The Development of Political Populism in Indonesia
Itok Dwi Kurniawan

lecturer department of civics education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Ecucational of the Sebelas Maret Surakarta (Central Java) and is being pursued doctoral program in the citizenship education in Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia Bandung (West Java)

Abstract

This paper aims to explore the populism grew in Indonesia. Political developments in the world also have an effect on politics in Indonesia. The victory of Emmanuel Macron in France and Donald Trump in US is the entrance of political populism in Indonesia. The politics of populism by many observers and experts since governor election of DKI Jakarta in 2017. Rise of populism because of three things, namely the existence of charismatic leader in delivering the message, the economy inequality, and cultural conflict. The growth of populisme must be wary because can raise a strong identity politics so identified will decrease the value of multicultural Indonesian nation. This research using the method of the study of literature.

Keywords: political populism, politics in Indonesia, value of multicultural

Topic: Role-Model and Democratic Citizenship