State abandonment and the resurgence of Indonesian Islamic State (NII) movements

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Case study explores how state regulations and structural poverty facilitate the NII's growth in Garut, suggesting oversight in governance.

The resurgence of the indonesian islamic state highlights a covert recruitment strategy involving religious leaders and pesantrens, evading detection.
Notably, structural poverty and inadequate government initiatives drive community engagement in the NII movement.
The movement capitalizes on regulatory loopholes as well as weak coordination between central and regional government entities, ensuring its persistence.
Overall, this situation underscores the state's negligence, which seems to inadvertently support the ongoing existence of revivalist groups.

Rifai et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Case study explores how state regulations and structural poverty facilitate the NII's growth in Garut, suggesting oversight in governance.