Vania is a PhD candidate at the Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University. Her research focuses on the politics of social protection reform in Indonesia. She held a Masters in Applied Anthropology and Participatory Development from The Australian National University. Prior to commencing her PhD, she was a senior program manager at the Governance and Human Development at the Australian Embassy/DFAT Jakarta. She has over than 10 years of experience working in Indonesia’s development sector including in disaster management, poverty reduction and social protection. Her research interests include social protection, governance, gender equality and social inclusion.