Handout COM103 06 SOCIAL MEDIA DAN POLITIK

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Social media

and

democracy

ADHI GURMILANG

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ROOTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA

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SEVERAL THIRD PLACES

USING MULTIPLE SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS IN ONE TIME

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INTRODUCTION: DEMOCRACY

Democracy is a system of regulation from the people to the executive power.

The purpose : exercise of power can bring prosperity for the people.

will work well when there is active

participation of every citizen against every political decision.

monitoring the implementation of the power

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RESEARCH QUESTION

 Euphoria about social media uses. Afraid like 2000’s dot com boom. Misuse of social

media in everything including democracy?

 Question: comes a question how the practice of using social media as a medium to

develop democracy?

 How strengths and weaknesses of social media when interact with democracy?

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AIM OF THE PAPER

How the application of social media as a medium to practice democracy in strength and weaknesses.

We often focus more on the positive side of a negative change, regardless of the changes.

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LITERATURE

review

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DEMOCRACY

‘the rule of the people’: a system of making rules determined by the people who are to obey those rules.

the people are the driving force and the

touchstone of all that happens in the public domain.

the fairest method of governance for most people and the most equality, with the

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CHARACTER OF DEMOCRACY

A moral imperative to protect and promote the human rights of every individual, every group and every community of society.

A democratic society is constantly seeking to solve social questions for the beneft of the greatest number of people, these decisions are most likely to be respected by the

people.

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PRINCIPLE OF DEMOCRACY

Effectiveep翪arttivciv翪ativon: all the members of

the political community must have equal and efective opportunities for making their

views known;

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PRINCIPLE OF DEMOCRACY

 Fivnalpcontrtolpoeertpthepagenda: members

must decide what is on the political agenda; the agenda is never closed;

 Inclusivonpofpadults: the aforementioned civil rights must be valid in principle for all adult permanent members of the political

community.

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PRINCIPLE OF DEMOCRACY

Electedpofcivals: government decisions are checked and legitimated by elected

representatives; achievable democracy is, to an important extent, indirect and

representative;

Frtee,pfaivrt,pandpfrtequentpelectivons: at frequent intervals, citizens can express their views

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PRINCIPLE OF DEMOCRACY

Altertnativeepsourtcespofpivnfortmativon: citizens have the right and the possibility to gather their information from alternative sources, including sources other than those within the governmental domain;

Frteedompofpex翪rtessivon: citizens have the

right to express themselves, also in a critical and skeptical sense, on all possible political and administrative matters;

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PRINCIPLE OF DEMOCRACY

 Frteedompofpassembly,passocivativonalp

autonomy: citizens are free to organize themselves in associations and groups,

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DECLINE OF DEMOCRACY

political discontent and skeptic are

widespread, and people often believe the political elite can aford to disregard the will of the people.

acute social inequality and corruption cause frustration and anger that can lead to

populism supported by the mass media.

Citizens feel powerless and discouraged from taking a more active role in their society.

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DECLINE OF DEMOCRACY

 Lack of participation at elections: lack of interest and involvement in citizen.

 Increasingly removed from democratic institutions and traditional structures of

political life, such as political parties, trade unions or formal youth organizations.

 Global civil society and Internet activism are fexible new forms of civic participation

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SOCIAL MEDIA

AND DEMOCRACY

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Social Media And

Democracy

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Challenges Of

Social Media And

Democracy

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Improv Everywhere

Improv Everywhere is a New York City-based prank collective that causes scenes of chaos and joy in public places.

Created in August of 2001 by Charlie Todd, Improv Everywhere has executed over 100 missions involving tens of thousands of

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IMPROV EVERYWHERE

On Sunday, January 8th, 2012 tens of

thousands of people took of their pants on subways in 59 cities in 27 countries around the world.

In New York, our 11th Annual No Pants

Subway Ride had nearly 4,000 participants,

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CONCLUSION

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CONCLUSION

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_{The use of internet and social media in}

the feld of democracy spawned

numerous positive phenomenon of

democracy.

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_{Arab Spring Revolution: share opinions}

and even the means to carry out

mobilization for a social movement.

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_{Negative: media propaganda, censorship}

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Let us dare to consider that social media is just a gathering place human beings with all the strengths and advantages.

A more realistic expectation is how to use social media as a medium to support the

implementation of democracy so that people can enjoy the democracy that provides

welfare to the people.

Ex: president version of quick count vs social media.

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