FROM FORMAL COOPERATION TO GOVERNANCE PRACTICE: LESSONS FROM JAKARTA-MOSCOW SISTER CITY DIPLOMACY IN URBAN TRANSPORT REFORM (2017-2022)

Vania Zahra Nathania, . (2026) FROM FORMAL COOPERATION TO GOVERNANCE PRACTICE: LESSONS FROM JAKARTA-MOSCOW SISTER CITY DIPLOMACY IN URBAN TRANSPORT REFORM (2017-2022). JURNAL HUBUNGAN INTERNASIONAL, 14 (2). pp. 50-62. ISSN E-ISSN: 2503-3883 I P-ISSN: 1829-5088

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.18196/jhi.v14i2.30469

Abstract

This paper investigates the dynamics of transposing formal diplomatic agreements into urban governance action within a specific timeframe, employing trade relations and exchanges through Jakarta–Moscow sister city cooperation (2017–2022) as an illustrative case study, with particular reference to Jakarta’s urban transport sector. Instead of seeing paradiplomacy as largely a symbolic vehicle for engagement, the article frames city diplomacy as an ongoing form of institutional embedding, thereby revealing how particular cooperative frameworks may be constitutive of policy processes and administrative coordination. Through qualitative analysis, the research investigated the manner in which diplomatic commitments were integrated into Jakarta’s transport governance arrangements. Results revealed how this joint effort allowed for structured technocratic exchanges, improved interagency coordination, and facilitated gradual innovations in digital traffic management as well as intermodal integration. While the cooperation did not lead to any radical restructuring of institutions, it passed beyond the realm of ceremonial diplomacy into one that made adaptations for governance in practice. The Jakarta–Moscow case suggests that sustained city diplomacy can operate as a mechanism of policy learning, allowing external knowledge to be gradually integrated into existing administrative systems. In this regard, formal subnational cooperation may evolve into governance practice through institutional alignment and gradual reform.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	[No. Panggil: 221o412014] [Pembimbing: Laode Muhamad Fathun] [Penguji 1: Jati Satrio] [Penguji 2: Nurfarah Nidatya]
Uncontrolled Keywords:	city diplomacy, sister city, urban transport governance, Jakarta–Moscow, paradiplomacy
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government J Political Science > JZ International relations
Divisions:	Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik > Program Studi Hubungan Internasional (S1)
Depositing User:	VANIA ZAHRA NATHANIA
Date Deposited:	27 Aug 2026 07:25
Last Modified:	27 Aug 2026 07:25
URI:	http://repository.upnvj.ac.id/id/eprint/50471

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