PKI dan Perwakilan

PKI dan Perwakilan was a political journal published in Djakarta by the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI). It functioned as a party publication rather than as a commercial consumer brand, providing information and commentary on the PKI's activities in parliamentary institutions and local representative councils. The journal was established in June 1956 under the title PKI dan DPR, using the abbreviation DPR for the Indonesian representative institution. Following the local council elections of 1957, its title was changed to PKI dan Perwakilan, meaning “PKI and the Representative Councils.” The change reflected the publication's broader institutional focus beyond the national parliament and aligned its name with its coverage of representative bodies at different levels of government. The journal appeared quarterly and remained in publication from 1956 until 1964. Its subject matter centered on the party's participation in formal political institutions, including parliamentary activity, local councils, and the role of elected or representative bodies in Indonesian politics. In this respect, it served as an information and communication channel for the PKI's institutional political work during a period of major political change in Indonesia. By 1960, a copy was priced at six rupiah. No reliable information in the supplied sources identifies an individual founder, editor, circulation figure, publishing staff, or independent corporate structure. The publication is considered defunct because its documented run ended in 1964.

PKI dan Perwakilan was a quarterly political journal associated with the Communist Party of Indonesia and published from Djakarta. It began in June 1956 under the name PKI dan DPR. The initial title emphasized the publication's relationship to the national representative institution, with DPR serving as the abbreviation for Indonesia's representative council. The journal's purpose was to communicate information about the party's activities inside parliament and related representative institutions, making it an instrument of political explanation and party communication rather than a general-interest periodical. Following the local council elections of 1957, the title was changed to PKI dan Perwakilan. The new name shifted from a narrower reference to the DPR toward the broader idea of representative councils. This reflected the journal's interest in political activity at both national and local levels and its coverage of the party's work in representative bodies after the local elections. The publication therefore occupied a position at the intersection of party press, parliamentary reporting, and political education. The journal continued to appear quarterly through 1964. The available reference material does not identify a named founder, editor, printer, circulation size, or detailed issue-by-issue contents. It does, however, record that the publication was produced in Djakarta and that, by 1960, a copy cost six rupiah. Its documented run places it within Indonesia's politically active post-independence period, when parties used newspapers and journals to explain their institutional positions and publicize organizational activity. PKI dan Perwakilan ceased publication in 1964, and no later continuation is identified in the supplied sources.

• 1964

  End of documented publication period

  [1]PKI dan Perwakilanen.wikipedia.org

  The journal's documented publication run ended in 1964.

• 1960

  Recorded price of six rupiah

  [1]PKI dan Perwakilanen.wikipedia.org

  A copy of the journal was priced at six rupiah.

• 1957

  Title changed to PKI dan Perwakilan

  [1]PKI dan Perwakilanen.wikipedia.org

  Following local council elections, the journal adopted the broader title PKI dan Perwakilan, referring to the PKI and representative councils.

• 1956

  Launch as PKI dan DPR

  [1]PKI dan Perwakilanen.wikipedia.org

  The Communist Party of Indonesia founded the quarterly journal in Djakarta in June 1956 under the title PKI dan DPR.

A party-affiliated political publication intended to inform readers about the Communist Party of Indonesia's activities in parliament and local representative councils.

• Quarterly political journal · 1956

  PKI dan Perwakilan

  The principal publication was a quarterly journal issued by the Communist Party of Indonesia. It reported and explained the party's activities in parliament and local representative councils. The journal first appeared as PKI dan DPR in 1956 and adopted its later title after the 1957 local council elections. Its documented publication period ran from 1956 to 1964.

• 1957

  Broadened the journal's title after local electionsStrategy

  Background

  The original name, PKI dan DPR, focused on the national representative institution. After local council elections, the publication's subject scope was represented through a broader reference to representative councils.

  Action taken

  The journal was renamed PKI dan Perwakilan.

  Aftermath

  The new title remained in use for the rest of the documented publication period, which ended in 1964.

  Source

• 1964

  Publication run ends[1]PKI dan Perwakilanen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  The journal's documented publication period concluded in 1964.

• 1960

  Copy price recorded at six rupiah[1]PKI dan Perwakilanen.wikipedia.org

  Pricing

  The documented price of one copy of PKI dan Perwakilan was six rupiah.

• 1957

  Journal renamed PKI dan Perwakilan after local council elections[1]PKI dan Perwakilanen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  After the local council elections, the publication changed its name from PKI dan DPR to PKI dan Perwakilan, broadening the title's reference to representative councils.

• 1956

  PKI dan DPR journal established in Djakarta[1]PKI dan Perwakilanen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  The Communist Party of Indonesia began publishing the quarterly journal in June 1956 under the title PKI dan DPR.

1. 1PKI dan Perwakilanen.wikipedia.org