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To investigate how religious, ethnic, and elite identities are produced, reproduced, and converted into political resources during decentralized democratic elections using Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Practice.

August 19, 2026Asian Anthropology

Converting identity into political capital in Indonesia’s decentralized democracy

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HAHabib AlwiUniversitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara RRRio Febriannur RachmanAirlangga University ZRZudan RosyidiUIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya

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Qualitative case study reveals strategic conversion of identity into political capital during regional Indonesian elections, highlighting mechanisms of subtle voter mobilization.

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To investigate how religious, ethnic, and elite identities are produced, reproduced, and converted into political resources during decentralized democratic elections using Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Practice.
Conducted a qualitative case study of the 2024 West Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election in Indonesia.
Collected qualitative data through in-depth interviews, field observations, and documentary analysis with political actors, campaign teams, volunteers, religious and local elites, observers, and voters.
Applied Bourdieu’s Theory of Practice to evaluate the conversion of identity capital into social, symbolic, and political capital.
Identity politics operated primarily through subtle and indirect mobilization strategies rather than overt, aggressive appeals.
Electoral legitimacy and voter influence relied on candidates' ability to strategically convert religious, ethnic, and elite identity assets into symbolic and political capital within the electoral field.

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Alwi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a85638803308d306e2d6ca7 https://doi.org/10.1080/1683478x.2026.2712156

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Qualitative case study reveals strategic conversion of identity into political capital during regional Indonesian elections, highlighting mechanisms of subtle voter mobilization.

Converting identity into political capital in Indonesia’s decentralized democracy

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Converting identity into political capital in Indonesia’s decentralized democracy

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