Consent, Not Content, as the Central Discourse of Campus Sexual Violence Regulation: DNA Study on Permendikbudristek 30/2021

The recently published Ministerial Regulation on the Prevention and Handling of Sexual Violence in Higher Education have garnered various reactions from the public. This research aims to portray the discourse network coalition – the consensus and polarization – appearing on online news articles. Analysing more than 100 articles from five media outlets, this study combines qualitative and quantitative analysis of the textual data using Discourse Network Analysis method. The problem is assessed under the theory of Discourse Coalition Framework to point out the coalition of discourses and networks related to the regulation. The finding shows that while the regulation responded positively by universities, some ministries, and human rights organizations, it also garnered negative discourses from the some political parties, mainly relating to the nature of consensual aspect of sexual violence. This study contributes to the development of knowledge about possible discourse development cross sectoral in the case of government regulation. Therefore, it implicates the necessity for public policy communication at the stage of policy making.