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identity-politics

Academia 3 years ago

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The continuing trend of intolerance: Projection of the political year

Religious politics offers a recipe that centers on emotive fears and sentiments, which effectively dismantles the government to fail in some key areas such as inequality and law enforcement.

Perspectives 3 years ago

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How Anies and Prabowo could divide their voters

Outcomes of the 2017 and 2019 elections indicate that the voting blocs of Anies and Prabowo are strongly correlated, down to the size and spatial distribution of their respective voters.

Perspectives 3 years ago

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The ghost of identity politics and Anies’ presidential ambitions

Anies himself is tolerant and was raised in a modern and moderate Muslim family. But he seems not to have done enough to reconcile with Jakarta voters.

Jakarta 3 years ago

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Anies expands access to public spaces, transit to unite Jakartans

Anies Baswedan is hoping to leave a legacy of inclusivity in the development of Jakarta as he looks back on his five years of governing in the nation’s capital.

Politics 3 years ago

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Pancasila must be more than just ‘lip service’, Muslim thinkers say

The Jakarta-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) recently hosted a webinar on Pancasila commemorating the late Muslim intellectual Syafii Maarif, who died in May of this year.

Editorial 3 years ago

Politics of bigotry

Indonesia is also facing its own demons when it comes to identity politics, as our very own politicians pander to fringe Islamist groups for electoral gains.

Politics 3 years ago

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Election stakeholders take firm stance against identity politics in 2024

The police and politicians have already started discussing and taking action on how to avoid polarizing voters, almost two years before the 2024 presidential election.

Academia 3 years ago

Indonesia: weaponizing algorithms to silence dissent

Skewing the online discussion threatens media literacy.

World 5 years ago

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ASEAN, EU aim for regional identity amid rising populism

Amid rising populism and identity politics around the globe, the formation of a regional identity must strike the right balance between integration and regulations, European and ASEAN experts and officials have recently noted.

Opinion 5 years ago

Identity politics during COVID-19: Ways forward

We have become preoccupied with delineating who we are along the lines of race, gender, religion, ethnicity, sexuality and many other issues to a point where we find it difficult to find a shared, common goal.

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