Celebrity and Political Representation

Dr Nyarwi Ahmad, Director for Presidential Studies at Department at Digital Media and Communication Research Center, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at Gajah Mada University talks about the growing number of celebrities entering politics.

Dr Nyarwi Ahmad (centre) at Digilib Coffee, FISIPOL UGM – July 2018. Source: Supplied

 

How should we define Celebrity in the Indonesian political context?  Why are more celebrities entering politics? What are the costs and benefits of this trend to Indonesian political culture?  Dr Nyarwi Ahmad addresses the issues.

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