Manifestation of Javanese Political Concept in President Soekarno's Leadership Style: A Historical-Cultural Analysis
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Javanese Political Concepts, Soekarno, IndonesiaAbstract
This research is motivated by the fact that Javanese political concepts have influenced
Indonesian politics from the royal era to contemporary times. The concept of Javanese politics has
been an integral part of the Indonesian political landscape for a long time. Rooted in the traditions
of the ancient Javanese kingdoms, this concept has a deep influence on the perspective and practice
of politics in the archipelago, including Soekarno. This research was conducted using a qualitative
literature method with document analysis. The qualitative literature method with document
analysis is a research approach that focuses on collecting and interpreting data from various written
sources. This method involves systematic review of documents such as books, journal articles,
reports, archives, and other written sources relevant to the research topic. The results and discussion
of the research explain that the concept of Javanese politics has deep roots in traditional Javanese
culture and philosophy. Soekarno, as a son of Java, was greatly influenced by these political concepts.
He combined traditional Javanese elements with modern ideas of nationalism and socialism.
Soekarno also adopted the Javanese concept of the leader as the "axis" or centre of political and
social life in both domestic policy and international relations.
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