Authors : Munawar Khalil; Syamsul Arifin; Vina Salviana; Fauzik Lendriyono

Volume/Issue : Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 12 - December

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10453241

Abstract : The purpose of this study is to explain the social construction found in Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama elites in shaping the discourse of communism through whatsapp media. This research uses Ricouer's hermeneutic approach to analyze the conversation texts of the elites of the two community organizations. The data mining technique uses qualitative research methods by focusing on the text of conversations through whatsapp media. The focus of the research was on the elites of the two community organizations, especially researchers trying to understand the existing social construction. The findings of this study show that the social construction of perceptions that arise between the elites of the two community organizations is caused by historical factors when they were born in the era of strong propaganda of the new order and the weakness of objective understanding in understanding communism and the events of 1965.

Keywords : Muhammadiyah, Nahdlatul Ulama, Communism, Social Construction.