ABSTRAK
Skripsi ini membahas pemikiran Emha Ainun Nadjib, salah seorang tokoh yangbanyak dikenal sebagai budayawan, tentang kekuasaan dan demokrasi dalam esaiesainya.Skripsi ini mengambil periodisasi tahun 1983—1998. Tahun 1983adalahawal bagi Emha menerbitkan kumpulan esai-esainya, sedang 1998 adalahmerupakan tahun dimana Presiden Soeharto dilengserkan. Skripsi inimenggunakan metode sejarah dengan melalui tahap heuristik, kritik, interpretasidan historiografi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemikiran Emhadipengaruhi oleh kondisi rezim presiden Soeharto yang represif, namun ia tetapmendasarkannya pada kesadaran akal sehat dan hati nurani serta rasakemanusiaan.

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ABSTRACT
The focus of this study is Emha Ainun Nadjib’s thought, a person who wellknown as a budayawan,in the issues of power and democracy ini his essays. Theperiod which it concern is between 1983—1998. In 1983 was the time whenEmha published his first essays and 1998 was the time when president Soehartooverthrowned from his position. A Historical Method was using in this research,which it has heuristic, critics, interpretation and historiography. The results of thisstudy shows that Emha’s thought in those issues was influenced by therepressiveness of President Soeharto era, but he still use common sense, consciousof conscience and the value of humanity as a basis of his action.