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Rivai, Aspin Nur Arifin
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Authoritarian Neoliberalism and The State of Exception: Reading Kais Saied’s Tunisia Through Agamben’s Biopolitics Rivai, Aspin Nur Arifin
Proceedings of Sunan Ampel International Conference of Political and Social Sciences Vol. 3 (2025): Proceedings of the SAICoPSS
Publisher : Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15642/saicopss.2025.3..76-97

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This article examines how Giorgio Agamben's concept of the state of exception is relevant to explaining Tunisia's failure to shift away from authoritarianism. Kais Saied's leadership's use of the state of exception routine is not merely seen as an attempt to expand his power. More deeply, the state of exception represents a normal state for governing every aspect of Tunisian society through authoritarian-neoliberalism discourse. Through an analysis of legal decrees, political speeches, and secondary literature, this study finds that Saied has transformed the emergency situation into normal governance by integrating legality, morality, and security into a permanent form of government. These findings reveal that democracy itself latently legitimizes the state of exception as a paradigm exploited by the privilege-determiners. The state of exception, repeatedly declared by ruling regimes, no longer serves to expand power but rather to ensure the continued regulation of social and physical life. Through the state of exception, authoritarianism infiltrates democracy, arbitrarily suspending the constitutional order and the separation of powers. Saied inherited this normalization only in a more subtle form through the co-optation of parliament, the delegitimization of the opposition, and the fragmentation of progressive political movements in the name of "securitization." Thus, the state of exception is not a suspension of the law, but rather the law itself. From an Agambenian perspective, the article argues that the primordial political relationship is one of abandonment: the state absorbs everyone into its order while simultaneously abandoning them to bare life, rendering Tunisian society a bulwark where violence is inevitable.
Translating China's Ambitions in the Energy Sector: Sinopec's Internationalization Strategy and Deepening Cooperation with Angola Rivai, Aspin Nur Arifin; Pababbari, Musafir; Saleh, Eliza Farahdiba
Journal of Islamic World and Politics Vol. 9 No. 2 (2025): December 2025
Publisher : Prodi Hubungan Internasional Program Magister Univ. Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.18196/jiwp.v9i2.220

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The internationalization of Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) has emerged as a prominent phenomenon in global trade and political dynamics. Sinopec, one of China's leading SOEs in the energy sector, exemplifies this trend through its engagement in Angola. This research explores Sinopec’s internationalization strategies, focusing on its motivations, the geopolitical context of its operations, and its contributions to both China’s energy security and Angola’s economic recovery. Utilizing a qualitative methodology, this study analyzes secondary data from government reports, academic sources, and policy documents. Findings reveal that Sinopec’s expansion is driven by China's long-term goals of energy security and geopolitical influence, aligning with broader initiatives such as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Moreover, Sinopec’s investments have significantly contributed to Angola’s infrastructure development, although concerns persist about environmental impact, governance, and local social dynamics.
Kishida’s Maritime Turn: Japan’s Defensive Defense and Gray-Zone Balancing in the East China Sea Aspin Nur Arifin Rivai; Dian Putri Pratiwi
Kemudi Vol 10 No 2 (2026): Kemudi: Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan
Publisher : Program Studi Ilmu Pemerintahan Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31629/kemudi.v10i2.8301

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Japan’s postwar defensive orientation has been recast into a more active maritime strategy under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Existing studies have traced Japan’s broader security normalization, alliance strengthening, and legal-institutional change, yet they have given less sustained attention to the maritime operational logic through which those shifts were translated into balancing in the East China Sea. This article examines how Japan’s maritime defense policy evolved in response to persistent Chinese gray-zone coercion around the Senkaku Islands. Using a qualitative single-case design, it draws on Japanese strategic documents, defense reports, maritime-security data, and relevant academic literature. The analysis combines William D. Coplin’s decision-making framework with Ariel González Levaggi’s maritime-strategy typology. The article finds that Japan’s policy shift was driven by the interaction of three variables, external pressure from China, growing domestic acceptance of defense strengthening, and the fiscal-technological capacity to implement strategic change. These conditions produced a layered defensive-defense posture expressed through coastal defense, sea denial, selective sea control, and limited regional power projection. Kishida inherited an earlier trajectory of reform, then accelerated its maritime consolidation and anchored it in an East China Sea strategy suited to prolonged gray-zone competition under constitutional restraint.
Co-Authors Abu Bakar Amra, Muhammad Fikri ARDI PUTRA Azhari Setiawan Bastari, Gema Ramadhan Dian Putri Pratiwi Gema Ramadhan Bastari Gema Ramadhan Bastari Helsi Eka Putri Irfan, Ahmad Asrul Azwar Luneto, Riska Muhammad Rizky Nur Kamrullah Nur Rahmi Oktaviani R Pababbari, Musafir Putri, Helsi Eka Riyadi, Sayed Fauzan Saleh, Eliza Farahdiba Syam, Febrianto Tajuddin, Muhammad Taufiq, Muh Umar, Kusnadi