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THE FRAGILITY OF THE DIRECT ELECTION SYSTEM FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF PANCASILA SEMANTICS Muhammad Hasan Abdillah; Iskandarsyah Siregar; Awang Azman bin Awang Pawi
Journal of Social Political Sciences Vol 6 No 3 (2025): August 2025
Publisher : Universitas Nasional

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.52166/jsps.v6i3.356

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With the Pancasila concept as a semantic frame, this report conceives democracy as a discursive system created by language. The research uses an interdisciplinary approach, integrating political theory, linguistics, and cultural analysis. It applies a mixed-method design, combining critical discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, and a quantitative model. The dataset contains about 950,000 words of electoral discussions (2019–26). These include official statements, campaign narratives, news reports, and digital communication. The findings reveal a semantic shift from deliberative language grounded in Pancasila, such as musyawarah and mufakat, to a competitive, evaluative, identity-based rhetorical mode. Competitive lexical items account for 41.7% of all words in the data. The count of deliberative terms drops to 18.6%. There is a strong positive relationship between the intensity of data evaluation and engagement (r = 0.72, p < .001). Qualitative examination shows competing framing, symbolic simplification, and identity polarisation dominate. Elections become a rivalry rather than a collective decision-making process. This semantic change is verified against three provable sources. The first is the nationwide shift from Pancasila scholarship to digital communication, which has heightened its seriousness. The research concludes that the fragility of Indonesia's direct electoral system stems from semantic differences between Pancasila’s deliberative aspect and patterns of public language. To maintain democratic legitimacy, social harmony, and long-term viability, Indonesia's electoral democracy must be adjusted
THE POTENTIAL OF STRATEGIC COALITIONS OF ALL-EMERGING COUNTRIES IN THE NEW GEOPOLITICAL ORDER Iskandarsyah Siregar; Awang Azman bin Awang Pawi
Journal of Social Political Sciences Vol 7 No 1 (2026): February 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.52166/jsps.v7i1.358

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This study, affiliated with emerging countries, explores strategic partnerships among Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei in today’s global multipolar politics. It uses a linguistic approach, based on Critical Discourse Analysis and Corpus-Based Semantic Mapping. The research reviews 312 state-owned publications from 2024 to 2026 to analyse how language shapes geopolitical cooperation. The findings show significant semantic merging, with Indonesia and Malaysia converging the most. This indicates a shared, albeit asymmetric, discursive framework. Quantitative data reveal that framing and conceptual metaphor (38.2% and 29.5%, respectively) dominate rhetorical strategies. Qualitative analysis shows Indonesia as the main force, Malaysia as a mediator, and Brunei as maintaining order in its territory and nearby areas if needed. Triangulating the conclusions shows that higher semantic matching drives more regional mutual aid, especially in ASEAN terms post-2011. The corpus also contains 29 documents; discursive fragmentation weakens coalition cohesion by adding vagueness. The study introduces 'semantic matching' as a new way to measure and assess national behaviour in international politics. These findings highlight how emerging-country groups can build shared narratives that align with the global landscape