Gotong Royong as Social Practice of Winning Strategy at Kulon Progo’s Local Election in 2017

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10.2991/assehr.k.200728.010How to use a DOI?

Keywords

gotong royong, social practice, election

Abstract

This research aims to describe gotong-royong as a social practice of the winning strategy conducted by PDI Perjuangan in the Elections 2017 in Kulon Progo. Political parties have the issue of increasing political costs when facing the elections. In this case, the ideology of the party should be implemented easily as the winning strategy between the political liberalism and pragmatism. This research is a qualitative approach that refers to the theory of Pierre Bourdieu on social practice. This research demonstrates the social practice of victory at 2017 elections in Kulon Progo conducted by PDI Perjuangan. The habitus of gotong royong in PDI Perjuangan was conducted through a society approach, offering and promising various programs. Gotong royong, as the embodiment of the party ideology, is deemed capable of running a party machine amid political pragmatism. Habitus and capital are actors as references in determining the way and the winning strategy in the local election.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Wahyu Hidayat
AU  - RB. Soemanto
AU  - SN Supriyadi
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/07/28
TI  - Gotong Royong as Social Practice of Winning Strategy at Kulon Progo’s Local Election in 2017
BT  - Annual International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities (AICOSH 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 42
EP  - 47
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200728.010
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200728.010
ID  - Hidayat2020
ER  -