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Vol 4 No 2 (2024)
High Political Costs: Causes and Effects of High Election Costs in Indonesia

Artikel

The High Cost of Politics in Indonesia: An Exploration of Multiperspectives from Academics, Students, Executive Officials, and Legislative Candidates

https://doi.org/10.53013/bestuurskunde.4.2.115-127

Diterbitkan 2024-10-01

  • I Made Dwi Hita Darmawan

I Made Dwi Hita Darmawan
STMIK Primakara

Abstrak

The issue of the high cost of electoral politics in Indonesia has been raised for a long time. After the reformation in 1998, Indonesia adopted a democratic political system of government. On the one hand, democracy has become more transparent with direct elections by the people, but on the other hand, it has led to high political costs. The purpose of this study is to explore other factors that trigger high political costs due to the democratic electoral system in Indonesia. This research uses a qualitative approach with an in-depth interview method by exploring the perspectives of academics, students, local officials, and legislative candidates. The research findings show interesting facts that there are many crucial factors that make political costs expensive such as: (1) it is rooted in the electoral system and has become a habit, (2) political parties are no longer seen as a means of struggle, (3) more importance is given to popularity rather than competence, (4) the existence of campaign finance sponsorship and reciprocity politics, and (5) the existence of dawn attacks.

Kata Kunci

political cost, democracy, political sponsorship, payback politics

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