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

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ID20352216
AutoresAmika Wardana (0000-0002-7774-3457, Yogyakarta State University), Syahrul Hidayat (0000-0003-1595-4061, University of Exeter)
Ano2019
Volume26
Fascículo1
Páginas75-111
Data de publicação2019-04-10
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSTUDIA ISLAMIKA (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0215-0492 • E-ISSN: 2355-6145
EditoraStudia Islamika, Center for the Study of Islam and Society (PPIM) Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University of Jakarta (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15408/sdi.v26i1.6422
OpenAlexW2939260936
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas17

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