Identity politics: mobilising religious sentiment in democratic Indonesia
Analysis, Elections, Politics, ReligionThe recent Jakarta gubernatorial election saw the mobilisation of religious sentiment on a massive scale. Postgraduate students Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir, Lukman-nul Hakim and Diatyka Widya Permata Yasih look at the growing use of identity politics in Indonesian electoral democracy.
PKS splits with Fahri Hamzah, will the Red and White Coalition be next?
Analysis, PoliticsAfter weeks of speculation, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) confirmed in early April that it had dismissed outspoken lawmaker Fahri Hamzah. PhD candidate Luqman-nul Hakim looks at the broader political implications of the move and what it means for PKS's position in the Red and White Coalition (KMP).