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Book Reviews 

Pemikiran Politik Hukum Negara. By Nur 

Rohim, Ida Susilowati, Muhammad Sholeh. 

POSKOLEGNAS collaboration with Faculty of 

Syariah and Law  UIN Jakarta, 2018. 

Politic and law science are allied  and 

complementary types of science. At  least 

when you want to analyze a policy portrait 

issued by an elite policy maker must master 

that two sciences.The book entitled “Political 

Though of  Law State” written by Nur Rohim 

Yunus, Ida Susilowati, and Muhammad Sholeh 

seeks to explore various problems of 

contemporary issues that have occured in the 

international community by using the lens of   

law  political perspective. 

This book is interersting to be enjoyed 

like, to borrow Hernowo’s analogy, like eating 

a delicious slice of Pizza, for 2 reasons. The first 

reason, the author dare to raise and discuss 

sensitive contemporary issues. For example, 

the issue of teorrorism and radicalism, the 

issue of identity politics in the Grand Reunion 

212, the issue of maritime affairs. The second 

reason, for IR academics, this book is suitable 

as a reference if  you want to understand issues 

related to Islam and Indonesia. Or  IR audience 

who are taking subject of “Global Issues” and 

“Indonesian Politic and Goverment”. 

Therefore, the author present a variety of 

relevant issues discussed in the class. 

The authors review 6 issues in each 

chapter. All issues are discussed in a structured 

and systematic manner. In the first chapter, 

the writer makes a unique  argument. It turns 

out that America did not  have strong evidence 

that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction 

which so far have been used as basis of  

legitimacy of the American goverment to 

attack Iraq. The author tries sensitize the 

raeders who have been treated to barrage of 

new about the WTC and Pentagon building 

attacked by terrorists and Iraq  had weapons of 

mass destruction.  

The second chapter, the authors 

describe the analysis of cultural issues of the 

practice of money politics in society. 

Eventhough the goverment made election 

regulations regarding the practice of money 

politics. Money politics is a form of vialation 

that harsm democratic value. The public is 

blinded by bribes. Who is able to give money 

then he will be chosen. Not the vision and 

mission are the main considerations. So 

whoever is chosen, the state is the same. There 

were no significant changes. Once the flow of 

thought if people choose apathy. 

Next, in the third chapter, the writer 

lays out a theoretical explanation of political 

participation. The third chapter makes the 

issue of  money politics practices carried out by 

the community as political participants that 

have been described in the second chapter to 

be more complete. The second chapter 

explains case studies.While the third chapter 

discusses theory. Complete the discussion on 

sensitive issues on the Indonesian Election 

stage. Good democracy must be supported by 

good political participants. A good political 

participant will  influence good governance 

policies. 

In the fourth chapter, the issue of 

identity politics in the Grand  Reunion 212  is 

interestingly  reviewed. Because, the author  

tries to  explain   the  actual  phenomenon of  

the emergence of 212  non-static action  

movements. The movement  was active  in 

being  able to play  a  role  in Indonesian politics 

which was considered  less than optimal in 

applying the rule of law in the community. The 

author  uses  the  Pancasila Democracy to be 

the main foundation in assessing the actions of 

the Great Reunion 212. Continues in  the  fifth 

chapter. The issue  that  was  raised  

encompasses the problem  of strengthening  

maritime  sovereignty in the agenda 

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which was promoted by president Joko 

Widodo in 2014. Indonesia  as  a  maritime  

country  wants  to  focus  on development  in 

the sea area.  

Furtheremore, in the last  chapter, the 

issues of conflict resolution using the legality of 

Sharian law in Aceh  becomes the closing  issue 

of this book. The goverment was  trying  to 

reduce  the conflict in Aceh in various ways. 

Aceh conflict events can be used as example in 

carrying out confict resolution. That the use of 

the communicative dialogue methode 

between the two parties can be the best choice 

in solving domestic problems. Ending conflict 

without injury. 

And  then, the background  of  the  

writer  coming from the santri circles is the 

capital of  intellectual  legitimacy  to  display  

Islamic  world  view  in  all his articles. Because 

this view will add the  wealth  of  perspective  

in  the  realm of  social science. Borrowing the 

term constructivist, worldview can shape the 

world. Religion s a view of life and view  of life  

has  a  role  in shaping  the world. The authors 

of this book should be able  to predict empty 

space in the social science treasures  that  are 

devoid of  social analysis using Islamic world 

view. 

 
Zahidiyah  Ela Tursina, M.Hub.Int  
Department of International Relations 
University of Darussalam Gontor, Indonesia 
z_elatursina@yahoo.com  

mailto:z_elatursina@yahoo.com