This study aims to analyze the strategy of Transnational Advocacy Networks (TANs) in the rejection movement against the Celukan Bawang Steam Power Plant (SPP) in Bali. Using a qualitative method and a case study approach, the research draws on secondary sources including academic publications, civil society reports, media coverage, and court decisions related to the environmental permit dispute. The analysis identifies local, national, and transnational actors involved in the movement and examines their use of the four TANs strategy proposed by Keck and Sikkink: Information Politics, Symbolic Politics, Leverage Politics, and Accountability Politics. The findings show that the movement evolved from a local resistance into a broader advocacy network through collaboration among affected communities, environmental NGOs such as Greenpeace, media organizations, and intellectual actors. Information and symbolic strategies played a central role in raising public awareness, while leverage politics enhanced moral pressure on government authorities. However, accountability politics did not lead to policy change due to limited institutional responsiveness. This study highlights both the potential and the constraints of transnational advocacy within developing-country governance contexts and underscores the need to strengthen legal foundations and public participation in environmental decision-making.
Publication Date: 2026-06-24