Democracy and the 2024 elections in Indonesia

MISS 4 - August 16, 2023

Speakers: 
Professor Dr Dzuriyatun Toyibah, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta.
Dr Iding Rosyidin, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta.
Dr Faisal Nurdin Idris, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta.

The 2024 Indonesian Presidential elections will be crucial in determining the fate of democracy in Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country.

Democracy in Indonesia demonstrates both progress and stagnation amidst a global democratic regression. While democracy does not always flourish in Muslim countries due to restrictions on political rights and civil liberties, Indonesian democracy has improved since the collapse of an authoritarian regime in 1998 through a series of reforms, democratisation, and development.

Currently, the country enjoys significant political and media pluralism, and the forthcoming elections will be significant for the future direction of Indonesia. Despite democratic progress, significant challenges remain, including widespread corruption, discrimination against minority groups, disinformation and misinformation, political polarisation, and eroding public faith in political institutions.

In this seminar, we discuss three issues: sexual violence, identity politics, and social and political trust in Indonesia. It highlights the enactment of the law on the elimination of sexual violence, identity politics that drives polarisation, and the erosion of trust.

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