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Regional Head Elections by the People's Representative Council: A Critical Analysis of Constitutionality and Democratic Backsliding Mawardi Mawardi; Yudhi Hertanto; Patawari Patawari; Jusuf Luturmas; Karman Jaya
International Journal Of Humanities Education and Social Sciences (IJHESS) Vol 5 No 5 (2026): IJHESS APRIL 2026
Publisher : CV. AFDIFAL MAJU BERKAH

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55227/ijhess.v5i5.2149

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The election of regional heads constitutes a fundamental mechanism for the realization of popular sovereignty and the implementation of decentralization at the local level. Since the post-reform era, the direct election of regional leaders by citizens has been widely regarded as a significant achievement in strengthening local democracy in Indonesia. Nevertheless, the re-emergence of discourse advocating the election of regional heads by Regional People’s Representative Councils (DPRD) has sparked intense debate, particularly from constitutional law and contemporary democratic theory perspectives. This article aims to critically examine the election of regional heads by DPRD by assessing its compatibility with constitutional principles and analyzing its implications within the framework of democratic backsliding. The research employs normative legal methods, utilizing statutory, conceptual, and comparative approaches. The findings indicate that although the election of regional heads by DPRD may formally satisfy procedural democratic requirements, such a mechanism carries a substantial risk of weakening substantive democracy. This is evidenced by the reduction of direct public participation, the increasing influence of political elites and oligarchic structures, and the shift of accountability from the electorate to local legislative bodies. Furthermore, this mechanism is considered inconsistent with the spirit of Article 18 paragraph (4) of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, which emphasizes the democratic election of regional leaders. Therefore, any alteration to the regional head election system must be approached with caution to ensure that it does not become a vehicle for democratic regression, but rather contributes to the enhancement of legitimacy, public participation, and the overall quality of local democracy.
DEKONSTRUKSI PATOLOGI KEKUASAAN DAN RELEVANSI FILOSOFIS MODAL SOSIAL SERTA KESEJAHTERAAN PUBLIK Yudhi Hertanto
KNOWLEDGE: Jurnal Inovasi Hasil Penelitian dan Pengembangan Vol. 6 No. 3 (2026)
Publisher : Pusat Pengembangan Pendidikan dan Penelitian Indonesia (P4I)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.51878/knowledge.v6i3.15485

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ABSTRACT Democratic backsliding, concentration of power, and the capture of public interests demonstrate that power pathologies affect not only political institutions but also social trust, collective memory, and citizens’ capacity for collective action. However, studies of Gabriel García Márquez have predominantly examined magical realism through historical, political, and postcolonial perspectives, while the relationship between literary representation, social capital erosion, collective memory manipulation, and power capture has received limited conceptual attention. This study aims to analyze the representation of social capital erosion, collective memory manipulation, and power capture in One Hundred Years of Solitude and The Autumn of the Patriarch, and to formulate their philosophical implications for civic life and public interests. The study employs a qualitative approach with Gadamerian philosophical hermeneutics through textual analysis of both novels, supported by literature on social capital, collective memory, power, oligarchy, commons, and public goods. The findings show that soledad represents social capital erosion, the erasure of memory represents collective memory manipulation, while the Patriarch represents power concentration and the subordination of public interests. The study concludes that these three dimensions are interconnected and generate a conceptual framework of bottom-up social capital emphasizing collective memory restoration, civic network strengthening, and public interest protection. ABSTRAK Kemunduran demokrasi, konsentrasi kekuasaan, dan pembajakan kepentingan publik menunjukkan bahwa patologi kekuasaan tidak hanya berdampak pada institusi politik, tetapi juga pada kepercayaan sosial, memori kolektif, dan kapasitas masyarakat untuk bertindak secara kolektif. Namun, kajian mengenai Gabriel García Márquez selama ini lebih banyak menempatkan realisme magis dalam kerangka sejarah, politik, dan pengalaman pascakolonial, sementara keterkaitan antara representasi sastra, erosi modal sosial, manipulasi memori kolektif, dan pembajakan kekuasaan belum banyak dirumuskan sebagai hubungan konseptual yang terpadu. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis representasi erosi modal sosial, manipulasi memori kolektif, dan pembajakan kekuasaan dalam Cien Años de Soledad dan El Otoño del Patriarca, serta merumuskan implikasi filosofisnya bagi kehidupan kewargaan dan kepentingan publik. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan desain hermeneutik-filosofis Gadamer melalui analisis tekstual terhadap kedua novel, didukung kajian literatur mengenai modal sosial, memori kolektif, kekuasaan, oligarki, commons, dan public goods. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa soledad merepresentasikan erosi modal sosial, penghapusan ingatan merepresentasikan manipulasi memori kolektif, sedangkan figur Patriark merepresentasikan konsentrasi kekuasaan dan subordinasi kepentingan publik. Penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa ketiga persoalan tersebut saling berkaitan dan menghasilkan kerangka konseptual bottom-up social capital yang menekankan pemulihan memori kolektif, penguatan jaringan kewargaan, dan perlindungan kepentingan publik.