The trap of pop-charisma for the institutionalization of Indonesia's post-Suharto parties
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6233262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ulla Fionna (0000-0002-4332-3841, ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 124-141 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0218-5377 • E-ISSN: 1750-7812 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02185377.2015.1136227 |
| OpenAlex | W2298074640 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 36 |
This article investigates how the Indonesian party system has created parties that increasingly rely on charisma for support and votes. Initially associated with divinely bestowed qualities, the concept of charisma has evolved to emphasize popularity and recognizability instead. In Indonesia, this tendency has combined with direct elections to distract parties from their ideal functions of developing platforms and programmes. Instead, parties have sought to pick and choose candidates that are popular to front their campaign. This has contributed to the formation of dysfunctional parties that are opportunistic, corrupt, and rent-seeking. As Indonesian parties continue their struggle to prove themselves by relying on the ephemeral attraction of personal charisma, the resultant incapacity to develop solid organization will continue to be a crippling trap for them
Business · Charisma · Ideal (ethics · Indonesian · Institutionalisation · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Popularity · Sociology · Asian Studies and History · Indonesian Election Politics and Participation · Law · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |