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

Research Article

The Appearance of the Political Domination by the Fadeli Family in Lamongan Regency

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.25-6-2019.2287978,
        author={Enrico Putra Pamungkas and Aditya  Perdana},
        title={The Appearance of the Political Domination by the Fadeli Family in Lamongan Regency},
        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={election local politics family politics political dominance power},
        doi={10.4108/eai.25-6-2019.2287978}
    }
    
  • Enrico Putra Pamungkas
    Aditya Perdana
    Year: 2019
    The Appearance of the Political Domination by the Fadeli Family in Lamongan Regency
    ISIP
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.25-6-2019.2287978
Enrico Putra Pamungkas1,*, Aditya Perdana1
  • 1: University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
*Contact email: enrico.putra@ui.ac.id

Abstract

This article discusses the phenomenon of family politics in Lamongan, regarding the role of bureaucrats, politics, and various organizations related to family politics. Direct elections of regional chiefs (pilkada) and proportional electoral systems with the most votes have provided greater opportunities for political families to obtain and increase their abilities. Therefore, the number of family members occupying political offices is increasing. The focus of this research is the emergence of political dominance by the Fadeli family in Lamongan Regency. The data show that the family can utilize formal and informal political forces through clientelism strategies, which can lead to family dominance. The resources of family political dominance are the important element in interpreting family politics, based on Assako, Dal Bo, and Querobin [1]. This is also combined with the concept of clientelism strategy from Aspinall and Berenschot