Abstract:
Indonesia is one of many countries that are facing violent extremism issues.
Terrorist activities have become a major problem for the government to face,
especially those who have been influenced by radical ideologies. Dating back to the
year 2000 when the first terrorist attacks in Indonesia occurred which is in Bali and
the attack continuously happens throughout the year. This issue cannot be ignored
because it can be fatal for the country and the welfare of society due to a large
amount of damage and deaths caused by terrorist attacks. The government has made
several agendas for the prevention and countermeasures of violent extremism,
especially terrorist attacks with the support of governmental agencies such as BNPT
and civil society organizations such as Muhammadiyah. Although these two entities
have different views and beliefs on the approach of P/CVE programs, they have the
same purpose which is to end and eradicate the acts of violent extremism and
radicalization. This thesis is focusing on analyzing the dynamics of the government
of Indonesia and Muhammadiyah as a CSO in P/CVE programs. By using the
theory of radicalization and deradicalization as well as the violent extremism and
CSO context, this thesis will explain thoroughly the context of radicalization and
its relevance with CSO and the government. The methodology of this thesis is using
the qualitative method and the main data is gathered through interviews with
respective members of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. The result of this research
shows that the role of BNPT as a government agency and Muhammadiyah as a
CSO, have a different point of view in their P/CVE programs. However, most of
the time they cooperate to eradicate acts of terrorism but the approach taken by
Muhammadiyah is often softer than the government and its agency which is BNPT.
Overall, the cooperation between the government and Muhammadiyah in P/CVE
programs are adequately intertwined with one another for the purpose of eradicating
terrorism or any violent extremism activities in Indonesia even though they have
different ways of implementing their agenda.
