{"product_id":"9789815361872","title":"[eBook]Meme Generation Fights Militarization: Youth Protest in Prabowo’s Indonesia","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"z-publication-description\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBetween August 2024 and September 2025, Indonesia witnessed a series of hashtag-driven mass student and youth protests. They initially focused on the dynastic politics of former President Jokowi but quickly targeted President Prabowo’s systematic militarization of governance. The revised TNI (Indonesian Armed Forces) Law—which allows active-duty military officers to hold civilian government positions—crystallized grievances about Prabowo’s military-run flagship programmes and defence spending.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderlying the specific policy disputes was a deeper political diagnosis: that Indonesia’s “polycrisis”—intersecting economic decline, democratic erosion and institutional dysfunction—is ultimately a crisis of authoritarian governance, not merely of policy. Activists articulated militarism not as an isolated agenda but as the enabling mechanism for broader power abuse.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocioeconomic anxiety found expression in the viral hashtag #KaburAjaDulu, “just flee (the country) first”, which exposed a deepening trust crisis between youth and government. That frustration detonated in August 2025 when legislators’ lavish allowances and the killing of a ride-hailing motorcyclist by an armoured police vehicle ignited the most significant popular unrest since 1998.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocial media was structurally central to the protests, linking discrete waves of mobilization, bridging class divisions and sustaining diaspora participation. Memeified symbols created affective solidarity: the Jolly Roger from the anime One Piece unified truck drivers and students; “resistance blue”, “hero green” and “brave pink” wove disparate protest moments into a single visual narrative of ongoing struggle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigital repression intensified—including prosecution of activists and ordinary netizens for posting “inflammatory” content on social media and the temporary suspension of TikTok and Instagram livestreaming—yet failed to produce the expected chilling effect. Youth adapted swiftly, migrating to Roblox to re-enact protests and share information, illustrating the movement’s tactical flexibility.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe protest movement has emboldened ordinary Indonesians to openly criticize government programmes on social media, and the rhizomatic movement—nurtured on campuses, in activist spaces and among the diaspora—remains poised to re-emerge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThis book is on the press and will be available for purchase from 15 September 2026.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"z-format\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat: \u003c\/b\u003eEbook\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"z-number-of-pages\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e33\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"z-publication-date\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/b\u003e24\/08\/2026\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"z-imprint\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eImprint: \u003c\/b\u003eISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"z-supported-app\"\u003eRefer to this link for list of supported app: Click \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/retail.alkemlibrary.com\/alkemdocs\/Recommended%20Reading%20Apps.pdf\"\u003ehere!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"z-access-code\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is an ebook that is fulfilled via Access Code. The Access Code for redemption will be emailed within 2 working days after payment verification\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n","brand":"Yatun Sastramidjaja","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47999069094066,"sku":"9789815361872","price":127790.19,"currency_code":"IDR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/5382\/4178\/files\/9789815361872.jpg?v=1788733361","url":"https:\/\/readabook.store\/en-id\/products\/9789815361872","provider":"READABOOK BY ALKEM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}