Rini Setiyowati

Civic nationalism as democratic mediation: Reinterpreting Indonesia’s civic education mandate through Deweyan progressivism

Civic education in Indonesia is mandated by Law No. 20 of 2003 to form both “democratic and responsible citizens” (Article 3) and citizens with “a sense of nationality and love of the homeland” (Elucidation of Article 37, paragraph 1). This article examines the normative coherence between these two mandates, arguing th...