The communist imaginary in Indonesia’s 2014 and 2019 presidential elections
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| ID | 6233385 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Rendy Wadipalapa (0000-0001-7258-9692, University of Leeds, autor correspondente), Rendy Pahrun Wadipalapa (University of Leeds) |
| Ano | 2023 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Fascículo | 3 |
| Páginas | 197-221 |
| Data de publicação | 2023-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Asian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0218-5377 • E-ISSN: 1750-7812 |
| Editora | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02185377.2023.2270947 |
| OpenAlex | W4387847555 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 3 |
| Referências citadas | 31 |
This article investigates rumours of a communist resurgence as a recurring theme invoked in Indonesian politics. In both the 2014 and 2019 presidential contests, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) was accused of being a PKI (Communist Party of Indonesia) adherent, and a false narrative that he was the 'communists' candidate' persisted throughout the campaigns. Despite the PKI having been banned and effectively defunct since 1966, large amounts of political disinformation that centred on its rebirth and the threat from communists dominated media narratives. The attack was expanded to include many key figures, including political elites and Jokowi's allies and sympathizers. Using interviews with elite individuals and documentary research, this article argues that the 'communist imaginary' was deployed by campaign managers in the elections through the exploitation of constant anxieties regarding perceived villains. Furthermore, it has also been used as an excuse for military, as well as paramilitary factions, to grab greater power within the electoral context, as evidenced by their aggressive speeches and actions. The rumour of a communist threat, I will argue, provides a simple, effective way to distract the public from actual electoral issues
Communism · Context (archaeology · Elite · Literature · Media studies · Narrative · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Presidential system · Sociology · The Imaginary · Theme (computing · Asian Studies and History · History · Indonesian Election Politics and Participation · Law · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
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Political language and fake news
Indonesia in 2014
Social Media and the 2019 Indonesian Elections
Positive essentialization reduces prejudice
The Power of Smears in Two American Presidential Campaigns
Identity, representations, religion, and apologizing for past wrongdoings
Introduction
The Sociological Imagination
Explaining Indonesia’s Democratic Regression
Countering the Communist Imaginary
Myths and Memories of the N1ation
The Hazards of Correcting Myths About Health Care Reform
Jokowi’s Authoritarian Turn and Indonesia’s Democratic Decline
Indonesia’s Democratic Paradox
Politics and Image
Imagined communities
When Corrections Fail
Indonesia's 2014 Elections
From the Enemy's Point of View
| Obras citantes distintas | 3 |
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| Citações por ano | 3 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Velocidade de citação | current |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 3 |