scholarly journals Representing Chinese Indonesians: Pribumi Discourse and Regional Elections in Post-Reform Indonesia

2021 ◽  
pp. 186810342110367
Author(s):  
Jonathan Chen
Keyword(s):  
Political Representation ◽  
Ethnic Politics ◽  
Representational Politics ◽  
Individual Profiles ◽  
Regional Elections

Utilising Pitkin’s concept of representation, this article surveys the landscape of Chinese Indonesian political representation since the advent of regional elections in 1999. Analyses of the dataset of individual profiles of Chinese Indonesian executives, as they adopt inclusive-pairing tactics by taking on deputised roles or appeal using charisma, had demonstrated that there was a visible transition from “descriptive” towards more “substantive” forms of political representation in various constituencies – seen as the most important dimension of ideal representation despite the presence of soft ethnic politics. Recent appeals to indigenism ( pribumi-ism), especially in the wake of Jakarta governor Ahok’s failed re-election bid in 2017, had the effect of confining representational politics towards the narrow margins of ethnicity above all else. This article looks at the precarity of thedivide between pribumis and Chinese Indonesians ( Tionghoa) from the perspective of political representation at the regions and fills in the lacuna of political representativeness in post-reform Indonesia – overlooked so far by critiques of democracy. .

The education of minorities in Bulgaria and Romania: Analyzing the formation and articulation of preferences

Ethnicities ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 412-433
Author(s):  
Anna Kyriazi
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Political Representation ◽  
Ethnic Politics ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Incremental Process ◽  
The Way

This paper investigates explanations in variation in the education-related preferences of comparable minorities in Bulgaria and Romania (i.e., Turks and Hungarians, respectively) as articulated by political, institutional, and civil society actors claiming to speak on their behalf. The study, which is based on original data extracted from 32 in-depth interviews, begins with a classification of the preferences that the interviewees articulated and the diverse arguments on which these were grounded. Subsequently, I turn to the potential explanations of the observed variation by examining a number of themes that emerged during the discussions and that also correspond to the factors usually considered in the literature on ethnic politics. These include the constraining effect of majority public opinion, the minorities' political representation, and notions related to the opportunities of exit and voice. I argue that actors' preferences adapt to the prevailing circumstances through an incremental process: before higher order preferences can be met or even conceived all the lower steps along the way have to be accounted for.

scholarly journals The Ethnic Revival of Malay in The Governor Elections 2018 Of West Kalimantan Province

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 440-449
Author(s):  
Alif Alfi Syahrin ◽  
Karim - Suryadi ◽  
Siti - Komariah
Keyword(s):  
Identity Politics ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Ethnic Politics ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Ethnic Background ◽  
Ethnic Community ◽  
West Kalimantan ◽  
Regional Elections

Based on ethnicity, identity politics has become a political phenomenon, especially in the areas that have ethnic diversity such as in West Kalimantan Province. This study aims to explain the rise of Malay ethnic in the Governor Elections, 2018. In the last regional elections, there were differences in the growth of ethnic politics. This research used a qualitative approach through observation, interviews, and literature studies. The results show that the existence of a single contestant candidate from Malay ethnic that makes the votes become undivided. Next, there was an agreement from a tribal organization of Malays in the nomination of a candidate. Then, there was the distribution of controversial videos spoken by non-Malays who offend the Malay ethnic community. Soit makes the ethnic Malay united to win the pair of candidates Sutarmidji and Ria Norsan that have Malay ethnic background. For these reasons, it is a revival of ethnic politics in the ethnic Malay community.

scholarly journals Ethnicity and Democracy in the Eastern Himalayan Borderland. Constructing Democracy

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Chettri
Keyword(s):  
South Asia ◽  
Political Representation ◽  
Group Living ◽  
Ethnic Politics ◽  
Eastern Himalaya ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Cultural Activism ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Geographical Space

<div>Focusing on the Nepali ethnic group living on the borderlands of Sikkim, Darjeeling, and east Nepal, the book 'Ethnicity and Democracy in the Eastern Himalayan Borderland' analyses the growth, success, and proliferation of ethnic politics on the peripheries of modern South Asia. Based on extensive historical and ethnographic research, it critically examines the relationship between culture and politics in a geographical space which is replete with a diverse range of ethnic identities. The book explores the emergence of new modes of political representation, cultural activism, and everyday politics in regional South Asia. Being Nepali offers new perspectives on political dynamics and state formation across the eastern Himalaya which is fuelled by the resurgence of ethnic culture.</div><div><br></div>

Ethnic minorities and political representation: The case of Bulgaria

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antony Todorov ◽  
Anna Krasteva
Keyword(s):  
Minority Groups ◽  
Political Representation ◽  
Ethnic Politics ◽  
The Political ◽  
Minority Representation ◽  
Political Preference ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Theoretical Question ◽  
Ethnic Factors ◽  
The One

AbstractThe political representation of minority groups in Bulgaria is analyzed from three perspectives. The first relates to political socialization: the mechanisms of minority political preference, and their materialization into political behavior, mostly during elections or through party membership. The second relates to political actors' conduct towards minorities: their attitudes toward minority identities and the significance of minority representation in their practice. The third perspective relates to the institutional framework that politically regulates minority status. This third perspective raises questions of minimum representation, and the legal formalization of minority political parties. Bulgarian ethnic politics is analyzed regarding both the ethnic factors in constructing the political scene and the political factors in structuring the ethnic model. The present article questions the applicability of the distinction between the 'politics of ideas' and the 'politics of identities' to Southeastern Europe in general, and to Bulgaria in particular. This theoretical question is addressed through two empirical comparative analyses: the similarities and divergences of the minority management model in the Bulgarian Constitution and the one applied in the political practice, and the differences between minority representation in Bulgaria and in neighboring countries such as Romania.

scholarly journals Ethnicity and Democracy in the Eastern Himalayan Borderland. Constructing Democracy

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Chettri
Keyword(s):  
South Asia ◽  
Political Representation ◽  
Group Living ◽  
Ethnic Politics ◽  
Eastern Himalaya ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Cultural Activism ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Geographical Space

<div>Focusing on the Nepali ethnic group living on the borderlands of Sikkim, Darjeeling, and east Nepal, the book 'Ethnicity and Democracy in the Eastern Himalayan Borderland' analyses the growth, success, and proliferation of ethnic politics on the peripheries of modern South Asia. Based on extensive historical and ethnographic research, it critically examines the relationship between culture and politics in a geographical space which is replete with a diverse range of ethnic identities. The book explores the emergence of new modes of political representation, cultural activism, and everyday politics in regional South Asia. Being Nepali offers new perspectives on political dynamics and state formation across the eastern Himalaya which is fuelled by the resurgence of ethnic culture.</div><div><br></div>

Politik Identitas Dan Representasi Politik (Studi Kasus pada Pilkada DKI Periode 2018-2022)

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juhana Nasrudin ◽  
Ahmad Ali Nurdin
Keyword(s):  
Identity Politics ◽  
Political Representation ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Democratic Process ◽  
Religion And Ethnicity ◽  
Regional Elections

Identity and representation are two significant things in human life. While religion and ethnicity are two things that become identity and representation of humans. The democratic process in Indonesia is inseparable from the orientation of identity politics and representation. This research is qualitative in nature which focuses on research in the case of the second round of DKI regional elections in the period 2018-2022. The case will be analyzed using the theory of identity politics and political representation. The results of the study indicate that the orientation of identity politics and political representation influences the democratic process in the case of the 2018-2022 DKI elections. 

Silence of the Land: On the Historical Irrelevance of Territory to Congressional Districting and Political Representation in the United States

2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (01) ◽  
pp. 53-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Rehfeld
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
House Of Representatives ◽  
Political Representation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Representative Government ◽  
Congressional District ◽  
Congressional Districts ◽  
Communities Of Interest

Every ten years, the United States “constructs” itself politically. On a decennial basis, U.S. Congressional districts are quite literally drawn, physically constructing political representation in the House of Representatives on the basis of where one lives. Why does the United States do it this way? What justifies domicile as the sole criteria of constituency construction? These are the questions raised in this article. Contrary to many contemporary understandings of representation at the founding, I argue that there were no principled reasons for using domicile as the method of organizing for political representation. Even in 1787, the Congressional district was expected to be far too large to map onto existing communities of interest. Instead, territory should be understood as forming a habit of mind for the founders, even while it was necessary to achieve other democratic aims of representative government.

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