PARAPOLITIKA: Journal Of Politics and Democracy Studies
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021): PARAPOLITIKA: Journal of Politics and Democracy Studies

SOEKARNO AND JAVANESE SOVEREIGNTY CONCEPT CASE STUDY: GUIDED DEMOCRACY ERA

Elisabeth Ermuliana Kembaren Kembaren (Unknown)



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Publish Date
28 Jul 2021

Abstract

This research discusses the influence of the Javanese sovereignty concept in the practices of Soekarno’s regime under the Guided Democracy era (1959-1965). Guided democracy has corrupted the separation of powers in trias politica. The research is a qualitative research designed with a historical, descriptive approach that using literature study. The theory employed based on the javanese sovereignty concept, where kings are the centers of the sovereignty. The research finds that the centralization of power in Soekarno’s regime under the Guided Democracy era reflects the implementation of the Javanese sovereignty concepts as adopted by the kings in the past. The practices that reflect Javanese sovereignty concept in such as the abandonments of the trias politica, Nasakom, as well as the so-called “lighthouse” projects and the application of symbolization of power.

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Humanities Social Sciences

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Parapolitika : Journal of Politics and Democracy Studies is the official journal published by the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Pembagunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta. This journal aims to publish any kinds of popular scientific papers or ...