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Journal : JOURNAL OF INDONESIAN ISLAM

RELIGION AND LOCAL POLITICS: Exploring the Subcultures and the Political Participation of East Java NU Elites in the Post-New Order Era Abdul Chalik
JOURNAL OF INDONESIAN ISLAM Vol 4, No 1 (2010)
Publisher : State Islamic University (UIN) of Sunan Ampel Surabaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (303.673 KB) | DOI: 10.15642/JIIS.2010.4.1.109-150

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The history of the involvement of NU in politics cannot be separated from the elites of this organization in East Java. The variety of cultures that flourishes in the province strongly influences the nature and characteristics of the NU elites. This paper is an attempt to deal with the relationship between those subcultures and political participation. It focuses only on five subcultures, Mataraman, coastal areas, Arek, Madurese, and Pendalungan. The NU kiais are perceived by their followers to have played double roles as religious leaders (dealing with spiritual aspects) and community leaders (relating to socio-political aspects). Locality and its growing culture become a key factor. Locality makes a contribution to the growth of understanding about politics. Mataraman NU elites always keep their relationship with formal religious issues, and there is a tendency among them to separate religion from politics. In contrast, Madura, Pendalungan, Pesisiran (north coast), and Arek areas tend to combine religion and politics.
The Half-Hearted Compromise within Indonesian Politics: The Dynamics of Political Coalition among Islamic Political Parties (1999-2019) Abdul Chalik
JOURNAL OF INDONESIAN ISLAM Vol 15, No 2 (2021)
Publisher : State Islamic University (UIN) of Sunan Ampel Surabaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15642/JIIS.2021.15.2.487-514

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Political coalition is an everyday business in modern democracy. In Indonesia, coalition happens especially for presidential election, gubernatorial and district head election. The trends also found among Islamic parties. Over time, political dynamics shift does reflect changes happened within broader societal discourse and in turn influence the distribution of Indonesia’s voter base among different political parties. The dynamic is proven to have encouraged the pragmatic formation of coalitions between ideologically-different political parties. The paper analyzes the dynamic of political coalition among Islamic parties in 1999-2019. There are three arguments underlying Islamic parties’ coalition: ideological similarity, political pragmatism, and compromise through ideological similarity and political pragmatism. Ideological coalition is formed with, the similarities between party platforms. Meanwhile, the coalition formed with political pragmatism is mostly to gain political position and advantages. Admittedly, There are also coalitions formed due to combinations of both factors.