Pancasila ideological tendencies among Indonesian netizens: an analytical study based on importance and interest

Abstract

Purpose: The existence of Pancasila is essential to maintain the unity of the state and prevent acts of radicalism and terrorism. This study examines the condition of the popularity of Pancasila in the eyes of netizens, which is analyzed based on Interest or Interest in searching with the keyword "Pancasila" and the availability of video content and literature publications containing the word "Pancasila" in the title.

Design/Methodology/Approach: This is an analytic retrospective study with secondary data. Trend data is obtained using the Google Trends service, accessed at trends.google.co.id. Data were analyzed visually based on the graph of each Data and tested for statistical differences using the Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney U, and Wilcoxon Signed-Ranks tests. Data processing with Microsoft® Excel® 2019 for Mac OS.

Finding: The results show that the search volume on the internet using the Google search engine with the keyword "Pancasila" is more significant than other keywords reported as trending by Google Trends over the last three years. Pancasila has good social appeal and popularity in the eyes of netizens, as shown by its increasing and growing trend on Indonesian social media.

Conclusion: Pancasila has very high popularity or social appeal on the Internet among Indonesian netizens. This can be seen from the search volume index with the keyword "Pancasila", which is higher and trended by Google Trends throughout 2019 to 2021. There is an increase in disbursements on Youtube related to Pancasila.

Contribution to literature: This research is expected to provide an overview of the popularity of Pancasila as material for making political, social, educational, and citizenship policies. Research methods and findings can be adapted and become the inspiration for other researchers who have the same interest and character.