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Tesis ini membahas tentang calon perseorangan dalam Pemilukada Kota Padang Tahun 2013. Jalur perseorangan adalah cara untuk mewujudkan pinsip kesetaraaan dalam politik. Calon perseorangan hadir sebagai solusi dari tuntutan masyarakat akan kecilnya akses politik bagi orang yang tidak memiliki afiliasi dengan partai politik. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa calon perseorangan dalam Pemilukada Kota Padang cenderung memanfaatkan jalur perseorangan untuk mendapatkan kekuasaan. Calon perseorangan juga tak memaknai jalur perseorangan sebagai media represetasi politik yang menghubungan mereka dengan rakyatnya.Penelitian ini menggunakan teori demokrasi, khususnya yang menjabarkan fenomena defisit demokrasi. Selain teori demokrasi, dalam tesis ini juga dijelaskan konsep rerkutmen politik dan representasi politik.Dalam prinsip demokrasi elektoral, pemilu adalah instrumen utama dalam demokrasi sehingga kehadirannya perlu dipertahankan.Calon perseorangan hadir untuk melengkapi instrumen demokrasi itu.Teori rekrutmen politik yang menyatakan bahwa rekrutmen calon kepala daerah ditentukan oleh faktor popularitas calon dan kekuatan finansial calon.Teori representasi politik digunakan untuk melihat bagaimana para calon memanfaatkan isu politik sebagai alat untuk meraih dukungan

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ABSTRACT
This thesis discusses about the independent candidate in Local Election of Padang 2013. Independent candidate is one way, among others, to achieve, equality in the politics. It solves of the people's demands of political access for people who have no affiliation to any political party. The result of this study shows that in practice independent candidates utilizes the prosedure to gain popular support in the case of Padang. Independent candidates also do not perceive the procedure as a medium of political representation which links them with the people.The case of independent candidate participation in Local Election in Padang 2013 represent the case of democratic deficit. In the principles of electoral democracy, election is the main instrument of democracy so that its presence should be maintained. Independent candidate participation was meant to improve the quality of democracy, especially in terms of equal chance for participation or recruitment. Political recruitment theory states that the recruitment of candidate for the head of district is determined by the popularity of the candidate and the candidate's financial strength. The theory of political representation is used to see how the candidates utilize the political issue as a media to gain support.;This thesis discusses about the independent candidate in Local Election of Padang 2013. Independent candidate is one way, among others, to achieve, equality in the politics. It solves of the people's demands of political access for people who have no affiliation to any political party. The result of this study shows that in practice independent candidates utilizes the prosedure to gain popular support in the case of Padang. Independent candidates also do not perceive the procedure as a medium of political representation which links them with the people.The case of independent candidate participation in Local Election in Padang 2013 represent the case of democratic deficit. In the principles of electoral democracy, election is the main instrument of democracy so that its presence should be maintained. Independent candidate participation was meant to improve the quality of democracy, especially in terms of equal chance for participation or recruitment. Political recruitment theory states that the recruitment of candidate for the head of district is determined by the popularity of the candidate and the candidate's financial strength. The theory of political representation is used to see how the candidates utilize the political issue as a media to gain support., This thesis discusses about the independent candidate in Local Election of Padang 2013. Independent candidate is one way, among others, to achieve, equality in the politics. It solves of the people's demands of political access for people who have no affiliation to any political party. The result of this study shows that in practice independent candidates utilizes the prosedure to gain popular support in the case of Padang. Independent candidates also do not perceive the procedure as a medium of political representation which links them with the people.The case of independent candidate participation in Local Election in Padang 2013 represent the case of democratic deficit. In the principles of electoral democracy, election is the main instrument of democracy so that its presence should be maintained. Independent candidate participation was meant to improve the quality of democracy, especially in terms of equal chance for participation or recruitment. Political recruitment theory states that the recruitment of candidate for the head of district is determined by the popularity of the candidate and the candidate's financial strength. The theory of political representation is used to see how the candidates utilize the political issue as a media to gain support.]