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Politea : Jurnal Pemikiran Politik Islam
Politea : Jurnal Pemikiran Politik Islam is peer-reviewed and open access journal published by Department of Islamic Political Thought, Faculty of Da’wah and Islamic Communication, Sunan Kudus Islamic State University. Politea is registered with E-ISSN: 2657-1560 and P-ISSN: 2621- 0312. Every article published in Politea has been assigned with DOI (prefix by crossref: 10.21043) and indexed in Science and Technology Index (SINTA). Politea is available online in 2018 and published twice a year in June and December. Politea aims to provide readers with highly scholarly articles related to the discourse of Islamic political thought covering some following topics: (1) Classical and contemporary islamic political thought (2) Islam and public policy (3) Islamic political leadership (4) Islam, gender, and politics (5) Islam, democracy, and civil society (6) Islamic political party, election, and legislation (7) State and islamic government system (8) Islamic political issues at global level
Articles 134 Documents
The Middle Path of Electoral Democracy: Direct Local Elections, Political Party Institutionalization, and the Local Democratic Deficit in Indonesia Nawafi, Ahmad Yuzki Arifian
POLITEA Vol 9, No 1 (2026): Politea : Jurnal Pemikiran Politik Islam
Publisher : State Islamic Institute of Kudus (IAIN Kudus)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21043/politea.v9i1.37113

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Indonesia’s electoral democracy is frequently criticized by framing direct local executive elections as the primary cause of democratic dysfunction at the local level. This article challenges this view by analyzing electoral democratic deficits through the relationship between direct elections and political party institutionalization. Direct local elections constitute a normative and constitutional achievement of democratic reform, reinforcing popular sovereignty and political participation. However, they operate within a weak institutional setting characterized by limited party accountability, fragmented representation, high-cost electoral competition, and the personalization of power. Drawing on a qualitative systematic literature review and the party institutionalization framework proposed by Randall and Svåsand, this study demonstrates that Indonesia’s electoral democratic deficit does not stem from the mechanism of direct elections itself, but from the limited institutional capacity of political parties to perform representative, leadership recruitment, and accountability functions. The article advances the concept of a middle path of electoral democracy that preserves direct elections while strengthening party institutionalization as a prerequisite for substantive, accountable, and sustainable constitutional democracy.
Reintegrasi Aktor dan Jaringan Jamaah Islamiyah di Kota Palu Sofjan, Noorwahid; S Kaseng, Asriyana
POLITEA Vol 9, No 1 (2026): Politea : Jurnal Pemikiran Politik Islam
Publisher : State Islamic Institute of Kudus (IAIN Kudus)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21043/politea.v9i1.35452

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(JI) di Kota Palu dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan desain studi kasus, serta dipadukan dengan kerangka analitis Actor–Network Theory (ANT). Penelitian ini bertujuan memahami bagaimana transformasi ideologis, dinamika interaksi sosial, dan dukungan struktural membentuk proses reintegrasi mantan anggota JI setelah pembubaran organisasi pada tahun 2024. Data diperoleh melalui wawancara mendalam, observasi lapangan, serta telaah dokumen, dan dianalisis melalui teknik tematik yang dikombinasikan dengan pemetaan jaringan aktor. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa reintegrasi berlangsung melalui tiga temuan utama. Pertama, terdapat perubahan ideologis kolektif yang ditandai dengan penolakan eksplisit terhadap kekerasan serta penyesuaian praktik keagamaan yang lebih moderat. Kedua, interaksi sosial antara eks-JI dan masyarakat meningkat melalui kegiatan komunal, fasilitas bersama, dan aktivitas keagamaan yang inklusif. Ketiga, kebijakan negara dan infrastruktur material berperan sebagai mediator penting yang menstabilkan jaringan sosial, terutama melalui monitoring, pemberdayaan ekonomi, serta penyediaan ruang interaksi seperti hunian sementara dan masjid. Secara keseluruhan, penelitian ini menegaskan bahwa keberhasilan reintegrasi membutuhkan sinergi antara aktor manusia dan non-manusia dalam membentuk jaringan sosial yang adaptif dan berkelanjutan.
Adaptive Traditionalism in Islamic Politics: The Political Thoughts of KH. Wahab Chasbullah and the Transformation of Nahdlatul Ulama's Strategy Kusuma, Ayusia Sabhita; Darmawan, Arief Bakhtiar; Marwan, Nurul Huda
POLITEA Vol 9, No 1 (2026): Politea : Jurnal Pemikiran Politik Islam
Publisher : State Islamic Institute of Kudus (IAIN Kudus)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21043/politea.v9i1.37385

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Islamic traditionalism is often portrayed as a static and conservative orientation that resists socio-political change and modern political engagement. This article examines the political thought of KH. Wahab Chasbullah and its role in shaping Nahdlatul Ulama's (NU) strategic responses to the changing dynamics of Indonesian politics. Employing a qualitative library research design with a historical-interpretive approach, this study analyzes KH. Wahab's political ideas through the concepts of Islamic traditionalism and pragmatic conservatism. The findings demonstrate that Wahab developed an adaptive form of Islamic traditionalism—an approach that seamlessly integrated religious authority with modern organizational and political strategies. Rather than rejecting change, his pragmatic conservatism enabled NU to preserve its religious traditions while responding strategically to shifting political configurations and state structures. The article therefore challenges the notion of Islamic traditionalism as a form of static conservatism and argues that adaptive traditionalism can function as a mode of political action that sustains religious continuity while facilitating organizational and political transformation.
Negara Bahagia dalam Pemikiran Aristoteles dan al-Farabi: Telaah Filosofis atas Relevansinya bagi Indonesia Abdullah Widodo, Khoirul Arsyad
POLITEA Vol 9, No 1 (2026): Politea : Jurnal Pemikiran Politik Islam
Publisher : State Islamic Institute of Kudus (IAIN Kudus)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21043/politea.v9i1.33748

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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperbandingkan konsep negara bahagia menurut Aristoteles dan al-Farabi, dengan menganalisis persamaan dan perbedaan pemikiran mereka, guna menjadi pisau analisis dalam melihat relevansinya atas negara Indonesia saat ini. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi komparatif dan kepustakaan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kedua filsuf memiliki banyak perbedaan dalam memaknai negara ideal sesuai dengan latar belakang mereka yang kontras berbeda. Perbedaan mereka terkerucut pada sumber legitimasi dan struktur pemerintahan. Namun keduanya memiliki titik temu dalam kenegaraan bahwa tujuan utama negara adalah membahagiakan (kebaikan) warga negaranya. Relevansi pemikiran Aristoteles terhadap negara Indonesia dapat dikatakan semi-ideal namun masih dengan banyak catatan kesenjangan. Sementara dalam kacamata al-Farabi negara Indonesia masih jauh terkategori sebagai negara bahagia sebab standarisasi Al Farabi yang cukup utopis.