Representation and Public Participation in the Indonesian Government System
A Normative Legal Analysis from the Perspective of Al-Mawardi
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https://doi.org/10.24252/al-risalah.vi.67583Keywords:
representative power, public participation, democracy, Al-Mawardi, ahl al-hall wa al-‘aqdAbstract
This article analyzes the concept of representative power in the Indonesian system of government using a normative approach and the perspective of classical Islamic political thought, particularly that of Al-Mawardi. The main issue lies in the tension between formal legitimacy obtained through electoral mechanisms and substantive legitimacy that reflects the will of the people. This study employs a juridical-normative method with conceptual and historical approaches. The results of the study indicate that the representative system in Indonesia faces structural problems in the form of representational distortion and weak accountability. Meanwhile, Al-Mawardi’s concept, through the institution of ahl al-hall wa al-‘aqd, offers a model of representation based on moral and intellectual capacity that emphasizes ethical and fiduciary dimensions. However, this concept also has limitations in the context of modern democracy. This article concludes that a reconstruction of the representational model is needed, one that integrates the principles of deliberative democracy with Islamic ethical values to strengthen substantive public participation.
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