Personalized Power and Populism: An Urbinatian Reading of Jokowi

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populism; personalization; patronage; cult

Abstract

The phenomenon of populism in contemporary politics has flourished within democracy because of a crisis of representation in state political institutions. As a strategy of power, populism is anchored in the personalization of authority, giving rise to patronage and even the cult of personality. Rather than strengthening democracy, populism produces side effects that gradually weaken representative democracy itself. In Indonesia, the intensification of power personalization is manifested in Jokowi’s populist practices during his ten years presidency. As previously noted regarding the consequences borne by democracy, this study examines the personalization of power in Jokowi’s populism and its impact on Indonesian democracy. The analysis is grounded in the thought of contemporary populism scholar and political philosopher Nadia Urbinati.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yuventia Prisca
AU  - Akhirul Aminulloh
AU  - Rani Prita Prabawangi
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/11/14
TI  - Personalized Power and Populism: An Urbinatian Reading of Jokowi
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Contemporary Sociology and Educational Transformation (ICCSET  2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 117
EP  - 127
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-485-3_13
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-485-3_13
ID  - Prisca2025
ER  -