Ibnu Nadzir

University College London | UCL · Department of Anthropology

The ability to exploit social media for political charisma is essential for aspiring Indonesian politicians. Social media is even more crucial for those who compete in urban areas, where its citizens have better access on digital technology. Nevertheless, study on the function of social media to develop political charisma is still relatively nascen...

Diskusi tentang masa depan nasionalisme di Indonesia bagi generasi milenial

Amidst the global outbreak of COVID-19 in Indonesia, the government has been under the spotlight for not being able to formulate a proper response. Aside from the malfunctioning bureaucracy, the low compliance among citizens toward public health advice complicates the impact of COVID-19 in Indonesia. One factor that contributes to the attitude of s...

In recent years, populist movements have emerged to become a significant force in Indonesian politics. The meteoric rise of these movements could not be separated from the integration of digital media into politics, particularly to mobilize and propagate their political ideas. Despite the influence, the study that seeks to understand the relationsh...

To study conservative groups, or community whose identity marker is defined by a strong sense of rejection toward other groups, whether based on ethnicity, religion, or any other identity markers, has always been a delicate matter for an anthropologist. Departing from the premise of cultural relativism, anthropologists are trained to empathize with...

Scholarly inquiry into Islamic populism in Indonesia has distinctly bifurcated into two primary domains. The first is a comprehensive examination of political issues that explores various perspectives, including political identity, agency, and the influence of political figures. The second domain focuses on the impact of digital platforms, particul...

Scholarly inquiry into Islamic populism in Indonesia has distinctly bifurcated into two primary domains. The first is a comprehensive examination of political issues that explores various perspectives, including political identity, agency, and the influence of political figures. The second domain focuses on the impact of digital platforms, particul...

The Tau Taa Vana people live in the Bulang Highlands, Tojo Una-Una, in Central Sulawesi Province. The region's development has shaped the marginalization of forest-dwelling and forest-adjacent communities. From the 1980s to the 1990s, illegal logging networks served as the power holders, backed by Indonesia’s authoritarian regime of that time. Ille...

In the early years of Reform Era, Islam in Indonesia was portrayed as the representation of moderate Islam. While some scholars argue that Islam in Indonesia has strong ties with religious commodification, Indonesia also often presented as the best practice where Islam could work with democracy. At that time, even Islamist groups were never really...

The Jokowi administration deems Indonesia under a state of emergency due to widespread Islamist conservatism and radicalism, which according to the Constitution permits the president "to stipulate governmental regulation in lieu of the law." On 19 July 2017, the government issued such a regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) No. 2/2017 and revoked the...

Generasi milenial merupakan generasi masa kini yang lahir pada 1980-an hingga 2000-an. Generasi ini sangat lekat dengan teknologi informasi dan komunikasi (TIK) dan sering kali diasumsikan sebagai disruptor melalui keterhubungan dengan internet. Dalam bunga rampai ini, para penulis berupaya memberikan gambaran dan menganalisis ragam ekspresi mileni...

Bangsa Indonesia adalah bangsa yang sangat dekat dengan keberagaman. Terdiri dari kurang lebih 1.300 suku bangsa yang tersebar dari Sabang hingga Merauke, setiap suku tersebut memilki budaya, bahasa, dan cara hidup yang berbeda-beda, bahkan dapat juga menganut sistem kepercayaan atau agama tersendiri. Terbukti, dengan kekayaan perbedaan tersebut, I...

Laporan penelitian ini menyajikan gambaran peta kesiapan masyarakat Indonesia menghadapi tantangan perkembangan kecerdasan artifisial. Masyarakat yang dimaksud adalah penduduk Indonesia berumur di atas 15 tahun yang berstatus bekerja, sedang mencari pekerjaan, mengurus rumah tangga, sekolah, kuliah, dan lainnya. Terdapat empat aspek substansi yang...

The government's inability to provide information in relation to COVID-19 in Indonesia, has stimulated grassroots efforts from society to develop data activism. These are the kind of activism that proliferates from modern social media ecosystem and utilizes data as the core of their movement. The article proposes that there are at least three forms...

Discussion on technological nationalism in Indonesia

Discussion on the political and social contexts of research in Indonesia

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • A survey of nine provinces in Indonesia shows that among the cases of hoax and misinformation, public awareness was highest for three issues-the presence of millions of Chinese labourers in Indonesia, resurgence of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), and criminalization of the ulama by the government. • The frequency of access...

Jika sudah diketahui bahwa praktik klientelisme Indonesia bersifat asimetris atau variatif, selanjutnya apa? Kedua cendekia memang tidak mengajukan jawaban yang lugas terhadap persoalan ini, karena isu ini memang amat kompleks. Namun, jika kami boleh sedikit berandai-andai, langkah perubahan kemungkinan dapat dirintis dari dua aspek. Pertama, perl...

We acknowledge the importance of analysing Indonesian democracy outside of Western liberalframeworks. But a fundamental question remains unresolved: to what extent can Indonesiandemocracy accommodate Islamic political actors without losing its core values? For minorities inIndonesia, a system where Islamic political actors “never fully win nor full...

This article explores online-offline engagements of Indonesian exiles in Netherlands. By looking into their internet practices, this article affirms the notion that it is essential for Internet research to comprehend social and cultural practices engaged in both space as an entanglement. To elaborate the argument, this article analyzed two importan...