Elections

In 2024 elections, digital crusades blurred the lines between official campaigns, authentic support and buzzer tactics

'Influence operations’ and hyperreality impact voters’ capacity to make rational choices

The replacement of dangdut with TikTok dances in the 2024 elections heralds a massive demographic shift in Indonesian political campaigning and beyond

The Labour Party (Partai Buruh) was revived in the wake of opposition to the Omnibus Law on Job Creation, but failure in the 2024 election shows they failed to connect with the workers they aim to represent

The election campaigns of both Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto relied on social media propaganda to shape public perceptions

More female candidates won’t mean more women in parliament

The gap between Jokowi and Prabowo has narrowed, but the election outcome will still matter for the prospects of Indonesian democracy

Satirical candidates that once seemed refreshing have slipped into tired obscenity

The urban poor and workers unions are looking to local government to improve their lot

As blasphemy convictions increase in this democratic era, election campaigning indicates little will change

An emerging conservative Muslim coalition is a force to be reckoned with in Indonesian politics

Despite the impressive activism of Pekalongan’s labour union, its political clout remains limited

Elections are fuelling the forest fires in Central Kalimantan

The influence of music videos in the 2014 electoral campaign

Street vendors have organised successfully at the local level, but effective national organisation has proved more elusive

Social media promotes political engagement among youth, but at the expense of accurate information and real-world political effects

Indonesia’s unions are engaging in electoral politics in unprecedented ways in an attempt to balance the influence of business

Democratic institutions are increasingly burdened by the illicit transactions and collusive practices of politico-business elites