Komunikasi Politik dan Kepemimpinan Transformasional Perempuan dalam Parlemen

Abstract

The participation of women in politics has reached the most significant development in this decade. More and more women are becoming leaders in parliaments in many countries, namely Asia Pacific, Africa, Europe, the United States. Puan Maharani was elected as chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives and a woman who can be equated with female leaders in the World Parliament, and for the first time in Indonesia. The purpose of this study is to understand and describe the political communication of women's transformational leadership in parliament. The researchparadigm is phenomenology with a qualitative approach. Data was collected through participant observation, and in-depth interviews with 9 members of the DPR RI who were used as informants who directly interacted with Puan Maharani, and could provide information about the political communication of Puan Maharani's transformational leadership in her activities leading the Chair of the DPR RI. The next step is to study the documentation literature, and search through the internet. Data reduction, display, and verification/conclusion are the stages of data analysis that the author uses in this study. The findings in this study, as a political communicator, the role of transformational leadership is influenced by the long journey of previous organizational experience. Selection of messages using a straightforward communication style. The communication media used are interpersonal communication and interactional group communication, either directly through face-to-face meetings with constituents. As well as utilizing the mass media, as well as social media to inform various policies related to parliament, and as parliamentary leader Puan Maharani has succeeded in establishing an open communication space.

Social Interaction and Political Communication of Female Politician

“…There is also a research discussing the attempt of strengthening women's position in the parliament that needs competency of women's communication and in this case, the media is not merely political information network but also serves as an instrument to shape the image of a politician and public opinion (Maela et al, 2018). There is research focusing on the phases of political communication, transformational leadership of female politicians (Saepudin & Kawuryan, 2022). There is a network research concerning the difference of communication strategy between female politicians and male politicians (Susilo & Nisa, 2019).…”