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Abstract. This paper aims to discuss on Sufism and social change, especially regarding to its existence and role in the contemporary lives of Muslim societies. Based on the literature study, wherein the data is collected from various works related to Sufism critically, the results of the study show that Sufism has very complex developments in the dynamics of contemporary Muslim society. Beside to its definition, practice, existence and role in community life, the background of Sufism followers is even more diverse. In addition, there are Sufism figures/leaders who were actively involved in various social and political movements, and even Sufism has become a structured community and has a major role in social change. Abstrak. Paper ini bertujuan untuk membahas tentang sufisme dan perubahan sosial, terutama mengenai eksistensi dan perannya dalam kehidupan masyarakat Muslim kontemporer. Dari hasil studi pustaka, di mana data diperoleh dari penelusuran dan bacaan kritis atas berbagai karya terkait sufisme, hasil studi menunjukkan bahwa sufisme telah mengalami perkembangan yang sangat kompleks dalam dinamika kehidupan masyarakat Muslim kontemporer. Selain definisi, praktik, eksistensi dan perannya dalam kehidupan masyakarat, latar belakang pengikut sufisme pun makin beragam. Selain itu, tidak sedikit pula para tokoh sufisme yang terlibat aktif dalam berbagai gerakan sosial dan politik. Bahkan sufisme telah menjadi komunitas yang terstruktur dan memiliki peran besar dalam perubahan sosial kemasyarakatan.

This study aims to analyze the existence and orientation shift of the radical Islamic group movement in the era of democratic decentralization, with the case study of Islamic Reformist Movement in Cianjur, West Java, therewith influencing factors. Based on the qualitative method, the data collected from various sources reveal that there is an orientation shift of radical Islamic group movement in the era of democratic decentralization; from 'Islamism' to 'premanism'. 'Islamism', that usually becomes the main issue, has now shifted to the domination of economic resources. This orientation shift is one of the ways for its survival. Patron-client political model of the New Order regime appears but in different forms; its characteristics and forms are also more fluid. Before and during the beginning of the Reformation Era, the orientation of radical Islamic group movement is more dominated by ideological motive such as the implementation of Islamic sharia, while during the era of democratic decentralization, its movement orientation shifts to economic pragmatism.

Abstract This study aims to see the potential and positioning of IAIN Surakarta, amid the trend of institutional transformation of Islamic Higher Education in Indonesia. In fact, transformation is not merely a matter of changing institutional status, but also the scientific quality of its civitas academics in responding to the technological developments and to the complexity of modern society's problems. Based on the qualitative approach, wherein the data is obtained from 10 key informants which are determined through the purposive sampling method, the results of this study show that institutional transformation requires the readiness of all resources as its academic social capital. Started from good and appropriate mapping, management and resource development, in accordance with the quality standards determined. However, all of these will not work well without comprehensive institutional policies. Policies that refer to the strategic development plans, and completed with various rules, achievements, and indicators. Keywords: Islamic higher education, and Institutional transformation

The emergence and the development of PTKI (Perguruan Tinggi Keagamaan Islam/Islamic Higher Education) in Indonesia are much influenced by social, political, ideology and religious condition of the community's surrounding. Since its emergence, PTKI is always preparing and fixing all the things in order to be able to answer the society's needs. Hereby, this study aims to investigate the contribution of IAIN (Institut Agama Islam Negeri/State Islamic Institute) Surakarta to the development of Muslim community's religiosity within its surroundings, and its various supported and inhibited factors. Based on the qualitative method, the result of this study revealed that IAIN Surakarta had real contribution to the development of the Muslim religiosity in Pucangan, Kartasura. The emerging of religious education institutions, arising from various religious activities, and raising people's awareness on the importance of religious education can be used as indicators of the successfulness of IAIN Surakarta's as an agent of Islamization, as well as an agent of social change, especially in the transformation process of religious values to its surrounding community.

This study aims to find out political strategy used by the Muslim-based political party to exceed the parliamentary threshold (PT) (3.5%) on the national election 2014, with the case study on National Awakening Party (PKB) and National Mandate Party (PAN). Even the survey agency has predicted that those political parties would not be able to reach PT, but the fact showed different. Both of the political parties managed to exceed the specified threshold. Based on the qualitative approach, this study found out that defensive strategy used by PKB, by consolidating and prioritizing the typology of rural voters with ideological approach (nahdliyin), utilizing prominent figures and artist as part of the campaign to achieve success. Meanwhile, by using offensive strategy PAN chose the typology of rural voters, while at the same time also optimizing the typology of urban voters, dialogical and psychological approach, basic societal issues, and the figure of the artist have been successfully gaining the significant voters.Studi ini dilakukan untuk mengungkap strategi politik dari partai politik berbasis massa Islam untuk melampaui angka parliamentary threshold (3.5%) pada Pemilu tahun 2014, dengan studi kasus PKB dan PAN. Meski sebelumnya telah diprediksi oleh lembaga survei bahwa mereka tidak akan mampu mencapai angka tersebut, tapi realitas menunjukkan sebaliknya. Kedua Parpol tersebut justru berhasil melampaui ambang batas yang ditentukan. Dengan pendekatan kualitatif, studi ini menemukan bahwa strategi defensif PKB, dengan mengkonsolidasi dan memprioritaskan tipologi pemilih pedesaan, dengan pendekatan ideologis (nahdliyin), menjadikan tokoh dan figur artis sebagai bagian dari kampanye meraih keberhasilan. Sementara PAN, dengan strategi ofensifnya memilih tipologi pemilih pedesaan dengan tetap mengoptimalkan suara dari tipologi pemilih perkotaan, dengan pendekatan dialogis, psikologis, isu kerakyatan, dan figur artis mampu mendulang perolehan suaranya.