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It analyzes attitudes toward religious tolerance and pluralism among NU followers, using original survey data to identify a gap between the leadership’s self-perception and the views held by the grassroots. The findings suggest NU followers can be as intolerant as, or more intolerant than, other Indonesian Muslims.","See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: [https://www. researchgate. net/publication/340611748](https://www. researchgate. net/publication/340611748)  \nThe Myth of Pluralism: Nahdlatul Ulama and the Politics of Religious Tolerance in Indonesia  \nArticle in Contemporary Southeast Asia · January 2020 DOI: 10. 1355/cs42-1c  \nCITATIONS 0  \nREADS  \n2,157  \n2 authors, including:  \nBurhanuddin Muhtadi  \nSyarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta 40 PUBLICATIONS 120 CITATIONS  \nSEE PROFILE  \nSome of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects:  \nElections and Vote Buying in Indonesia View project  \n[https://www. routledge.com/Rising-Islamic-Conservatism-in-Indonesia-Islamic-Groups-and-Identity-Politics/Sebastian-Hasyim-Arifianto/p/book/9780367819415?](https://www. routledge.com/Rising-Islamic-Conservatism-in-Indonesia-Islamic-Groups-and-Identity-Politics/Sebastian-Hasyim-Arifianto/p/book/9780367819415?)[ ](https://www. routledge.com/Rising-Islamic-Conservatism-in-Indonesia-Islamic-Groups-and-Identity-Politics/Sebastian-Hasyim-Arifianto/p/book/9780367819415?)[fbclid=IwAR2WvibfZbFWB59LAAE58j95saoeLgTu4l8ZuMsSvpO7-8G5Eu9TQNlK97E View project](fbclid=IwAR2WvibfZbFWB59LAAE58j95saoeLgTu4l8ZuMsSvpO7-8G5Eu9TQNlK97E View project)  \nAll content following this page was uploaded by Burhanuddin Muhtadi on 26 May 2020.  \nThe user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file.  \nContemporary Southeast Asia Vol. 42, No. 1 (2020), pp. 58–84 DOI: 10.1355/cs42-1c  \n© 2020 ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute ISSN 0129-797X print / ISSN 1793-284X electronic  \nThe Myth of Pluralism: Nahdlatul Ulama and the Politics of Religious Tolerance in Indonesia  \nMARCUS MIETZNER and BURHANUDDIN MUHTADI  \nIn much of the scholarly literature, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Muslim organization in Indonesia, is recognized as a defender of religious tolerance and pluralism. This is to no small extent the result of how NU has portrayed itself and its actions—including during the 2019 presidential elections, when it professed to have aligned with incumbent president Joko Widodo in order to keep Islamist groups from power. In this article, we analyse the attitudes of NU followers towards religious tolerance and pluralism, and find a significant mismatch between the self-perception of the NU leadership and the actual views held by the NU grassroots. Based on original survey data,  \nMarcus Mietzner is Associate Professor at the Department of Political and Social Change, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University, Canberra. Postal address: Hedley Bull Building, Australian National University, 2601 ACT Acton, Australia; email: [marcus.mietzner@anu.edu.au](marcus.mietzner@anu.edu.au).  \nBurhanuddin Muhtadi is Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, Jakarta, Executive Director of the Indonesian Political Indicator (Indikator Politik Indonesia) and Director of Public Affairs at the Indonesian Survey Institute (Lembaga Survei Indonesia, LSI); email: burhanuddin. [muhtadi@uinjkt.ac.id](muhtadi@uinjkt.ac.id).  \n58  \nReproduced from Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs Vol. 42, No. 1 (April 2020) (Singapore: ISEAS– Yusof Ishak Institute, 2020) . This version was obtained electronically direct from the publisher on condition that copyright is not infringed. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the prior permission of ISEAS– Yusof Ishak Institute. 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