The Low Institutionalization of Party System and the Operation of Patronage Power:The Logic of Political Dynasty's Rise in the Reform Era of Indonesia
Dynastic politics is a continuation of the traditional elements of modern politics,such as patrimonial,he-reditary and patriarchal systems of family,but it faces endogenous dilemmas such as weak institutional basis and lack of po-litical representation.In 2024,Jokowi's son,Gibran,was elected as Vice President of Indonesia at the young age of 36,marking the rise of the Jokowi political dynasty,despite the strong constraints of the traditional dynasties'control of political parties and electoral resources.How Jokowi overcame the endogenous shortcomings of political dynasty has become an effec-tive entry point for understanding the logic of Indonesian power politics in the post-authoritarian era.This article argues that the low institutionalization of the Indonesian party system has opened the door to patronage-style power operations in terms of party branding,intra-party politics,and party-mass relations,allowing charismatic leaders to leverage political prestige and social resources to infiltrate political parties,intervene in political nominations,and mobilize and divert public support,which ultimately contributed to the Jokowi family's leap from the local to the national level of politics in Indonesia.It can be expected that both Prabowo's governance and the political careers of Jokowi's descendants will continue to be influenced by Jokowi and his political legacy,and that Jokowi will continue to exert a strong influence on the direction of Indonesian high-level politics through the abundant public support and political resources he has accumulated.
Indonesiadynastic politicsparty systempatronage power
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