The Multiplicity of Muhammadiyah’s Political Engagement in Indonesia’s DPD Election

Bibliographic Data

ID20352216
AuthorsAmika Wardana (0000-0002-7774-3457, Yogyakarta State University), Syahrul Hidayat (0000-0003-1595-4061, University of Exeter)
Year2019
Volume26
Issue1
Pages75-111
Publication date2019-04-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSTUDIA ISLAMIKA (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0215-0492 • E-ISSN: 2355-6145
PublisherStudia Islamika, Center for the Study of Islam and Society (PPIM) Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University of Jakarta (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15408/sdi.v26i1.6422
OpenAlexW2939260936
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited17

The establishment of the DPD (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat or Regional Representative Council) in Indonesia in 2004 has provided individuals and civil society organizations such as Muhammadiyah with the opportunity to participate in the legislative process without formally entering politics. As exemplified by three cases in Yogyakarta, South Sulawesi and West Sumatra, three local Muhammadiyah branches have participated in the last three DPD elections (2004, 2009, and 2014), with each winning a seat each in the 2014 election. This reveals the inherently political nature of civil-cum-Islamic social-religious organizations such as Muhammadiyah, which will manifest itself whenever opportunities become available. Yet, due to different organizational strengths and the social-cultural capital of each local branch office, diverse approaches and political strategies were used to mobilize members and sympathizers, thereby encouraging them to vote

Civil servants · Civil society · Geography · Indonesian · Islam · Legislature · Political consciousness · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Asian Studies and History · Indonesian Election Politics and Participation · Islamic Studies and Radicalism · Law · Public Administration