Islamic Clicktivism: Internet, Democracy and Contemporary Islamist Activism in Surakarta

Ahyar, Muzayyin

Article Details

Islamic Clicktivism: Internet, Democracy and Contemporary Islamist Activism in Surakarta

Authors:

Ahyar, Muzayyin

Publisher:

Center for Study of Islam and Society (PPIM) Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University

Main Topics:

Religion

Journal:

Studia Islamika Vol.24 Issue 3, pp.0-0

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2017

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001859522

pISSN:

0215-0492

Abstract:

 Since the collapse of the New Order regime, social development has led Indonesia to become a more democratic and modern than any other Muslim majority countries. The development of democracy in Indonesia has also seen the proliferation of modern Islamist activism online. This form of cyber activism, named here as Islamic “clicktivism,” has a discursive function. This paper examines how the proliferation of a cyber Islamist movement can be related to ongoing democratization in Indonesia. It was found that Islamic clicktivism has emerged in the process of democratization, modernization and globalization. Clicktivism encourages members of Islamist groups to adopt the principles and logic of the pillars of democracy, and to perpetuate their struggle and promote their existence during the development of democracy in Indonesia. Through their clicktivism, they bring the discursive voices of Islamism democratically to national issues in the common interest of Indonesians.DOI: 10.15408/sdi.v24i3.4859.

Article Details

Islamic Clicktivism: Internet, Democracy and Contemporary Islamist Activism in Surakarta

Authors: Ahyar, Muzayyin

Publisher: Center for Study of Islam and Society (PPIM) Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University

Main Topics: Religion

Journal: Studia Islamika Vol.24 Issue 3, pp.0-0

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2017

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001859522

pISSN: 0215-0492

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Authors:

Ahyar, Muzayyin

Publisher:

Center for Study of Islam and Society (PPIM) Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University

Main Topics:

Religion

Journal:

Studia Islamika Vol.24 Issue 3, pp.0-0

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2017

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001859522

pISSN:

0215-0492