Research Article
Islam, Democracy and Political Leadership in Surakarta Municipal
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.21-10-2019.2294405, author={Muhammad Adnan and Wahid Abdulrahman and Budi Setyono}, title={Islam, Democracy and Political Leadership in Surakarta Municipal}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Indonesian Social and Political Enquiries, ICISPE 2019, 21-22 October 2019, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICISPE}, year={2020}, month={4}, keywords={islam democracy and political leadership}, doi={10.4108/eai.21-10-2019.2294405} }- Muhammad Adnan
Wahid Abdulrahman
Budi Setyono
Year: 2020
Islam, Democracy and Political Leadership in Surakarta Municipal
ICISPE
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.21-10-2019.2294405
Abstract
The relationship between Islam and democracy has been always fascinating to research in the middle of various views among Muslims regarding the issue. In Indonesia, the relationship is getting strong after the regional and general elections during 2017-2019. Surakarta municipal is a multicultural region yet has strong Islam organization dynamics that are being led by a non-moslem major. Using the qualitative method with an in-depth interview with Islamic organizations activists as a data-gathering technique. this research is aimed to understand Islamic activists' points of view to democracy and political leadership in Surakarta. The results have shown that there are to main views of democracy. First, democracy is along the way to Islamic values and could be the fittest political system that can be applied in Indonesia. second, democracy is not the best system in Indonesia. Khilafah is thought to be the best system to replace democracy. Regarding political leadership in Surakarta, the major has given freedom to express faith for any religion. Nevertheless, for some groups, political leadership has been considered to be not committed enough to fight for Muslim community interests that were shown by a commitment to alcohol regulation, the house of worship and places to sell non-halal food establishment. These views are followed by the principle that a major should be from Muslim.