Poliheuristic Theory and Indonesia’s Absence in Deep-Sea Mining (DSM)

Indonesia is among the many states that have become interested in conducting deep-sea mining (DSM) since it first became viable in the 1970s. However, it was during the administration of President Joko Widodo (2014–2019) that DSM became an important viable endeavour, with the increasing depletion of...

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Autores principales: Moch Faisal Karim, Willy Dwira Yudha
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4e993d6953bb4089b32ac07e9f8375fd2021-11-18T22:33:47ZPoliheuristic Theory and Indonesia’s Absence in Deep-Sea Mining (DSM)1868-10341868-488210.1177/18681034211036711https://doaj.org/article/4e993d6953bb4089b32ac07e9f8375fd2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/18681034211036711https://doaj.org/toc/1868-1034https://doaj.org/toc/1868-4882Indonesia is among the many states that have become interested in conducting deep-sea mining (DSM) since it first became viable in the 1970s. However, it was during the administration of President Joko Widodo (2014–2019) that DSM became an important viable endeavour, with the increasing depletion of Indonesia’s mineral and metal reserves. Nevertheless, Indonesia is yet to undertake DSM activity. This article aims to explain the absence of DSM in Indonesia by analysing the political dimensions of the decision-making process during President Widodo’s administration. This research utilises the poliheuristic theory (PHT) of decision-making. It shows that Indonesia’s DSM absence is the result of conscious decisions made by President Widodo to avoid loss in public support and drop in popularity. This article contributes to expanding the study of non-event or non-decision, which has been largely ignored in decision-making literature in Indonesia.Moch Faisal KarimWilly Dwira YudhaSAGE PublishingarticleInternational relationsJZ2-6530Political institutions and public administration - Asia (Asian studies only)JQ1-6651Social sciences and state - Asia (Asian studies only)H53ENJournal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, Vol 40 (2021)
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topic International relations
JZ2-6530
Political institutions and public administration - Asia (Asian studies only)
JQ1-6651
Social sciences and state - Asia (Asian studies only)
H53
spellingShingle International relations
JZ2-6530
Political institutions and public administration - Asia (Asian studies only)
JQ1-6651
Social sciences and state - Asia (Asian studies only)
H53
Moch Faisal Karim
Willy Dwira Yudha
Poliheuristic Theory and Indonesia’s Absence in Deep-Sea Mining (DSM)
description Indonesia is among the many states that have become interested in conducting deep-sea mining (DSM) since it first became viable in the 1970s. However, it was during the administration of President Joko Widodo (2014–2019) that DSM became an important viable endeavour, with the increasing depletion of Indonesia’s mineral and metal reserves. Nevertheless, Indonesia is yet to undertake DSM activity. This article aims to explain the absence of DSM in Indonesia by analysing the political dimensions of the decision-making process during President Widodo’s administration. This research utilises the poliheuristic theory (PHT) of decision-making. It shows that Indonesia’s DSM absence is the result of conscious decisions made by President Widodo to avoid loss in public support and drop in popularity. This article contributes to expanding the study of non-event or non-decision, which has been largely ignored in decision-making literature in Indonesia.
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Willy Dwira Yudha
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title Poliheuristic Theory and Indonesia’s Absence in Deep-Sea Mining (DSM)
title_short Poliheuristic Theory and Indonesia’s Absence in Deep-Sea Mining (DSM)
title_full Poliheuristic Theory and Indonesia’s Absence in Deep-Sea Mining (DSM)
title_fullStr Poliheuristic Theory and Indonesia’s Absence in Deep-Sea Mining (DSM)
title_full_unstemmed Poliheuristic Theory and Indonesia’s Absence in Deep-Sea Mining (DSM)
title_sort poliheuristic theory and indonesia’s absence in deep-sea mining (dsm)
publisher SAGE Publishing
publishDate 2021
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