Digital Affective Citizenship: @The nexus of on-line and off-line anti-corruption activism in Banten, Indonesia

Fauzanafi, M.Z. (2024)

Doctoral Thesis

The dissertation explores the relationship between online and offline anti-corruption activism in Banten, Indonesia. It examines the historical background of anti-corruption activism in Indonesia, the comparison of online discourse of corruption framed by national civil society organizations (CSOs) and local activists, the impact of online activism on citizenship characteristics, and its potential transformation into strong or weak offline mobilization. The study uses social media ethnography to examine the materiality of being online and its relation to corruption and anti-corruption campaigns. The research reveals that corruption is primarily constructed as a legal discourse in national anti-corruption campaigns, while in Banten, morality and religious discourse are used to frame corruption. Online anti-corruption activism in Banten involves digital acts of reporting and sharing corruption news and flaming to resist corrupt leaders. This approach has led to the development of 'digital affective citizenship', where citizens express anger, hate, passion, and disgust towards corrupt leaders. The dissertation also discusses the characteristic of citizens in Banten that reflects "powerless angry citizens," who desire to influence political outcomes through corruption but feel powerless due to the mismatch between their desire and the limitations of participatory channels and organizations.

• Digital Citizenship
• Affects
• Social Movements
• Anthropology of citizenship

• All authors: Fauzanafi, M.Z.
• Supervisor: Barendregt, B.A.; Berenschot, W.J.
• Committee: Spierenburg, M.J.; Lim, M.; Postill, J.; Bedner, A.W.
• Qualification: Doctor (dr.)
• Awarding Institution: Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Leiden University
• Date: 2024-04-04