Abstract
Since the fall of a notoriously authoritarian President Suharto in May 1998, Indonesia has been undergoing considerable reform of its socio-political condition. Freedom of expression that would have been inconceivable in the past is now guaranteed. The exemplar of this is the assurance of active participation in the public sphere. It is against this favorable backdrop that Hizb ut-Tahrir Indonesia (HTI), a revivalist group aspiring to establish the caliphate and to apply the shariah, took the opportunity to emerge publicly in 2000. However, despite this favorable political opportunity, its effort to advance its causes does not go unchallenged. Its radical thoughts are often perceived by its assailants as a threat. This paper thus aims to examine the dynamics of the group in its attempts to sustain its footing and to cope with constrains it faces. Social movement theory is applied to better understand its emergence and network patterns as well as political maneuvering.
NB. This is a paper presented at International Workshop on Islam and Middle East: Dynamics of Social and Political Transformation, Kyoto University, August 2-3, 2008. Please click the following link to read the full article:
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