Setting Up a Center for the Study of Political Parties and Local Government - Can We Work Together?

Nazrina Zuryani, Muhammad Ali Azhar, Tedi Erviantono

2017

Abstract

Last April 2017, Udayana University initiated a Focus Group Discussion for establishing a political parties clinic in Denpasar. Two other universities (Warmadewa and Undiknas), 3 political parties, the AIPI (Asosiasi Ilmu Politik Indonesia) plus a number of selected NGO are participated. However, the political parties as a group showed no enthusiasm: only seven political party cadres participated. Following the FGD failure, the research team decided to conduct a related survey in May-June 2017, and interviewed 61 cadres from eleven political parties. The findings of this survey, 31 cadres wrote that a clinic is necessary and 30 cadres wrote either unnecessary or do not know. Mietzner (2008) defines political actors in authoritarian or illiberal regimes, crucial institutions such as the military, political parties and that bureaucracy are often dependent on financial patronage, they are reluctant to get financial audit, be cleaner and act as agent of change. The findings of the FGD and of the follow up survey show that whatever the academics might do to embrace political parties, they ignore and disequilibrium all collaborative work. Instead of talking of “clinic”, it would be probably better then to set up a center for the study of political parties and local governments.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Zuryani N., Azhar M. and Erviantono T. (2017). Setting Up a Center for the Study of Political Parties and Local Government - Can We Work Together?.In 2nd International Conference on Sociology Education - Volume 2: ICSE, ISBN 978-989-758-316-2, pages 5-9. DOI: 10.5220/0007103406450649

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icse17,
author={Nazrina Zuryani and Muhammad Ali Azhar and Tedi Erviantono},
title={Setting Up a Center for the Study of Political Parties and Local Government - Can We Work Together?},
booktitle={2nd International Conference on Sociology Education - Volume 2: ICSE,},
year={2017},
pages={5-9},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0007103406450649},
isbn={978-989-758-316-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - 2nd International Conference on Sociology Education - Volume 2: ICSE,
TI - Setting Up a Center for the Study of Political Parties and Local Government - Can We Work Together?
SN - 978-989-758-316-2
AU - Zuryani N.
AU - Azhar M.
AU - Erviantono T.
PY - 2017
SP - 5
EP - 9
DO - 10.5220/0007103406450649