Police Partnership in Supervising Money Politics by Political Parties during the 2024 Legislative Election in Maros Regency

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10.2991/978-2-38476-545-4_8How to use a DOI?

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Police Partnership; Supervision; Money Politics; Political Parties; Maros; Indonesia

Abstract

Money politics remains a critical threat to electoral integrity in Indonesian democracy, particularly within legislative elections where political parties orchestrate systematic vote-buying through complex patronage networks. This study examines police partnership models in supervising money politics perpetrated by political parties during the 2024 Legislative Elections in Maros Regency, South Sulawesi. Through qualitative research involving in-depth interviews with key stakeholders from the Integrated Law Enforcement Centre (Gakkumdu), Election Supervisory Body, prosecutors, election commissioners, and political party representatives, this research reveals the structural challenges and coordination dynamics shaping enforcement effectiveness. The findings demonstrate that existing partnership mechanisms operate within a tripartite coordination framework involving General Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu), police, and prosecutors, yet face substantial obstacles including evidentiary difficulties, compressed investigation timelines, political pressures, resource constraints, and societal reluctance to report violations. Drawing on institutional theory, social exchange theory, and social control theory, this study analyzes how formal partnership arrangements intersect with informal practices and political realities. The research proposes an ideal partnership model emphasizing enhanced coordination protocols, specialized capacity building, regulatory reforms strengthening administrative sanctions, witness protection mechanisms, and intensive political education campaigns targeting both elites and grassroots communities. This study contributes theoretically to understanding inter-agency collaboration in electoral governance while offering practical recommendations for strengthening democratic accountability in emerging democracies.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Sukarman Sukarman
AU  - Gustiana A. Kambo
AU  - Muhammad Saad
AU  - Zulkifli Aspan
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/03/13
TI  - Police Partnership in Supervising Money Politics by Political Parties during the 2024 Legislative Election in Maros Regency
BT  - Proceedings of the World Conference on Governance and Social Sciences 2025 (WCGSS 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 93
EP  - 112
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-545-4_8
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-545-4_8
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