Lala Indrawagita

Thesis title: Sport, youth and employment: An analysis of Indonesia's National Sport Grand Design

Biography

Background

Lala is a PhD student whose research examines the intersections of sport, youth development, and employment within national policy contexts. Her work combines quantitative analysis of large-scale datasets with qualitative insights from stakeholders across government, sport organisations, and young people. She is particularly interested in how national development agenda shapes sport policy and how sport can be leveraged to improve socio-economic outcomes for youth. Before starting her PhD, she worked as a development practitioner at the Indonesian Ministry of Health and later at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat, where she managed regional youth and sport cooperation. These roles shaped her interest in sport for development (SfD), particularly its integration in sport policy.

Qualifications

  • Master of Health Communication - The University of Sydney (2015)
  • BSc in Public Health (Nutritional Sciences) - University of Indonesia (2009)

 

Research summary

  • Sport for development
  • Sport and livelihoods
  • Sport policy
  • Youth employment

Affiliated research centres

Participant

  • Research Poster Presentation at the Social Outcomes Conference 2025 (SOC25) organised by the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford – 4-5 September 2025
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