Vigilante Citizenship: Sovereign Practices and the Politics of Insult in Indonesia

Telle, Kari

doi:10.1163/22134379-12340029

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“…It means that AMPHIBI leaders can make their predatory actions such as the persecution of Hindus in Lombok, as a legitimacy action. They can manipulate the state to get respect and recognition so that access to funds and economic 'security-related projects' becomes available (Telle, 2013).…”

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“…The political transition in 1998 was marked by the emergence of insecurity in almost all parts of Indonesia, including Lombok. The population of Lombok Island reaches 3.2 million with the majority being ethnic Sasak representing 92 percent of the total population (Telle, 2013). The number of criminal cases registered in the court of Lombok doubled from 1997 to 1998 (Kristiansen, 2003).…”

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Informal Security Groups as Social Non-Movement in Indonesia: Case of Buru Jejak in Central Lombok

Permana¹

2016

Makara Hubs-Asia

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This essay discusses vigilante groups in relation to access for rights to security, particularly in Central Lombok District, West Nusa Tenggara Province. Vigilante groups are defined as 'informal security groups' to distinguish them from formal security entities owned by the state such as the police and military. I propose an alternative interpretation toward the existence of informal security groups that is different from mainstream explanation. Most of the literatures have a strong tendency to categorize informal security groups merely as antagonist actors and a predatory element in the process of democratization in Indonesia. By referencing Asef Bayat's notion of social non-movement, I argue that informal security group, in Lombok particularly, is one way ordinary people seek to improve their quality of life when security and access to justice are not available, resulting in a blurred line between legal and illegal activity. However, these groups are susceptible to be used by the local elites to achieve particular political interests. This research used qualitative methods, including interviews and archival research. Kelompok Keamanan Informal Sebagai Bentuk Social Non-Movement di Indonesia:Kasus Buru Jejak di Lombok Tengah AbstrakArtikel berikut ini membahas tentang kelompok kekerasan dalam kaitannya dengan akses terhadap hak atas keamanan di Kabupaten Lombok Tengah, Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat. Kelompok kekerasan dalam artikel ini didefinisikan sebagai 'kelompok keamanan informal' untuk membedakannya dengan entitas keamanan formal yang dimiliki oleh negara seperti polisi dan tentara. Saya menawarkan alternatif interpretasi yang berbeda dengan penjelasan yang sudah umum terhadap keberadaan kelompok kekerasan informal. Sebagian besar penelitian terdahulu cenderung menempatkan kelompok kekerasan informal hanya sebagai aktor antagonis atau elemen predatoris dalam proses demokratisasi. Dengan mengacu kepada konsep yang digagas oleh Asef Bayat tentang social non-movement, saya berargumen bahwa kelompok keamanan informal di Lombok merupakan cara orang-orang biasa untuk meningkatkan kualitas hidupnya ketika akses terhadap hak atas keamanan dan keadilan tidak tersedia, meskipun berada di antara batas aktivitas legal dan ilegal. Akan tetapi, kelompok-kelompok seperti itu rentan digunakan oleh elit lokal untuk memperoleh kepentingan politik tertentu. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan wawancara dan penelusuran arsip/dokumen.

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Informal Security Groups as Social Non-Movement in Indonesia: Case of Buru Jejak in Central Lombok

Permana¹

2016

Makara Hubs-Asia

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“…Syaiful (2013), Qodir (2015), Latief (2015), and Robert and Tobi (2011) are among the Indonesian scholars that have investigated the ongoing exclusions and discrimination practices targeted towards minority groups. Furthermore, adding to this group of Indonesian scholars are international academics and NGOs that refer to identity politics and the rights-based approach as the underpinning conceptual framework to extrapolate multiculturalism issues in Indonesia (Wahid Institute, Komnas HAM, Setara Institute, Telle, 2013;Sidel, 2006;Fealy;2004;Assyaukanie, 2009;Hasan, 2002;Abuza, 2007). Within this cluster of multicultural studies significant contributions have been made expanding our understanding of Indonesia's current socio-political situation where, for instance, minority groups are left vulnerable and with little protections of citizens' rights by the state.…”

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The Islamic Fundamentalist's Politics of Dissents and the Emergence of Urban Citizenship in Yogyakarta

Hasibuan

Alvian

2017

Power, Conflict and Democracy Journal

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“…Democratic transition has not seen the demise of these groups. To the contrary, there has been considerable growth in the membership of civilian militia and paramilitary organisations, including among those with strong religious and ethnic bases and commitments (Bakker 2015(Bakker , 2009Kloos 2014;Telle 2013;Tyson 2013;Wilson 2006). In Jakarta, Indonesia's capital city, the guard posts of these organisations are a common feature of the urban landscape.…”

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Diversity, democratisation and Indonesian leadership

Brigg

Wilson

Jalong

et al. 2016

Australian Journal of International Affairs

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Indonesia's normative leadership at the 1955 Asian-African Conference was grounded in anti-colonialism that became part of the 'Bandung spirit'. However, the shape of Indonesia's recent leadership, following its remarkable democratisation, is harder to fathom. In response, this article suggests that Indonesia's regional and international engagements can be usefully understood through the lens of shifting domestic efforts to navigate unity with diversity, including as this is reflected in long-standing foreign policy commitments. Empirical reference points include the management of conflict in the Indonesian democratic transition, the place of civilian militias in Indonesian political life, and the Bali Democracy Forum. The case is made that Indonesia exhibits a remarkable embrace of diversity alongside substantial illiberality-a pattern that generates a flexible form of liberalism which presents difficulties, but also suggests particular opportunities for Indonesian leadership. Considering Indonesian navigation of unity with diversity enables a better understanding of the current and potential future shape of Indonesian leadership than analyses that rely on macro-level expectations of democratisation drawn from dominant liberal understandings of democracy and political order. This is in part because of the continuing salience of commitments to diversity, independence and cooperation that were articulated at Bandung in 1955.

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Vigilante Citizenship: Sovereign Practices and the Politics of Insult in Indonesia

Cited by 33 publications

References 22 publications

Informal Security Groups as Social Non-Movement in Indonesia: Case of Buru Jejak in Central Lombok

Informal Security Groups as Social Non-Movement in Indonesia: Case of Buru Jejak in Central Lombok

The Islamic Fundamentalist's Politics of Dissents and the Emergence of Urban Citizenship in Yogyakarta

Diversity, democratisation and Indonesian leadership

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