Primordialism and otherness: the ‘ethnic’ underpinning of ‘minority’ in international law

Shahabuddin, Mohammad

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“…Geertz, an anthropologist, revealed the theory of primordialism, namely the primordial bond that experiences a mix-up between political loyalty and primordial loyalty. It is this primordial bond that gives birth to primordial sentiments and primordial loyalty (Geertz in Shahabuddin, 2014)). This can be seen from the strength of ethnic groups who have a collective awareness of similar origins, languages and customs.…”

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Development Politics of Dalihan Na Tolu in the Social Perspective of Batak Angkola People

Harahap

Alfikri

2023

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This study aims to describe the development politics of Dalihan Na Tolu in the social perspective of the Angkola Batak indigenous people. Humanist political philosophy in South Tapanuli is very basic to be used as motivation for the younger generation because the beginnings of politics stem from various views on the meaning of power and how life situations are in various countries, as well as the times. This study uses a descriptive qualitative research method. Data collection was carried out by literature study, observation, document analysis, and interviews. The results of the study show that South Tapanulis is an area where the Islamic religion and Angkola culture are very strong with the kinship system "dalihan na tolu". Dalihan Na Tolu's local cultural conception with the view of life of noble ancestors in the social order of living together, working together, shoulder to shoulder, rap tu ginjang (rising to the highest level/peak of success), rap tu toru (failure/falling together -sama), marsipature junglea be (to build their own hometown). Humanist political philosophy in South Tapanuli is very important to be used as motivation for the younger generation, because the beginnings of politics stem from various views on the meaning of power and how the situation of life is in various countries and so is the development of the times. Politics is the way the existing society sees itself in managing its life so that it is better. South Tapanulis is an area that has a very strong Islamic religion and Angkola cultural customs with a kinship system "dalihan na tolu". It is an undeniable fact that the political tradition that has often been practiced so far in seizing power is by relying on the power of capital (hepeng) or in the form of praxis by using the 'dawn attack' strategy (Money politic). It is this kind of democratic character that we will fight against. Can people who have strong religion and customs fight the power of capital? It is time for direct local elections to be able to change the paradigm of people's thinking from capital-oriented to cultural-oriented, towards a strong civilization. This spirit is a challenge for the sons and daughters of South Tapanuli who want to share their views with the conception of a culture of political resistance "marsialap ari" as a conception of local culture with the view of life of noble ancestors in a social order living together, working together, shoulder to shoulder, rap tu ginjang (rising to the highest level/peak of success), rap tu toru (failure/falling together), marsipature junglea be (building each other's hometown).

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Development Politics of Dalihan Na Tolu in the Social Perspective of Batak Angkola People

Harahap

Alfikri

2023

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“…These judgements continue an older tradition in the literature on nationalism, a corpus which suggests that ‘primordialism’ is a topic still worth debating. To give just a few examples – of greatly varying kinds – from the successive early years of the twenty‐first century, primordialism is a significant subject of discussion or analysis in Özkırımlı (: 64–84), Brown (: 6–13), Smith (), Fishman (), Horowitz (), Joireman (: 19–34), Eriksen (), Atsuko and Uzelac (: 51–88), Greenfeld (), Conversi (), Adamski (), Smith (: 3–21), Jackson‐Preece (), Vermeersch (), Resnick (), Gat (: 1–18), Shahabuddin (), Haque (), Dieckhoff (), and Mahmudlu (). The sheer volume of this output and the fact that it is possible to select examples easily for any recent year suggest that primordialism has a continuing substantial presence in the theoretical literature on nationalism.…”

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‘Primordialism’ in nationalism studies: theory or ideology?

Coakley

2017

Nations and Nationalism

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For several decades, the field of nationalism studies has seen an extended debate about explanations of nationalism and about the process of nation formation. An impressive set of labels has been coined to describe alternative approaches. One of the theories that has enjoyed unusual longevity is the approach known as primordialism, which stresses the deep historical and cultural roots of nations and nationalism and assumes their quasi‐objective character. This resilience is surprising because of the difficulty of marshalling evidence to support such a theory, and because of the line‐up of critics who dismiss it. This article explores the recent debate about primordialism. It suggests that authentic versions of primordialism are extremely hard to find in the academic literature, and that primordialism may better be viewed as an ingredient in nationalism than as an explanation of nationalism.

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Primordialism and otherness: the ‘ethnic’ underpinning of ‘minority’ in international law

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Development Politics of Dalihan Na Tolu in the Social Perspective of Batak Angkola People

Development Politics of Dalihan Na Tolu in the Social Perspective of Batak Angkola People

‘Primordialism’ in nationalism studies: theory or ideology?

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