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Politicon : Jurnal Ilmu Politik
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POLITICON is a multi-disciplined journal focused on the study of political science, governance issues and public policy in and on Indonesia and Asia. The journal publishes theoretical and empirical research articles with an aim to promote and disseminate academic atmosphere in and on the region. The journal has areas of concern that includes political science, Indonesian politics, Asian politics, governance issues in Indonesia and Asia, public policy in Indonesia and Asia, decentralization, political parties and national and local election. The journal publication includes articles, research notes, notices on conferences, workshops and seminars, and book reviews.
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Kpopification: Politicizing Fandom in Indonesia's 2024 Presidential Election Campaign of Anies Baswedan Yasinta, Jasmine Rizky El; Nanda, Elvira Chandra Dewi Ari; Aurora, Kezia; Wibowo, Isac Cristopher; Alhuda, Muhammad Ahsan; Purwaningtyas, Mashita Phitaloka Fandia
Politicon : Jurnal Ilmu Politik Vol. 7 No. 1 (2025): Politicon : Jurnal Ilmu Politik
Publisher : UIN Sunan Gunung Djati

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In the 2024 presidential election, a fan community (fandom) named Humanies emerged to support one of the presidential candidates, Anies Baswedan. This support began with the emergence of @aniesbubble and @olpproject accounts on social media X, which carried out many activities that adopted fandom culture, such as crowdfunding and fan-projects to support their idol. This research aims to find out how fandom culture is utilized in Anies Baswedan’s political campaign on social media X, how the utilization of fandom politicization affects the gen-Z view about Anies Baswedan in the 2024 Presidential Election, and to determine the effectiveness of the campaign. The research method is a mixed-method that combines qualitative and quantitative approaches, conducted with netnography and survey. The result of this research shows that @aniesbubble and @olpproject accounts successfully adopted fandom culture as a campaign tool for Anies Baswedan. In addition, this research finds out that the politicization of fandom proved to have an influence of 79% on gen-Z’s views on Anies Baswedan and the campaign proved to be effective.
Mexico’s Middle Power Politics through MIKTA Coalition Strategy for Influence in Unequal Global Governance Victoria Velasco, Oscar Rodrigo
Politicon : Jurnal Ilmu Politik Vol. 8 No. 1 (2026): Politicon : Jurnal Ilmu Politik
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Global governance is increasingly shaped by major power groupings such as the G7, BRICS, and the G20. This structure creates political constraints for middle powers that have diplomatic capacity but limited individual influence in global decision-making. This study examines how Mexico uses Mexico, Indonesia, Korea, Turkey, and Australia (MIKTA) as a coalition strategy to strengthen its political influence in global governance. The study uses a qualitative case study design based on desk research. The analysis relies on official documents, MIKTA statements, government publications, and academic literature on middle powers, role theory, and Mexico’s foreign policy. Role theory is used to examine Mexico’s agenda-setting, coalition-building, niche diplomacy, institutional engagement, leadership role, and recognition-seeking. Data are analyzed through source triangulation and thematic interpretation to ensure consistency between diplomatic discourse and political role performance. The study finds that Mexico uses MIKTA to expand diplomatic visibility, strengthen coalition-based bargaining, and seek recognition as a global governance actor. Mexico’s middle power activism through MIKTA shows that influence is not only produced through material power, but also through role performance, institutional engagement, and coalition politics. This study contributes to political science debates on middle power activism, coalition politics, and the role of secondary powers in unequal global governance structures. 
A Political Stability and the Hidden Crisis of Electoral Legitimacy in Dominant Party Systems Bashar Deifa Khateir, Shogar
Politicon : Jurnal Ilmu Politik Vol. 8 No. 1 (2026): Politicon : Jurnal Ilmu Politik
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Tanzania’s democratic transition is often associated with political stability, regular elections, peaceful leadership succession, and respect for presidential term limits. However, this stability has developed alongside persistent concerns over electoral legitimacy, especially because political power has remained largely within the ruling party, CCM. The purpose of this study is to examine how political stability and electoral legitimacy coexist in Tanzania’s dominant-party electoral system. This study uses a qualitative case-study design. It relies on documentary review of academic literature, electoral reports, legal documents, observer reports, and institutional materials related to Tanzania’s multiparty elections. The analysis focuses on political stability, electoral legitimacy, dominant-party continuity, institutional credibility, campaign finance, media access, and Zanzibar’s electoral crisis. The study treats NEC, ZEC, electoral events, and legitimacy claims as the main units of analysis. The principal result shows that Tanzania has achieved political stability through regular elections and peaceful succession, but electoral legitimacy remains contested due to limited inter-party alternation, institutional dependence, unequal competition, and the 2015 Zanzibar annulment. The study concludes that political stability should not be equated with democratic consolidation when electoral institutions and competition remain contested. Its contribution lies in clarifying the distinction between peaceful succession, intra-party turnover, inter-party alternation, and electoral legitimacy in dominant-party electoral systems. 
Political-Military Corruption and Military Performance in Extra-State Wars through Security Governance Decety, Nathan
Politicon : Jurnal Ilmu Politik Vol. 8 No. 1 (2026): Politicon : Jurnal Ilmu Politik
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Corruption weakens the political and institutional foundations through which states organize, control, and deploy military power. In extra-state wars, the conventional states often possess material advantages that do not automatically translate into effective military performance. This study aims to examine how political-military corruption shapes state performance in extra-state wars through the lens of security governance. The study uses a quantitative explanatory design based on historical conflict and governance datasets. The main unit of analysis is the state-war observation in extra-state wars recorded by the Correlates of War dataset. Corruption is measured through political corruption and regime corruption indicators, while military performance is examined through war outcomes, loss exchange ratios, and war duration. The analysis uses logistic regression for war outcomes and ordinary least squares regression for logged loss ratios and logged war duration. The principal findings show that corruption is more clearly associated with defeat and higher relative losses than with conflict duration. The study concludes that corruption weakens military performance by damaging the governance mechanisms that convert material resources into effective military action. This article contributes to political science by linking corruption, security governance, state capacity, and civil-military control to the study of military performance.

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