Social Science in Action: A Study of the Paradox of Democracy in Civil Liberties in the Digital Era

Ubedilah Badrun, Airlangga Pribadi

2024

Abstract

This study analyzes the decline of civil liberties in the digital democracy era by examining Indonesia's democracy paradox. Using a qualitative approach and Van Djik's (1993) Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), this research explores the connection between digital democracy and social criticism. While digital democracy theory suggests that technology enables greater public participation in expressing aspirations and government criticism, the case of Indonesia shows the opposite. Indonesia's democracy index dropped by 0.18 compared to the previous year, indicating that increased social media use has not strengthened democracy or civil liberties. The findings reveal that the rise in social media users does not correlate with an improved democracy index. This highlights the need for wisdom in using digital platforms to foster meaningful democratic progress. Furthermore, the government appears to lack sufficient digital democracy literacy, which hinders its ability to harness technology for improving civil liberties. Therefore, while internet penetration grows, efforts must focus on responsible use of social media and strengthening digital literacy to enhance Indonesia's democratic quality.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Badrun U. and Pribadi A. (2024). Social Science in Action: A Study of the Paradox of Democracy in Civil Liberties in the Digital Era. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Humanities Education, Law, and Social Science - Volume 1: ICHELS; ISBN 978-989-758-752-8, SciTePress, pages 234-240. DOI: 10.5220/0013412200004654

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ichels24,
author={Ubedilah Badrun and Airlangga Pribadi},
title={Social Science in Action: A Study of the Paradox of Democracy in Civil Liberties in the Digital Era},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Humanities Education, Law, and Social Science - Volume 1: ICHELS},
year={2024},
pages={234-240},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013412200004654},
isbn={978-989-758-752-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Humanities Education, Law, and Social Science - Volume 1: ICHELS
TI - Social Science in Action: A Study of the Paradox of Democracy in Civil Liberties in the Digital Era
SN - 978-989-758-752-8
AU - Badrun U.
AU - Pribadi A.
PY - 2024
SP - 234
EP - 240
DO - 10.5220/0013412200004654
PB - SciTePress