TY - JOUR
T1 - Fragile civility and the seeds of conflict among youth in contemporary Indonesia
AU - Sirry, Mun’im
AU - Suyanto, Bagong
AU - Sugihartati, Rahma
AU - Hidayat, Medhy Aginta
AU - Srimulyo, Koko
N1 - Funding Information:
This article is based on Mandate Research Program (2019) funded by Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia. We are also thankful to the P4I FISIP UNAIR for their support in finding the journal.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - This article highlights various forms of uncivil behavior among Indonesian students which may become the seed of conflict, including bullying, which reflect how fragile youth civility is. Civility and incivility are different yet linked concepts that manifest with complexity in schools and beyond. Anecdotal evidence of incivility among young people is present in various forums, including social media and news coverage. Based on a mixed-methods design of quantitative and qualitative research, this study shows that incivility, bullying, intolerant, and aggressive behavior are prevalent both within and beyond the school environment in Indonesia. However, these uncivil behaviors have not been addressed with a sense of urgency in the country. It is hoped that this article will shed some light on the seriousness of uncivil behavior among Indonesian youth, which requires close attention on the part of schools, policy-makers and society at large.
AB - This article highlights various forms of uncivil behavior among Indonesian students which may become the seed of conflict, including bullying, which reflect how fragile youth civility is. Civility and incivility are different yet linked concepts that manifest with complexity in schools and beyond. Anecdotal evidence of incivility among young people is present in various forums, including social media and news coverage. Based on a mixed-methods design of quantitative and qualitative research, this study shows that incivility, bullying, intolerant, and aggressive behavior are prevalent both within and beyond the school environment in Indonesia. However, these uncivil behaviors have not been addressed with a sense of urgency in the country. It is hoped that this article will shed some light on the seriousness of uncivil behavior among Indonesian youth, which requires close attention on the part of schools, policy-makers and society at large.
KW - Indonesia
KW - behavior
KW - bullying
KW - conflict
KW - youth
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85129163675&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/20578911221091327
DO - 10.1177/20578911221091327
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85129163675
SN - 2057-8911
VL - 7
SP - 988
EP - 1007
JO - Asian Journal of Comparative Politics
JF - Asian Journal of Comparative Politics
IS - 4
ER -