Research Article
Islamic Religious Narrative on Social Media Regarding the Implementation of Community Activity Restriction Policy (PPKM) in Indonesia
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.15-9-2021.2315588, author={Nur Hasyim and Akhriyadi Sofian and Kaisar Atmaja and Misbah Zulfa Elizabeth and Naili Ni’matul Illiyyun}, title={Islamic Religious Narrative on Social Media Regarding the Implementation of Community Activity Restriction Policy (PPKM) in Indonesia}, proceedings={Proceedings of the First International Conference on Democracy and Social Transformation, ICON-DEMOST 2021, September 15, 2021, Semarang, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICON-DEMOST}, year={2022}, month={2}, keywords={religious narrative; media social; community activity restriction policy}, doi={10.4108/eai.15-9-2021.2315588} }- Nur Hasyim
Akhriyadi Sofian
Kaisar Atmaja
Misbah Zulfa Elizabeth
Naili Ni’matul Illiyyun
Year: 2022
Islamic Religious Narrative on Social Media Regarding the Implementation of Community Activity Restriction Policy (PPKM) in Indonesia
ICON-DEMOST
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.15-9-2021.2315588
Abstract
Social media is becoming a space for contesting Islamic religious narratives regarding the implementation of Community Activity Restriction Policy (PPKM). The contestation in the virtual realm represents the contestation of people's religious views in the real life that affect the implementation of PPKM policy in Indonesia. This paper investigates the Islamic religious narratives of the Indonesian people on social media regarding the implementation of the PPKM policy which has been implemented between 3rd and 20th of July 2021. Applying netnography, This paper aims to answer the following questions 1) What are the dominant religious narratives related to PPKM policy that emerge on social media? 2) How are those religious narrative expressed? 3) Why did the dominant religious narrative emerge? This paper found that the Islamic religious narrative related to PPKM is dominated by two different narratives, namely the supporting and the opposing narrative towards the PPKM policy. These different narratives are influenced by two things, first, the orientation of religious thought, secondly interests and political affiliations. The supporting narratives toward PPKM are characterized by a substantive religious orientation and interest to put religion within the constitutional framework and therefore support the government policy, while the opposing narratives against PPKM policy is characterized by a symbolic religious orientation and oppositional interests to the government.