Kinship Politics in the 2020 Regional Elections in Pasangkayu Regency

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10.2991/978-2-38476-236-1_53How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Kinship; Neo Patrimonialism; patron-client

Abstract

The aim of this research is to find out kinship politics in the 2020 regional elections in Pasangkayu. Kinship politics is always a hot topic of discussion at every regional election event. An equally interesting phenomenon of kinship politics occurred in the Pasangkayu Regional Election. Agus Ambo Djiwa as regent for two periods of Pasangkayu passed on his power to Yaumil Ambo Djiwa and Hj Erni who were none other than his brother and wife. The author uses a qualitative approach and literature review as a data collection tool to obtain answers to research questions. The author discusses solutions to the problems posed and builds arguments based on secondary facts obtained from examining relevant and reliable library sources. Many books and papers from leading and current scientific journals provide most of the information. Likewise, reports from other credible media also serve as additional sources of additional data. These various literature sources collectively provide sufficient data to answer the research questions of this study. The collected data was examined using the source triangulation method. Research results: Yaumil Ambo Djiwa and Hj. Erni in the Pasangkayu Regency Pilkada 2020 illustrates the Politics of Kinship in the Pasangkayu regional elections its relation to the political culture of neo-patrimonialism, which is its current finding interview states that there are two ways to perpetuate kinship politics through regional elections. Methods used to perpetuate the circle of kinship In regional elections, it cannot be separated from the authority of a ruler as if treated as if they were part of a private household, which is there is an agenda for the Pasangkayu Regency government under the authority of Agus Ambo Djiwa to raised the popularity of Yaumil and Hj. Erni is prepared for the fight on Regional elections. Not only that, there are strategies that are client patrons to win couple Yaumil Ambo Djiwa-Hj. Erni in the 2020 Pasangkayu Regency Regional Election.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Rusmawaty Bte Rusdin
AU  - Gustiana Kambo
AU  - Muhammad Saad
AU  - Muhammad Nur Alamsyah
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/04/29
TI  - Kinship Politics in the 2020 Regional Elections in Pasangkayu Regency
BT  - Proceedings of the World Conference on Governance and Social Sciences (WCGSS 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 508
EP  - 516
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-236-1_53
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-236-1_53
ID  - Rusdin2024
ER  -