ICIR 2023
The 5th International Conference and Consolidation on Indigenous Religions
“Democracy of the Vulnerable”
22 – 24 November 2023; PUI Javanologi UNS, Solo, Central Java, Indonesia
How do vulnerable groups talk about democracy? The buildup to the 2024 Indonesian election has shown how discourses and spaces of democracy are dominated by narratives focusing on electoral democracy supporting the interests of political and economic elites. Although electoral democracy is called “the party of the people”, in reality, it is dominated by ceremonial aspects and the politics of conflicting identities. As a consequence, it reproduces social polarizations, and so in turn makes democracy vulnerable. In practice, electoral democracy reproduces discourses of excluded minorities, and it strengthens the marginalization of vulnerable groups.
Addressing these challenges, ICIR will host the 5th International Conference and Consolidation on Indigenous Religions at the University of 17 Agustus 1945 Semarang. The theme of the conference is “Democracy of the Vulnerable”. Drawing on previous themes, the 5th ICIR continues to critically examine ideas and practices of democracy, by focusing on the voices of vulnerable groups whose citizenship rights, interests, and aspirations are rarely addressed. It aims to open spaces for followers of indigenous religions, indigenous communities, groups of religious and gender minorities, disability groups, and children and young people to amplify their ideas, insights and experience on democracy.
The 5th ICIR invites scholars, academics, intellectuals, researchers, practitioners, and, more specifically, members of communities to scrutinize democracy and its vulnerabilities from the perspective of the vulnerable. It emphasizes the lived struggles of vulnerable citizens in civic life.
VIDEO
- The 5th International Conference ICIR “Rumah Bersama” Plenary Session 1
- The 5th ICIR “Democracy of the Vulnerable” Performance Night Day 1
- The 5th International Conference ICIR “Democracy of the Vulnerable” Plenary Session 2 & 3
- The 5th ICIR “Democracy of the Vulnerable” Performance Night Day 2
- Online Panel 1 “Political Mobilization of Women Voices”
- Online Panel 2 “Indigenizing Democracy and Human Rights”
- Online Panel 3 “Democracy for the Margins”
- Online Panel 4 “Democracy and Grass-root Peacebuilding”
MEDIA EXPOSURE
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