POPULISME ISLAM DALAM GERAKAN 212

This paper aims to describe the 212 movement as a phenomenon of Islamic populism based on socio-religious movements followed by various Islamic organizations and their contradictions with other Islamic organizations. The results showed that the 212 movement phenomenon was followed by various religious groups, especially Islam, participation was based on various forms of motivation, demands, principles and organizational ideology. Pros and cons tend to be based on interpretations of religious teachings as well as ideology and organizational principles. This paper uses a qualitative research method by paying attention to the depth of information and exploring the meaning behind a symptom. The results of the research are then analyzed using the concept of mass mobilization and Islamic populism in the study of social movements that lead to the populist movement. The research findings also show that there is a relationship between social movements and Islamic populism as evidenced by the finding of chains of equivalens and empty signifiers which have implications for the formation of political frontier in the Islamic populism movement 212.