Strengthening Democracy Through the Internet and Social Networking Participation: Voice, Voters and Conduct Results Selected in the Indonesian Presidential Election, 2019

Lumban Gaol, Irma Egita and Saragih, Luksiade (2022) Strengthening Democracy Through the Internet and Social Networking Participation: Voice, Voters and Conduct Results Selected in the Indonesian Presidential Election, 2019. In: The 3rd International Conference on Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies (ICSSIS), 01 Juni 2022, Medan.

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Abstract

Indonesia is one of the countries in the world that upholds and upholds democratic values. The Republic of Indonesia is one of the countries with a presidential system of government. The election of the head of state is carried out in a democratic manner, which is directly elected by the Indonesian people with the age provision starting at 17 years old Social media or the internet has a role in building democracy in Indonesia. This Study aims to determine the strengthening of democrats through the internet and social networks, voter participation, voters, and the resultsof elected actors in the Indonesian presidential election, 2019. The internet or social networks are considered to be able to shape and build democracy in Indonesia in the era of development of Science Technology and Communication today. The results of th study show that the internet or social networks today are very helpful in building democracy in Indonesia, but besides that, there are still many election problems from social media such as the spread of hoaxes.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Keywords: Social Media; Democracy
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory. Demography > HB75 History of economics. History of economic theory
L Education > LC Special aspects of education
L Education > LC Special aspects of education > LC189 Educational sociology
P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics > P87 Communication. Mass media
Divisions: Fakultas Ilmu Sosial
Depositing User: Mrs Catur Dedek Khadijah
Date Deposited: 16 Jun 2022 02:30
Last Modified: 16 Jun 2022 02:30
URI: https://digilib.unimed.ac.id/id/eprint/46173

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