When conservatives support decentralization: The case of political Islam in Indonesia

IF 1.7 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Regional and Federal Studies Pub Date : 2021-07-15 DOI:10.1080/13597566.2021.1951252

Diego Fossati

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Abstract

ABSTRACT In Western democracies, decentralization is typically associated with pluralism and demands for minority rights. In other contexts, however, decentralized governance may be instrumental to conservative and exclusionary ideologies. We illustrate this point with an analysis of Indonesia, a diverse and decentralized country. By leveraging an original survey, we find that Islamist individuals are significantly more likely to support decentralization than pluralists. This can be attributed to this country’s legacy of political development. As pluralist elites have long dominated national politics, political Islam has sought to empower regional governments, where Islamist agendas can more easily be implemented.

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当保守派支持权力下放时:印尼政治伊斯兰教的案例

在西方民主国家，权力下放通常与多元化和对少数人权利的要求联系在一起。然而，在其他情况下，分散的治理可能有助于保守和排他性的意识形态。我们通过对印度尼西亚的分析来说明这一点，印度尼西亚是一个多元化和分散化的国家。通过一项原始调查，我们发现伊斯兰主义者比多元主义者更有可能支持权力下放。这可以归因于这个国家政治发展的遗产。由于多元主义精英长期主导着国家政治，政治伊斯兰一直在寻求赋予地方政府权力，在那里伊斯兰主义议程可以更容易地实施。

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Regional and Federal Studies POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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3.80

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21.40%

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期刊介绍： The upsurge of academic and political interest in regional and federal questions since the 1980s has been stimulated by the salience of regions in EU policy-making and the Structural Funds but also by regionalization and federalization processes in many Western states. The most striking example is the devolution occurring in the UK, but the process is at work all over Europe and in other parts of the world. These developments have led to many important research programmes and projects. Regional and Federal Studies is a refereed social science journal which provides an academic forum for the publication of international research on these issues. It is essential reading for both academics and practitioners in politics, administration and the business world.