Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
7-2023
Abstract
Islamist political parties are a structural feature of politics across the Muslim world, raising persisting questions for scholars of democracy. Under what conditions will Islamists moderate to support democracy and pluralism? Under what conditions will they adopt more exclusive behavior? Taking a fresh approach, we focus on electoral competition and the conditions under which Islamic party candidates campaign using either inclusive nationalist appeals or exclusively Islamic appeals. Using a unique data source, we coded the appeals contained on the campaign posters of 572 Islamic party candidates in Indonesia. We found that demographics, urban–rural differences, and the level of government office (i.e., national or regional) affected the inclusive or exclusive nature of campaigns. We also highlight differences in appeals made by candidates from Muslim democratic and Islamist parties. The study illustrates the effectiveness of posters as a data source and presents a new approach to understanding the behavior of Islamic parties.
Keywords
Islam, political parties, democracy, election campaigns, candidate behavior, election posters
Discipline
Asian Studies | Political Science | Religion
Research Areas
Political Science
Publication
Party Politics
Volume
29
Issue
4
First Page
622
Last Page
635
ISSN
1354-0688
Identifier
10.1177/13540688221091656
Publisher
SAGE
Citation
FOX, Colm A., & MENCHIK, Jeremy.(2023). Islamic political parties and election campaigns in Indonesia. Party Politics, 29(4), 622-635.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3606
Copyright Owner and License
Authors
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1177/13540688221091656