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Siapa yang Berkuasa Saat Krisis? Menelusuri Logika Epistokratik dalam Penanganan Pandemi COVID-19 di Indonesia Reynaldi, Dwiki Yulian
Innovative: Journal Of Social Science Research Vol. 5 No. 4 (2025): Innovative: Journal Of Social Science Research
Publisher : Universitas Pahlawan Tuanku Tambusai

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31004/innovative.v5i4.19801

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The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a debate about who is the main actor in the policy-making process—whether the government bases policy on a democratic mandate or on a scientific-technocratic authority that is considered to be more “understanding” and has “knowledge” about the situation. This research aims to explore the extent to which the principles of epistocracy—power based on knowledge authority—play a role in the decision-making process during the pandemic. Using a qualitative approach and process tracing method, this article explores institutional and policy dynamics during the pandemic in Indonesia. Research findings indicate that the character of epistocracy in Indonesia's pandemic response is partial and temporary. This means that the epistocratic approach does not completely replace the democratic system during times of crisis and epistocracy only works during the pandemic period. Decisions with epistocratic nuances emerge gradually, rather than happening suddenly. Apart from that, deliberative processes also tend to be closed during the pandemic. Keyword: Epistocracy; Expert; Pandemic; Knowledge
Religious Legitimacy and Extractive Politics: The Disarticulation of Human Security in Indonesia’s Mining Concessions Zarkasyi, Fajar Imam; Reynaldi, Dwiki Yulian; Shafar, Wildan Ilmanuarif
TEMALI : Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026): TEMALI : Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15575/jt.v9i1.52060

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This study examines how religious legitimacy shapes and reorders human security discourse within policies granting mining concessions to religious organizations in Indonesia. It departs from the growing involvement of religious actors in extractive sectors and the resulting implications for the protection of people, the environment, and affected communities. Using a qualitative approach grounded in critical discourse analysis and the hegemony theory of Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe, the study analyzes state statements, elite pronouncements from religious organizations, and national media discourse through systematic coding and relational mapping with NVivo. The findings show that religious concepts—most notably maslahat—operate as a hegemonic nodal point that binds claims of development, welfare, moral obligation, and nationalism into a single chain of equivalence that stabilizes mining concession policies. Within this configuration, human security is not explicitly rejected; rather, it becomes disarticulated and reduced to technical and procedural concerns through the normalization of ecological risks, livelihood vulnerabilities, and social impacts as routine consequences of development. Furthermore, the involvement of religious organizations marks a transformation of religious roles from moral guardians to extractive actors through a mechanism of antagonism displacement, whereby structural conflicts between the state and citizens shift into internal moral debates within organizations. Theoretically, this study affirms that human security constitutes a contested discursive arena rather than a neutral normative framework. It contributes to extractive politics scholarship by demonstrating how religious authority can function as a hegemonic mechanism that stabilizes extractive development while marginalizing ecological and social protection.