MIQOT: Jurnal Ilmu-ilmu Keislaman
Vol 49, No 2 (2025)

CONSTRUCTED CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE LEADERSHIP PARADOX IN INDONESIA’S RELIGIOUS MODERATION MOVEMENT

Nasution, Hasan Bakti (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara)
Jailani, Muhammad (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara)
Ismahani, Siti (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara)



Article Info

Publish Date
17 Dec 2025

Abstract

This study investigates how collective consciousness is framed by religious moderation activists and how false consciousness emerges within Indonesia’s religious moderation movement. Using a qualitative comparative approach, data were collected through in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and secondary sources in North Sumatra and North Sulawesi. Findings reveal that collective consciousness is framed through political discourse, theological narratives, cultural references, and memories of conflict and injustice. In North Sumatra, theological framing is dominant, producing a fragmented harmony that is institutionally grounded yet exclusive. By contrast, North Sulawesi demonstrates performative harmony, emphasizing universal slogans while denying latent conflicts. Despite these contextual differences, both regions sustain harmony through forms of false consciousness—maintaining peace by avoiding open confrontation rather than fostering genuine negotiation. 

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MIQOT

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Subject

Religion Arts Humanities

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MIQOT: Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Keislaman is a peer reviewed academic journal, established in 1976 as part of the State Islamic University of North Sumatra Medan (see: video), dedicated to the publication of scholarly articles in various branches of Islamic Studies, by which exchanges of ideas as research ...