Political Mobilisation of Religious, Chauvinist, and Technocratic Populists in Indonesia and Their Activities in Cyberspace
Populism has been on the rise in many countries. As a result, studies on populism have proliferated. However, there are very few studies that investigate and compare different types of populisms in a single nation-state. Furthermore, how these different populists in the same political milieu use cyb...
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| description | Populism has been on the rise in many countries. As a result, studies on populism have proliferated. However, there are very few studies that investigate and compare different types of populisms in a single nation-state. Furthermore, how these different populists in the same political milieu use cyberspace has not been comparatively studied. This study addresses these gaps by looking at a variety of populist forces within Indonesia that have emerged as major actors and identifying the uses of cyberspace in populist political mobilisation. This paper argues that the three main types of populism that predominate in political rhetoric (religious, chauvinistic, and technocratic) do not exist in isolation but rather borrow from each other. This is reflected in their cyberspace activities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a3ff516bdd3c4577a15dcf130eb81e712023-11-22T19:51:38ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442021-10-01121082210.3390/rel12100822Political Mobilisation of Religious, Chauvinist, and Technocratic Populists in Indonesia and Their Activities in CyberspaceIhsan Yilmaz0Greg Barton1Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalization, Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC 3125, AustraliaAlfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalization, Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC 3125, AustraliaPopulism has been on the rise in many countries. As a result, studies on populism have proliferated. However, there are very few studies that investigate and compare different types of populisms in a single nation-state. Furthermore, how these different populists in the same political milieu use cyberspace has not been comparatively studied. This study addresses these gaps by looking at a variety of populist forces within Indonesia that have emerged as major actors and identifying the uses of cyberspace in populist political mobilisation. This paper argues that the three main types of populism that predominate in political rhetoric (religious, chauvinistic, and technocratic) do not exist in isolation but rather borrow from each other. This is reflected in their cyberspace activities.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/10/822populismreligious populismtechnocratic populismchauvinistic populismIndonesiasocial media |
| spellingShingle | Ihsan Yilmaz Greg Barton Political Mobilisation of Religious, Chauvinist, and Technocratic Populists in Indonesia and Their Activities in Cyberspace Religions populism religious populism technocratic populism chauvinistic populism Indonesia social media |
| title | Political Mobilisation of Religious, Chauvinist, and Technocratic Populists in Indonesia and Their Activities in Cyberspace |
| title_full | Political Mobilisation of Religious, Chauvinist, and Technocratic Populists in Indonesia and Their Activities in Cyberspace |
| title_fullStr | Political Mobilisation of Religious, Chauvinist, and Technocratic Populists in Indonesia and Their Activities in Cyberspace |
| title_full_unstemmed | Political Mobilisation of Religious, Chauvinist, and Technocratic Populists in Indonesia and Their Activities in Cyberspace |
| title_short | Political Mobilisation of Religious, Chauvinist, and Technocratic Populists in Indonesia and Their Activities in Cyberspace |
| title_sort | political mobilisation of religious chauvinist and technocratic populists in indonesia and their activities in cyberspace |
| topic | populism religious populism technocratic populism chauvinistic populism Indonesia social media |
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