Tashwirul Afkar

Warga Nahdliyin, Partai Politik, dan Pilihan Presiden 2024: Antara Identitas Keagamaan, Jaringan Organisasi, dan Preferensi Elektoral

Burhanuddin Muhtadi — 2026-05-14

Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) is the largest Islamic organisation in Indonesia and is often assumed to constitute a cohesive electoral base. However, the 2024 election once again demonstrated that the numerical strength of Nahdliyin does not automatically translate into electoral consolidation. This article analyses how religious identity and organisational attachment to NU shaped voters’ choices of political parties and presidential candidates in the 2024 election. The study draws on a large-scale national survey (N = 5,500), supplemented by extensive surveys in two of NU’s main strongholds, East Java and Central Java (N ≈ 20,900). Analytically, the study distinguishes between cultural affinity with NU and active membership in NU organisations, and examines the effects of both through descriptive analysis and multivariate regression. The findings show that NU’s electoral influence is not monolithic. Cultural affinity with NU continues to shape party choice, particularly support for PKB and PPP, but its effect is limited and tends to weaken after controlling for demographic factors and political evaluations. By contrast, active membership in NU has a much stronger and more consistent electoral effect, both on party choice and on presidential candidate preference. These findings bridge the intense debate between the politik aliran and dealignment perspectives by showing that religious affiliation has not disappeared altogether. Rather, it now operates conditionally through organisational networks and fragmented elite cues.

Sociocultural Interventions in Strengthening the Child Marriage Prevention Ecosystem: The Role of Nahdlatul Ulama through the INKLUSI Programme

Zainur Romli — 2026-05-14

This article analyses how sociocultural intervention implemented by Nahdlatul Ulama through the INKLUSI Programme strengthens the child marriage prevention ecosystem across six intervention areas: Malang, North Lombok, Indramayu, Lembata, Tojo Una-Una, and Sorong. The study employs an explanatory multiple-case study design with a mixed-methods orientation dominated by qualitative analysis. Data were collected through the review of programme documents, baseline studies, local progress reports, direct observation, in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and reflection sessions involving programme implementers, stakeholders, and beneficiaries. The findings show that child marriage in the intervention areas persists within layered vulnerabilities involving structural, sociocultural, and institutional factors. In response to these conditions, the INKLUSI Programme developed two main intervention pathways: strengthening local legitimacy actors and institutionalising community-based protection services. These interventions generated early changes reflected in shifting social norms, stronger inter-institutional coordination, and improved access of children to safe spaces and protection services. The study implies that child marriage prevention becomes more effective when it is positioned as an ecosystem-based effort linking norms, community mechanisms, and basic service systems. The originality of this article lies in its analytical explanation of how a community-based religious organisation can function as a normative, institutional, and cultural mediator in strengthening a child marriage prevention ecosystem across diverse local contexts.

Kritik Epistemologis atas Respons Nahdlatul Ulama terhadap Ekonomi Islam Modern: Fiqh Pesantren dan Ekonomi Syariah yang Digerakkan Negara di Indonesia

Akhmad Syakir Kurnia — 2026-05-14

This article examines the delayed and ambivalent response of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) to the development of modern Islamic economics in Indonesia. It aims to explain why, despite NU’s broad social base and moral authority, its epistemological and institutional articulation in the field of Islamic economics has not developed as strongly as the rapid institutionalization of the sharia economy at the national level. This study employs a qualitative approach using historical-conceptual analysis and document-based research. The data were collected from scholarly works on Islamic economics, studies on fiqh pesantren and bahtsul masa’il, and policy documents related to the development of the sharia economy in Indonesia. The analysis shows that NU’s delayed response cannot be understood merely as a technical or organizational problem. Rather, it is shaped by four interconnected factors: the epistemological gap between fiqh pesantren and modern economic science, NU’s historical orientation toward religious conservation and social stability, internal fragmentation among pesantren scholars, academics, and practitioners, and NU’s non-dominant position in the state-led architecture of Indonesia’s sharia economy. These findings imply that NU’s future contribution to Islamic economics depends not only on expanding participation in the sharia industry, but also on reconstructing its epistemological framework and strengthening its institutional knowledge base. The originality of this article lies in its effort to connect Islamic economic thought, pesantren epistemology, and the political economy of sharia institutionalization within a single analytical framework.

Arah Transformasi dan Kemandirian Ekonomi Warga NU: Menghidupkan Kembali Spirit Nahdlatut Tujjar di Abad Kedua

Teguh Dartanto — 2026-05-14

Nahdlatut Tujjar sebagai embrio gerakan ekonomi NU menegaskan bahwa kemandirian ekonomi sejak awal merupakan bagian integral dari perjuangan keagamaan dan sosial NU. Namun, dalam perjalanan sejarah, agenda ekonomi jamaah mengalami pasang surut, sementara struktur ekonomi nasional berkembang dengan cepat, bias dan kurang inklusif terhadap usaha kecil dan sektor informal—ruang utama kehidupan ekonomi warga NU. Kerentanan ekonomi warga NU bersifat struktural, bukan akibat defisit etos atau aspirasi, melainkan refleksi dari keterbatasan akses terhadap modal, pasar, dan kapasitas usaha dalam arsitektur ekonomi yang belum inklusif. Meskipun NU merupakan economic majority dengan potensi konsumsi yang sangat besar, ekonomi jamaah masih didominasi oleh usaha mikro dan informal yang beroperasi dalam logika bertahan hidup, sehingga menimbulkan paradoks antara besarnya peran sosial keagamaan dan lemahnya proses tumbuh dan kenaikan kelas skala usaha. Sebagai sintesis, tulisan ini mengajukan kerangka pengembangan ekonomi jamaah NU berbasis 3M—money, market, dan mindset sebagai diagnosis inti dan arah transformasi bertahap berbasis ekosistem, dengan menempatkan jamaah sebagai subjek, memperkuat peran pesantren dan kelembagaan NU, serta mendorong pergeseran NU dari penerima program menjadi aktor kebijakan. Kemandirian ekonomi jamaah diposisikan sebagai prasyarat keberlanjutan NU sebagai jam’iyah sosial-keagamaan di abad kedua.