| dc.description.abstract | In Bantul Regional Head Election of 2015, there are problems related to the lack of
participation and understanding of politic. Therefore, political education is important to
improve the level of understanding and participation of voters in an election. The PDIP
and Gerindra are political parties in Bantul Region that have a role in improving political
education as regulated in Article 11 Paragraph (1a) of Law Number 2 of 2011 on
Political Party. The research aims to understand the problem of lack of political
education and to analyze the role of PDIP and Gerindra parties in improving political
education in Bantul Region. This is a normative legal research and empirical legal
research which use statutes, case approach, and interview respondents. The result of this
research shows that the PDIP and Gerindra parties have given contribution in conducting
political education to the people of Bantul Region which aims to increase political
understanding and public participation. The political education program realized by
working programs includes internal and external programs. The internal program such as
cadre education, training IT, political school, and cadreization. The external program
such as political communication to the people in Bantul Region and community
program. In optimizing the political education in Bantul Region, PDIP and Gerindra
parties should provide interesting and innovative programs can be new program that can
attract a new voter to give their participation in election, strengthening the internal party
relation and communication, and increasing the political awareness. | en_US |
