The Contestation of Political Storytelling in Presidential Candidates During the 2019 Federal Election

Abstract

This study explores the political storytelling network contestation of actors of the 2019 Indonesian presidential campaign using critical discursive psychology to analyze the speech of presidential candidates Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Prabowo Subianto. The main theoretical concept used is Hannah Arendt's storytelling and political action, which was delivered by Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto during the 2019 presidential election campaign. Critical discursive psychology is also used as a theoretical and methodological basis in this study with a critical paradigm and qualitative approach. The research data are the quotations of presidential candidates published by news outlets. An analysis of interpretations, subject positions, and ideological dilemmas showed that the contestation of the storytelling network of presidential candidates Jokowi and Prabowo leads to several areas of conflict, such as civilian leaders versus military leaders, leaders accused of being PKI (Indonesian Communist Party) versus leaders accused of supporting khilafah, patience versus angry leaders, and an independent leader versus a non-independent leader. From a critical discursive psychology perspective, the two politicians of the Indonesian nation showed opposite storytelling and represented them as candidates who fought to achieve victory. Storytelling was used as a tool for political personalization by Jokowi and Prabowo in order to build relationships with their voters and to create a social movement.

Pembangunan Berkelanjutan Atau Emisi Nol Persen

“…Berbagai respons tersebut menunjukkan bahwa Jokowi memiliki kredibilitas dalam berkomunikasi. Jokowi merupakan pemimpin yang memilih kepandaian dalam berkomunikasi untuk membangun hubungan dengan rakyatnya dan menciptakan gerakan sosial (Mustaqim, 2021). Jokowi juga dikenal dengan komunikasi politik simboliknya dengan gaya bahasa dengan aksen Jawa yang kental (Susila et al, 2020 Pembangunan berkelanjutan merupakan isu penting dari apa yang disampaikan oleh Jokowi.…”