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Nested Dependency: President Joko Widodo’s Politics Strategy in Coopting Nahdlatul Ulama, 2014-2024 Faiz Ali Ba'agil; Achmad Ubaedillah; Savran Billahi
Muslim Politics Review Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026)
Publisher : Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56529/mpr.v5i1.570

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This article analyzes Joko Widodo (Jokowi)’s systematic strategy to incorporate Nahdlatul Ulama (NU)—Indonesia’s largest Islamic organization—into his efforts to ensure the stability of his presidency (2014–2024). Using Johannes Gerschewski’s three-pillar framework of autocratic stability—legitimation, repression, and co-optation—adapted to Indonesia’s democratic backsliding, this qualitative case study combines critical discourse analysis of presidential speeches and NU documents, process tracing of key political events, and interviews with two key informants familiar with NU–state relations. The findings identify three interconnected mechanisms. First, Jokowi used NU as a source of legitimacy by securing its institutional endorsement and framing NU as the embodiment of “moderate Islam,” encouraging grassroots political passivity. Second, NU functioned as a tool of symbolic repression against opposition Islamic groups—FPI, HTI, and the 212 movement—through the reinforcement of the moderate–radical dichotomy, delegitimizing dissent without direct coercion. Third, Jokowi co-opted NU elites through political appointments and economic enticements—including a 26,000-hectare coal mining concession and intervention in NU’s 2021 leadership contest—creating what this study terms “nested dependency,” a multilayered form of dependence linking elite, organizational, and grassroots levels. However, interview findings reveal that this dependency was temporally limited by presidential incumbency. As an institutionally pragmatic rather than patron-dependent organization, NU shifted its alignment toward President Prabowo after Jokowi’s departure, confirming that NU ultimately follows the presidency as an institution rather than any individual patron. This study contributes to debates on democratic backsliding and state–civil society relations in Southeast Asia.
Suara Demokrasi  di Pesantren dalam Perspektif Dakwah dan Komunikasi: Studi atas Kitab al-Qirā’ah al-Rasyīdah  pada Mata Pelajaran al-Muthala’ah di Pondok Pesantren Daar El Qolam Savran Billahi; Idris Thaha; Muhammad sungaidi
Dakwah: Jurnal Kajian Dakwah dan Kemasyarakatan Vol. 29 No. 2 (2025): Dakwah: Jurnal Dakwah dan Kemasyarakatan
Publisher : Faculty of Dakwah and Communication, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

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This article examines how democratic values are conveyed as da‘wah messages through the al-Muṭāla‘ah subject, using Al-Qirā’ah al-Rasyīdah as the primary reference, at Daar El Qolam Islamic Boarding School in Gintung, Jayanti, Tangerang, Banten. Employing a qualitative descriptive approach with a content analysis method, the study analyzes selected narratives taught to students in grades II through VI. The analysis focuses on forms of narrative communication, da‘wah messages, and the democratic values embedded in the texts, including honesty, justice, tolerance, freedom, solidarity, and participation. The findings indicate that al-Muṭāla‘ah learning functions as an effective medium of textual da‘wah for internalizing democratic social ethics through persuasive and non-confrontational communication. Through its curriculum and educational practices, the pesantren serves as a strategic actor in transmitting democratic values rooted in Islamic principles. These findings affirm that pesantren and democracy are not contradictory but instead operate synergistically through a value-based communication process grounded in da‘wah.   Artikel ini mengkaji bagaimana nilai-nilai demokrasi dikomunikasikan sebagai pesan dakwah melalui mata pelajaran al-Muṭāla‘ah dengan rujukan kitab Al-Qirā’ah al-Rasyīdah di Pondok Pesantren Daar El Qolam, Gintung, Jayanti, Tangerang, Banten. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif-deskriptif dan metode analisis isi, penelitian ini menelaah cerita-cerita terpilih yang diajarkan kepada santri kelas II hingga VI. Analisis difokuskan pada bentuk komunikasi naratif, pesan dakwah, serta nilai-nilai demokrasi yang dikandungnya, seperti kejujuran, keadilan, toleransi, kebebasan, kebersamaan, dan partisipasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran al-Muṭāla‘ah berfungsi sebagai media dakwah tekstual yang efektif dalam menginternalisasikan etika sosial demokratis secara persuasif dan nonkonfrontatif. Pesantren, melalui kurikulum dan praktik pendidikannya, berperan sebagai aktor strategis dalam transmisi nilai-nilai demokrasi yang berakar pada prinsip-prinsip Islam. Temuan ini menegaskan bahwa pesantren dan demokrasi bukanlah dua entitas yang saling bertentangan, melainkan saling bersinergi melalui proses komunikasi nilai berbasis dakwah.