Preventative Strategy to Solve Radicalism in University: The Case Study in State University of Surabaya, Indonesia

Muhammad Turhan  Yani; Mutimmatul  Faidah; Ahmad Ajib  Ridlwan; Muhammad  Syafa’at; Siti Nur  Azizah

doi:10.36941/ajis-2023-0068

Authors

Muhammad Turhan Yani Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Jl. Lidah Wetan, Lakarsantri, Surabaya, East Java 60213, Indonesia; *Corresponding Author
Mutimmatul Faidah Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Jl. Lidah Wetan, Lakarsantri, Surabaya, East Java 60213, Indonesia
Ahmad Ajib Ridlwan Faculty of Economic and Business, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Jl. Lidah Wetan, Lakarsantri, Surabaya, East Java 60213, Indonesia
Muhammad Syafa’at Faculty of Economic and Business, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Jl. Lidah Wetan, Lakarsantri, Surabaya, East Java 60213, Indonesia
Siti Nur Azizah Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Jl. Lidah Wetan, Lakarsantri, Surabaya, East Java 60213, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2023-0068

Keywords:

Ideology, Law, Preventative Strategy, Radicalism, Responsibility, University

Abstract

This study aims to explore and explain the spread of radicalism ideology at the State University of Surabaya and how the preventative strategy from the university to solve it. The data research was collected through observation, interview, and Forum Group Discussion (FGD) with students, lecturers, and university staff. The data analysis was conducted with a qualitative narrative approach. The study result implies that the spread of radicalism ideology begins with a small halaqah and then grows to become a more significant regular event held in the university that can attract many visitors and followers passively or actively of this ideology. Therefore, UNESA created Radicalism Preventative to reduce the spread of radicalism from the policy to the technical level, able to control all religious extracurricular activities of students within the campus free from radicalism.

Received: 30 December 2022 / Accepted: 15 April 2023 / Published: 5 May 2023