Power consolidation and its impact on the decline of democracy in Indonesia under President Jokowi
This article explains the decline of democracy currently happening in Indonesia that is related to the failure of democratic consolidation. After the democratic transition has been going on for two decades, the Indonesian nation has been held hostage by the political interests of those in power who...
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| description | This article explains the decline of democracy currently happening in Indonesia that is related to the failure of democratic consolidation. After the democratic transition has been going on for two decades, the Indonesian nation has been held hostage by the political interests of those in power who have been able to infiltrate every arena of democratic consolidation. Among five aspects of democratic consolidation, the most dominant aspect causing the decline of democracy during the Jokowi regime is the aspect of civil and political society as the Jokowi regime acted to intimidate and arrest anyone dangerous to criticise the government. To counter opposition from civil society groups, Jokowi used social media and pro-government civil society figures to praise the successes and achievements of his government. The law was repressively implemented for the sake of maintaining political stability so that the development agenda could be implemented following his will. The national bureaucracy also failed to act professionally since it was tightly controlled by the Jokowi regime, thus contributing to the decline of democracy. This article presents the existence of systematic government interference through the creation of legal rules, which has an impact on the arena of democratic consolidation in Indonesia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1fbb10df862a4aa5908e3cc592a23b802025-08-20T03:22:19ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Social Sciences2331-18862023-12-019110.1080/23311886.2023.2232579Power consolidation and its impact on the decline of democracy in Indonesia under President Jokowi Asrinaldi0Mohammad Agus Yusoff1Department of Political Science, Universitas Andalas, Padang, IndonesiaDepartment of Political Science, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, MalaysiaThis article explains the decline of democracy currently happening in Indonesia that is related to the failure of democratic consolidation. After the democratic transition has been going on for two decades, the Indonesian nation has been held hostage by the political interests of those in power who have been able to infiltrate every arena of democratic consolidation. Among five aspects of democratic consolidation, the most dominant aspect causing the decline of democracy during the Jokowi regime is the aspect of civil and political society as the Jokowi regime acted to intimidate and arrest anyone dangerous to criticise the government. To counter opposition from civil society groups, Jokowi used social media and pro-government civil society figures to praise the successes and achievements of his government. The law was repressively implemented for the sake of maintaining political stability so that the development agenda could be implemented following his will. The national bureaucracy also failed to act professionally since it was tightly controlled by the Jokowi regime, thus contributing to the decline of democracy. This article presents the existence of systematic government interference through the creation of legal rules, which has an impact on the arena of democratic consolidation in Indonesia.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2023.2232579consolidationdecline of democracypolitical systemelitesociety |
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| title | Power consolidation and its impact on the decline of democracy in Indonesia under President Jokowi |
| title_full | Power consolidation and its impact on the decline of democracy in Indonesia under President Jokowi |
| title_fullStr | Power consolidation and its impact on the decline of democracy in Indonesia under President Jokowi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Power consolidation and its impact on the decline of democracy in Indonesia under President Jokowi |
| title_short | Power consolidation and its impact on the decline of democracy in Indonesia under President Jokowi |
| title_sort | power consolidation and its impact on the decline of democracy in indonesia under president jokowi |
| topic | consolidation decline of democracy political system elite society |
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