Questioning Identity Politics in Multicultural Community: Evidence in Kota Tangerang (2009-2013)

Khoirun Nisa

2018

Abstract

The regional autonomy has opened more rooms for political identity. This study examines how majority and minority groups respond to dominant identity politics promoted in public space by a local government in the multicultural community. Examining Tangerang City as a case study, this study gathered data through interviews from 30 respondents consisting of religious leaders, colleg students, and government employees from various religious backgrounds along with observation and local policy analysis. This study shows how identity politics in a multicultural community is perceived difeerently by respondents in two main respondents. One, identity politics is positively perceived as it is a form of public education and supporting tools for the government to convey their messages. On the other hand, it invites injustice to those of minority groups. The identity politics used by local government showcases exclusivism and discrimination overlooking those of minorities. The identity politics practice undermines pluralism as a character of a place. It shows how government regressively accepts differences. This study reveals how the Indonesian community needs to be treated equally in public places to represent their rights as citizens as Indonesia’s spirit of Multiculturalism. This study also suggest that the politics of multiculturalism can be an alternative to response the injustices and does not eliminate the goodness of identity politics practice.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Nisa K. (2018). Questioning Identity Politics in Multicultural Community: Evidence in Kota Tangerang (2009-2013).In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Innovations - Volume 1: ICRI, ISBN 978-989-758-458-9, pages 1659-1666. DOI: 10.5220/0009933416591666

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icri18,
author={Khoirun Nisa},
title={Questioning Identity Politics in Multicultural Community: Evidence in Kota Tangerang (2009-2013)},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Innovations - Volume 1: ICRI,},
year={2018},
pages={1659-1666},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009933416591666},
isbn={978-989-758-458-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Innovations - Volume 1: ICRI,
TI - Questioning Identity Politics in Multicultural Community: Evidence in Kota Tangerang (2009-2013)
SN - 978-989-758-458-9
AU - Nisa K.
PY - 2018
SP - 1659
EP - 1666
DO - 10.5220/0009933416591666