church" paradigm through the lenses of English School theory,
Transnational Advocacy Network (TAN) theory, and Principal-Agent theory, the
research demonstrates that the Indonesian Bishops' Conference (KWI) adopts a
"pluralist" stance prioritising state sovereignty and political order, while local
Papuan dioceses function as "solidarist" actors focused on the defence of human
dignity. The study reveals that local actors utilise a "nested boomerang" strategy
by partnering with international NGOs and appealing directly to the Vatican to
bypass perceived institutional silence in Jakarta, thereby holding the Indonesian
state accountable to universal human rights standards. Ultimately, the thesis
concludes that this "fractured solidarity" is a structural adaptation that allows the
Church to simultaneously maintain essential diplomatic relations with the state
while fulfilling its moral mandate to document the suffering of the Papuan people
Keywords: Catholic Church, Papua, Human Rights, Solidarism vs Pluralism
38 - HUBUNGAN INTERNASIONAL - 2026

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