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Identity-Based Challenges in the Political Leadership of Sherly Tjoanda in North Maluku Widiyanti, Anatul; Damayanti, Nathania Aulia; Indriyani, Ika Arinia
Socius: Jurnal Penelitian Ilmu-Ilmu Sosial Vol 3, No 8 (2026): March
Publisher : Penerbit Yayasan Daarul Huda Kruengmane

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18994875

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This study examines the layered barriers faced by Sherly Tjoanda in constructing her political leadership identity in North Maluku as a leader simultaneously carrying three minority attributes: a woman, of Chinese descent, and a Christian in a predominantly Muslim region. Employing a qualitative case study approach, the research draws on public document analysis, media coverage, KPU electoral data, and recent academic literature (2022–2025). The theoretical framework integrates intersectionality (Crenshaw, 1989), the glass ceiling concept (Morrison et al., 1987), hegemonic masculinity (Connell, 1995), and transformational leadership theory (Burns, 1978; Bass, 1985). Findings identify three clusters of barriers: gender-structural barriers rooted in patriarchal norms and party recruitment systems, ethnic-religious identity barriers that mobilize majoritarian sentiment, and legitimacy barriers questioning her political agency. Nevertheless, Sherly successfully navigated these barriers through transformational leadership strategies characterized by empathy, a public service narrative, and the productive mobilization of public sympathy. Her victory with 51.68 percent of the vote in the 2024 regional election demonstrates that local democratic maturity can transcend identity boundaries. This study contributes to the intersectional framework in Indonesian women’s leadership scholarship and enriches the literature on transformational leadership within complex identity contexts in local politics.
Feminization in Digital Political Memes: Strategies of Delegitimization and the Reproduction of Patriarchy through Symbolic Violence Ulandari, Salsa Elsa; Tamsil, Naura Allevia; Indriyani, Ika Arinia
Socius: Jurnal Penelitian Ilmu-Ilmu Sosial Vol 3, No 8 (2026): March
Publisher : Penerbit Yayasan Daarul Huda Kruengmane

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19034856

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The growth of social media has led to the emergence of a number of new political communication media, such as the use of digital memes to denigrate and criticize political figures and state officials. The purpose of this study is to analyze how feminization in digital political memes perpetuates patriarchal institutions through gender-based symbolic violence and is used as a tactic to delegitimize masculine political actors. This study uses a descriptive qualitative methodology that combines representational analysis and visual discourse analysis. Purposeful sampling was used to select 13 political memes that met the research requirements from memes circulating on TikTok and Instagram between 2020 and 2025. The findings show how feminization practices in digital political memes are created by visually manipulating the bodies of male politicians with feminine characteristics including dresses, hijabs, makeup, mukena (prayer attire), and specific body positions. These depictions act as symbolic tactics to challenge the legitimacy of leadership associated with masculinity, while also being humorous or politically satirical. Furthermore, the widespread use of memes on social media suggests that symbolic violence, which normalizes gender stereotypes and upholds patriarchal power relations in digital political culture, is being reproduced online.