Bapakism In Jokowi’s Pandemic Handling: The Cultural Dimension

Bapakism In Jokowi’s Pandemic Handling: The Cultural Dimension – Analysis

Sigit S. Nugroho

Eurasia Review

30 June 2020

This article first appeared as an RSIS Commentary, view the original commentary in the source above.

Muhamad Arif, Researcher at The Habibie Center’s ASEAN Studies Programme, and Sigit S. Nugroho, a Research Associate at RSIS, discussed cultural explanations for the Jokowi administration’s less-than-satisfactory posture during this pandemic period. The administration has been widely criticised for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, given its slow response, as well as inconsistent and unclear policies.

…Muhamad Arif is a researcher at The Habibie Center’s ASEAN Studies Programme. He also lectures at the Department of International Relations, University of Indonesia. Sigit S. Nugroho is a Research Associate at the Indonesia Programme, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. This is part of an RSIS Series.

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