Under family control
The trend of sole candidate elections in Indonesia
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 13010619 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Andi Yakub (Hasanuddin University, autor de correspondencia), Andi Ali Armunanto (Hasanuddin University), Haryanto Haryanto (0000-0003-3595-9492, Hasanuddin University) |
| Año | 2022 |
| Volumen | 25 |
| Número | 4 |
| Páginas | 303-321 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2022-08-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | International Area Studies Review (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 2049-1123 • E-ISSN: 2233-8659 |
| Editorial | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/22338659221120972 |
| OpenAlex | W4292573253 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 3 |
| Referencias citadas | 17 |
The rise of sole candidates in various local head elections in Indonesia has been the subject of many scholarly critical analyses. Most of the analyses perceive the phenomenon as a symptom of incumbency advantages, weak electoral systems, and poor institutionalization of political parties. This article proposes a new argument with the family-based elite perspective controlling the sole candidates’ emergence process. We compared two regions in South Sulawesi province, explaining the political family networks that dominate the political competition by limiting candidature. The sole candidate elections can be understood by looking at family-based elite networks scattered in business networks, bureaucracy, political parties, aristocrats, and grassroots mass organizations. The families use an oligarchic elite network at the national level or a plural elite network at the grassroots level. The two types of family institutions are centralized and dispersed structures: Makassar has an oligarchy, while Gowa has relatively equal elite power. The family network’s power has closed or hijacked the electoral political competition, establishing control over local elections by creating monopolistic political networks. Political family control is essential in understanding the rise of sole candidate elections in political practices
Clientelism · Democracy · Economic system · Economics · Elite · Grassroots · Oligarchy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Asian Studies and History · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
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| Obras citantes distintas | 3 |
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| Citas por año | 1,5 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Velocidad de citación | current |
| Altamente citado | No |
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