The Political Contestation, Interests, and Domestic Politics in Islamic Boarding Schools Law
The Political Contestation, Interests, and Domestic Politics in Islamic Boarding Schools Law

Summary/Abstract: Islamic boarding schools did not receive juridical recognition from the state for a long time, so their graduates were often not recognized. During the time of President Jokowi, radical changes occurred. Islamic boarding schools were recognized and designated as educational institutions like public education institutions. The state recognized the existence of theses schools with the declaration of Law Number 18 of 2019 concerning Islamic boarding schools. However, the law was met with positive and negative reactions, especially among Islamic groups. The research delves into the questions why the law was met by pros and cons, what caused them, how the contestation was expressed in the ratification of the Islamic boarding school law. The research has employed the social theory of Pierre Bourdieu to analyze the contestation model. The findings of the present research indicate that the contestation on the formulation of the Islamic boarding school law had occurred before the law was declared. The pro and contra groups split into two big poles, consisting of the pro groups driven by the Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and the contra groups by the Islamic organization Muhammadiyah. The article focuses on their contestation and the consequences that led to the current situation in the country.

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