Posts with tag: Identity politics
Talking Indonesia: social media, politics and the 'freedom to hate'
Analysis, Media, Politics, Talking IndonesiaWhat role did the internet play in the divisive Jakarta gubernatorial campaign? To what extent can the bitterness of the campaign be explained by Indonesia’s conservative turn more generally? Dr Jemma Purdey explores these questions and more with Associate Professor Merlyna Lim in the Talking Indonesia podcast.
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.