Toward the Deepening of Democracy in Indonesia: Assessing the Prospects and Problems from a Habermasian Perspective

• Main Author: Fatlolon, Constantinus
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: Democracy Theory and Practice; Jürgen Habermas; Pancasila or Indonesia's State Philosophy; 1945 Constitution of Indonesia
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/budhi/vol26/iss2/3; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/budhi/article/1534/viewcontent/Budhi_2026.2_203_20Article_20__20Fatlolon.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

From the perspective of Habermas’s theory of law and democracy, Indonesia’s democratic project will require the “reformation” of political institutions and the development of its citizens’ democratic consciousness. The former can be achieved through constitutional amendments while the latter is medi...