Proceedings of the International Conference for Democracy and National Resilience (ICDNR 2023)

Actors of Democracy: Civil Society’s Political Mandate in Post-Reform Election

Authors
Abdul Allam Amrullah1, *, M. Syaeful Anam2, Darsono Wisadirana1, George Towar Ikbal Tawakkal1, Muhammad Lukman Hakim1
1Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia
2Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Palangka Raya, Palangka Raya, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: allam.amrullah@student.ub.ac.id
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Abdul Allam Amrullah
Available Online 6 December 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-148-7_22How to use a DOI?
Keywords
political agenda; civil society; electoral monitoring
Abstract

This paper aims to conduct an in-depth examination of electoral monitoring bodies within the framework of civil society. The analytical focus resides in investigating the roles and agendas of electoral monitors, the dynamics they encounter, and the enhancement of institutional capacities within these monitoring entities. The employed methodology entails a comprehensive literature review, facilitating an exploration of civil society’s ongoing dynamics, challenges, and institutional intricacies. The research findings underscore that electoral monitors serve as democratic agents that propel the advancement of democratization. Electoral monitoring proves to be efficacious not only in overseeing elections that are just, equitable, and secure but also in transcending the struggle towards realizing substantive democracy. Electoral monitoring actors also safeguard strategic issues pertaining to the quality of social, economic, and political democracy. The predicament lies in the insufficient autonomy of these civil society movements, particularly concerning financial independence. The fortification of institutional capacities emerges as imperative, necessitating the formulation of precise strategies that align with the resources and potential of electoral monitoring organizations.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference for Democracy and National Resilience (ICDNR 2023)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
6 December 2023
ISBN
978-2-38476-148-7
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-148-7_22How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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AU  - Abdul Allam Amrullah
AU  - M. Syaeful Anam
AU  - Darsono Wisadirana
AU  - George Towar Ikbal Tawakkal
AU  - Muhammad Lukman Hakim
PY  - 2023
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