Indication of Radicalism: Students' Perceptions on Pancasila in the Digital Era

摘要

The very rapid development of technology encourages the opening of information flow and communication through internet media. Social media in this case plays an important role in the effectiveness of communication and the spread of information based on internet of things (IoT). The opening of information flow facilitates the dissemination of ideologies across countries so that they can influence citizens' perceptions of certain ideologies. Students as millennial generation who are active in advancing ICT are vulnerable to being influenced by ideologies coming from other countries through literature, videos and web content and social media. This article aimed to describe the high school students' perception on Pancasila in Malang City in this digital revolution era. This research employed an explanatory sequential mixed method and likert scale. A quantitative research was conducted through surveying 300 students as preliminary data. Furthermore, data exploration was carried out qualitatively through in-depth interviews with purposive sampling technique. The result of research results indicated a threat against the future of Pancasila as the state ideology. Some students believe that Pancasila can be replaced with a new, more modern ideology. Even some students state that the Pancasila must be replaced with the Caliphate system. This condition is a logical consequence of the thought pattern of a more open-minded young generation amid disrupted era. Students get a variety of ideological information that wants to change the Pancasila through social media and their social groups.