Polling sebagai Ekspresi Opini Publik, Pilar Kelima Demokrasi?
Abstract: Public opinion is
one of important elements of democracy. Public opinion is considered as fifth
estate of democracy. This paper examines public opinion concept and its
position as fifth estate of democracy. It also tries to explore the challenges
of public opinion as important factor for democratic political communication in
Indonesia. It argues that the absence of public in political communication
makes public opinion uneasy to become the fifth estate. This paper acknowledges
the importance of public opinion in Indonesian democracy. Moreover, this paper
explains how far public opinion draws Indonesian democracy.
Keywords: opini publik; pilar
kelima; polling dan demokrasi
Penulis: Wisnu Martha Adiputra
Kode Jurnal: jpsosiologidd080040
