Does Radical Political Orientation Lead to Political Distrust in the Public Election of 2019 in Medan?

Muryanto Amin

2019

Abstract

Institutional and political distrust is often attributed to the increasing of radical performance among voters. This study analyzes the political distrust that appears in the 2019 concurrent elections related to the radical voter position associated with religious issues. The study examined voters in Medan – a city in Indonesia with a diverse culture and a divided political party providing the support of presidential candidates. The research uses interviews on key informant that plays a crucial role in radically moving voters and confirming it to their network. Using context analysis, we found that during the legislative and presidential elections in Medan, radical informant emerged more likely to be politically unbelievers, than informants claiming to have moderate political understanding. Our findings suggest that political distrust can be explained by the preference of the chosen informant.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Amin M. (2019). Does Radical Political Orientation Lead to Political Distrust in the Public Election of 2019 in Medan?.In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social and Political Development - Volume 1: ICOSOP 3, ISBN 978-989-758-472-5, pages 51-59. DOI: 10.5220/0010002400510059

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icosop 319,
author={Muryanto Amin},
title={Does Radical Political Orientation Lead to Political Distrust in the Public Election of 2019 in Medan?},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social and Political Development - Volume 1: ICOSOP 3,},
year={2019},
pages={51-59},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010002400510059},
isbn={978-989-758-472-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social and Political Development - Volume 1: ICOSOP 3,
TI - Does Radical Political Orientation Lead to Political Distrust in the Public Election of 2019 in Medan?
SN - 978-989-758-472-5
AU - Amin M.
PY - 2019
SP - 51
EP - 59
DO - 10.5220/0010002400510059