The Ratification of Omnibus Law: A Sign of Democratic Deconsolidation in Indonesia
Indonesia as a post-authoritarian democratic country has made impressive progress in its democratic transition. However, there is a significant contradiction in the democratic process, particularly in policy and law-making. This article queries to what extent democratic deconsolidation contributes t...
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| author | Muchamad Zaenal Arifin Wahyu Budi Nugroho Ana María Naranjo Cortés Pricilia Purnama |
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| description | Indonesia as a post-authoritarian democratic country has made impressive progress in its democratic transition. However, there is a significant contradiction in the democratic process, particularly in policy and law-making. This article queries to what extent democratic deconsolidation contributes to the ratification of the Omnibus Law on Job Creation in Indonesia. This research uses a qualitative method by using academic literature, news analysis, and official government documents. The study employs various theoretical approaches, including horizontal accountability by Wolfgang Merkel, discursive participation by Jürgen Habermas, and democratic civil-military relations by Samuel Huntington. The first finding shows that the accumulation of Joko Widodo's political power has affected the quality of debate and the agreement during the deliberation of the Omnibus Law in the parliament. Second, the opaque process by limiting public participation has narrowed the space for the democratic mobilization of the citizens. Third, the increasing number of retired armed forces in domestic affairs has resulted in the dual function of military power in securing the country and the economic development agenda. The study shows that the deconsolidation of democracy has contributed to the ratification of the Omnibus Law on Job Creation which was deliberated through a non-transparent mechanism. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fb7725be27784f80bbd20f865a00a6c02023-09-02T09:28:41ZengUniversitas Islam Negeri Walisongo SemarangJSW (Jurnal Sosiologi Walisongo)2503-31662503-31822022-04-0161132810.21580/jsw.2022.6.1.96663651The Ratification of Omnibus Law: A Sign of Democratic Deconsolidation in IndonesiaMuchamad Zaenal Arifin0Wahyu Budi Nugroho1Ana María Naranjo Cortés2Pricilia Purnama3Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Universität Passau, PassauFaculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Udayana, BadungFaculty of Arts and Humanities, Universität Passau, PassauFaculty of Social Sciences, University of Duisburg-Essen, DuisburgIndonesia as a post-authoritarian democratic country has made impressive progress in its democratic transition. However, there is a significant contradiction in the democratic process, particularly in policy and law-making. This article queries to what extent democratic deconsolidation contributes to the ratification of the Omnibus Law on Job Creation in Indonesia. This research uses a qualitative method by using academic literature, news analysis, and official government documents. The study employs various theoretical approaches, including horizontal accountability by Wolfgang Merkel, discursive participation by Jürgen Habermas, and democratic civil-military relations by Samuel Huntington. The first finding shows that the accumulation of Joko Widodo's political power has affected the quality of debate and the agreement during the deliberation of the Omnibus Law in the parliament. Second, the opaque process by limiting public participation has narrowed the space for the democratic mobilization of the citizens. Third, the increasing number of retired armed forces in domestic affairs has resulted in the dual function of military power in securing the country and the economic development agenda. The study shows that the deconsolidation of democracy has contributed to the ratification of the Omnibus Law on Job Creation which was deliberated through a non-transparent mechanism.https://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/JSW/article/view/9666democratic deconsolidationomnibus lawhorizontal accountabilitydiscursive participationdemocratic civil-military relations |
| spellingShingle | Muchamad Zaenal Arifin Wahyu Budi Nugroho Ana María Naranjo Cortés Pricilia Purnama The Ratification of Omnibus Law: A Sign of Democratic Deconsolidation in Indonesia JSW (Jurnal Sosiologi Walisongo) democratic deconsolidation omnibus law horizontal accountability discursive participation democratic civil-military relations |
| title | The Ratification of Omnibus Law: A Sign of Democratic Deconsolidation in Indonesia |
| title_full | The Ratification of Omnibus Law: A Sign of Democratic Deconsolidation in Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | The Ratification of Omnibus Law: A Sign of Democratic Deconsolidation in Indonesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Ratification of Omnibus Law: A Sign of Democratic Deconsolidation in Indonesia |
| title_short | The Ratification of Omnibus Law: A Sign of Democratic Deconsolidation in Indonesia |
| title_sort | ratification of omnibus law a sign of democratic deconsolidation in indonesia |
| topic | democratic deconsolidation omnibus law horizontal accountability discursive participation democratic civil-military relations |
| url | https://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/JSW/article/view/9666 |
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