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Identity Politics in the Practices of Current Indonesian Democracy: A Trigger of Declining?

Authors
Wawan Mas’udi1, *
1Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: masudi@ugm.ac.id
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Wawan Mas’udi
Available Online 8 January 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-174-6_40How to use a DOI?
Keywords
democracy; general election; conflict and exclusion; Indonesia
Abstract

Like democratic systems in various countries, Indonesia also faces challenges in maintaining the existence of democracy. Policy practices are often dominated by the interests and ambitions of elites, as well as the dominant role of capital. This results in general public interests being marginalized in the policy process, which ultimately weakens democratic policy practices in the governance of public affairs and the functioning of government. The potential for continued use of identity politics in the 2024 General Election (Pilpres) presents a real threat to the growth of quality democracy. The presence of identity politics has the potential to worsen the situation of democracy which in a number of contemporary analyzes is seen as experiencing stagnation and decline. Identity politics as an electoral strategy to gain vote support will not only worsen the quality of elections, but also trigger political polarization at the grassroots which can lead to social conflict and exclusion.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Democracy and Social Transformation (ICON-DEMOST 2023)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
8 January 2024
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10.2991/978-2-38476-174-6_40
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2352-5398
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