Politik Uang di Pemilu Indonesia: Sebuah Tinjauan

Abstract

Money politics in general and local elections have become an integral part of the development of democracy inIndonesia. This study aims to reveal the causes of money politics in national and local elections. This study uses datafrom journals published and selected from 2015 to 2019. The results of this study provide an overview of the practice ofbuying and selling votes, which has become an uncontrollable part of the implementation of elections, both locally andnationally in Indonesia. National elections and local elections have been contaminated by the behavior of money. Animportant implication of the study is that money politics in elections needs immediate attention and the best solutionbecause it will guarantee the stability and quality of Indonesian democracy in the future. The methodology usedincludes 1) defining research questions; 2) determination of literature sources; 3) determination of literature searchkeywords; 4) Literature selection; and 5) extracting data. Based on the methodology, the results obtained contain 10papers. There are 10 studies that address the topic of money politics in elections, both local and national, and shareknowledge that explains that the two components influence each other. Further studies may be conducted by examiningthe extent to which money politics can be used as political costs in campaigning, but is controlled and does not violatethe rule of law.