Platform Governance in the Prevention of Child Radicalization in Indonesia: A Policy Network Analysis

This article looks at how Indonesia's national action plan for preventing and countering violent extremism (RAN-PE) has changed from a policy-network approach to a whole-of-government approach. Using qualitative methods, it finds that this approach does not yet treat digital platforms as actors outside the traditional policy network. Coordination among state institutions on communications and cyber issues has grown, but the government has not effectively regulated the infrastructural power of digital platforms. This gap is especially visible in cases of child radicalization. The authors recommend adding platform governance to the whole-of-government framework.

Key points

• Indonesia's RAN-PE has shifted from a policy-network perspective toward a whole-of-government approach.
• The whole-of-government approach does not yet fully recognize digital platforms as actors beyond the traditional P/CVE policy network.
• Coordination among state institutions has developed on communications and cyber issues.
• The government has not effectively regulated the infrastructural power of digital platforms.
• The study recommends platform governance as a complement to the whole-of-government framework for radicalization in digital spaces.

Limitations

Only the abstract is available, so the data sources, sample and methods are not described. It is a qualitative policy analysis and does not test an intervention or measure outcomes for children.