Saiful Mujani, William R Liddle, and Kuskridho Ambardi. Kuasa Rakyat: Analisis Tentang Perilaku Memilih dalam Pemilihan Legislatif dan Presiden Indonesia Pasca Orde Baru [People Power: Analysis of Voting Behavior in Legislative and Presidential Elections in Post-New Order Indonesia]. Jakarta: Mizan, 2012. 555 pp.

Authors

Agus Trihartono, RGIRO, Ritsumeikan UniversityFollow

Abstract

Excerpt: Voting behavior is a subject given considerable attention by many political scientists in the present situation of democratization in the post-New Order Indonesia. Although some excellent studies have analyzed voting behavior in Indonesia and explained how voters choose political parties and presidential candidates, they mostly rely on both sociological and psychological models. The sociological model relies on an understanding that religious affinities, region, ethnicity, and social classes are important components of voting behavior. Meanwhile, the psychological model emphasizes the appeal of the leadership of the candidate and the self-identification with a political party (known as “Party ID”), and considers these to be the utmost factors that shape individual partisanship in the ballot.

Recommended Citation

Trihartono, Agus (2014) "Saiful Mujani, William R Liddle, and Kuskridho Ambardi. Kuasa Rakyat: Analisis Tentang Perilaku Memilih dalam Pemilihan Legislatif dan Presiden Indonesia Pasca Orde Baru [People Power: Analysis of Voting Behavior in Legislative and Presidential Elections in Post-New Order Indonesia]. Jakarta: Mizan, 2012. 555 pp.," Social Transformations Journal of the Global South: Vol. 2: Iss. 2, Article 6.
Available at: https://archium.ateneo.edu/socialtransformations/vol2/iss2/6