The Urgency of Political Education from the Perspective of Constitutional Law as an Effort to Improve the Quality of Democracy in Indonesia
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25139/lex.v9i1.10182Keywords:
Democratic Reform, People's Sovereignty, Political EducationAbstract
This paper analyzes the reality of Indonesian democracy, which, although formally seen to be working, in practice is often just a ritual without real substance. Although the constitution states that sovereignty is in the hands of the people, in practice, there is a discrepancy between das sollen (what should be) and das sein (what is), where democracy is often controlled by political elites through parties that are more oriented towards power than the interests of the people. Through a study of the electoral system, the role of the media, political education, and the position of the people within the framework of constitutional law, this paper identifies the gap between the ideal expectations of democracy and the factual conditions faced by society. One of the main findings shows that without adequate political education and access to transparent information, the people will continue to be in a vulnerable position to political manipulation. Therefore, collective consciousness and bottom-up reforms are needed to restore democracy to its essence as an instrument of popular sovereignty, not just a mechanism for power rotation between elites.
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