Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Indonesian Politics, SIP 2019, 26-27 June 2019, Central Java, Indonesia

Research Article

Identity politics in Social Media in the 2019 Presidential Election

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.25-6-2019.2287998,
        author={Moh. Aris Munandar and Suyahmo  Suyahmo and Andi  Suhardiyanto},
        title={Identity politics in Social Media in the 2019 Presidential Election},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Indonesian Politics, SIP 2019, 26-27 June 2019, Central Java, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ISIP},
        year={2019},
        month={9},
        keywords={identity politics social media presidential election},
        doi={10.4108/eai.25-6-2019.2287998}
    }
    
  • Moh. Aris Munandar
    Suyahmo Suyahmo
    Andi Suhardiyanto
    Year: 2019
    Identity politics in Social Media in the 2019 Presidential Election
    ISIP
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.25-6-2019.2287998
Moh. Aris Munandar1,*, Suyahmo Suyahmo1, Andi Suhardiyanto1
  • 1: Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia
*Contact email: moharis.pkn@mail.unnes.ac.id

Abstract

Identity politics is an important issue in contemporary Indonesian politics. The use of religion and ethnic labels has become one of the agendas in winning elections. Especially with the existence of social media that actively spreads the idea of identity politics. This research itself was carried out by analyzing qualitatively issues of identity politics that are rife in social media. As a result, identity politics in the 2019 presidential election then illustrates that the issue of identity is becoming increasingly widespread in political contestation in Indonesia