Ideology of Green and Centralism Towards Ibu Kota Nusantara Development on Kompas.id

Abstract

The relocation of Indonesia’s capital from Jakarta to the new capital, Nusantara, is not merely an infrastructure project, but an ideological process in which space is negotiated and discussed. This study examines the communication geography and its representation that transform an abstract space into a concrete one through Kompas—id media coverage. The study also aims to analyze how media discourse represent relocation using Fairclough’s model of critical discourse analysis. The data were taken from Kompas.id that published since 2019. The method used is a three-dimensional analysis: text, discourse practice, and socio-cultural practice. The study showed narrative about Nusantara is also negotiated within a discursive space representing national progress and greatness as reflected through the capital city, conceptualized as a green, sustainable, innovative, and high-performance technological city. These findings reveal how the media functions as ideological agents in constructing of Ibu Kota Nusantara.