Security, Local Community, and the Democratic Political Culture in Africa

The political culture of the local community, especially the coastal communities in Dulupi District, Boalemo Regency, is the main instrument in strengthening democracy at the local level of Gorontalo. The composition of voters according to 2019 election data shows 38.4% or 4,418 voters in Dulupi District are in coastal areas including 2,926 people in Dulupi village and 1,492 people in Tabongo village. The figure of 38.4% shows that political participation for coastal communities will determine the direction of development and strengthening democracy at the local level, especially in Boalemo Regency. In fact, the strengthening of local democracy is strengthened through the participant's political culture, but the paternalistic coastal social system tends to direct the political culture of the local community to the parochial aspects and subjects or what is known as kaula politics. Therefore, the tendency of coastal communities to determine their political rights is more on the consideration of parochials and subjects than the participant's cultural aspects. This writing would like to analyze and map the orientation of the political culture of coastal communities in Dulupi District as an agenda for strengthening local democracy in Boalemo District which encompasses: 1) How is the cultural orientation of coastal communities in Dulupi District in strengthening Boalemo local democracy and 2) What factors affect the political cultural orientation of coastal communities in Dulupi District in strengthening Boalemo local democracy.

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BUDAYA DEMOKRASI DI SULAWESI SELATAN: PERSPEKTIF STRUKTURASI

Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan Nakhoda ◽

10.35967/jipn.v15i1.3852 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 32

Author(s):

Muchid Albintani

Keyword(s):

Political Culture ◽

Local Community ◽

Political Reform ◽

Cultural Relations ◽

Cultural Interaction ◽

Democratic Culture ◽

The People ◽

Form Of Government ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

This paper was presented as an attempt to understand the relationship of culture anddemocracy in the contemporary era [political reform] in perspective Structuration in SulawesiSelatan. Cultural relations and democracy as a political system becomes an important era ofreforms ongoing regime. In this context, political culture can be a pattern for rebuilding ademocratic political behavior, especially that coming, raised and developed from the values ofthe local community, such as in Sulawesi Selatan. From this culture can be the foundation tobuild democracy ‘patterned’ local. Based on this argument paper is aimed at, [i] Identify andanalyze the interaction of the instruments ‘culture of democracy’ in the contemporary SulawesiSelatan. [i]. Formulating a contemporary democratic culture in South Sulawesi.To help explain and answer relationship with the democratic culture used the theory ofDemocracy, Political Culture and Structuration. The review of this paper shows that [i] Instrumentsand cultural interaction of democracy that exists in Sulawesi Selatan, Wajo Eclectic is aform of government, a special selection mechanism that leaders and representatives tiered,based on the relationship of the people and leaders of law as well as agreements made together.Furthermore, the interaction between these instruments indicate if the form of government,election mechanism as well as representatives and leaders of government’s relationshipwith its people have significance to the structure [political institution], not the actor or elitewith ties to the past. [ii] Based on these conditions, the formulation of political culture in theera of political reform [contemporary era] in Sulawesi Selatan is characterized by [a] Thestrong primordial and paternalism and, [b] Culture conflictual still strong, do not show thecultural values inherited from the previous., Based on this argument appears that the structureremain more influential actor who should have the value of integrity and independence.

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Powers in Dialogue

10.1093/oso/9780198804208.003.0005 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Manuela Mari

Keyword(s):

Political Culture ◽

Local Community ◽

Fourth Century ◽

The Political ◽

Different Types ◽

Fourth Century Bce ◽

And Function ◽

Role And Function

Building on a slate of recent discoveries and publications, the chapter investigates how the Macedonian kings employed letters and so-called diagrammata to interact with and to rule over cities within their reign and regions under their control. It thus brings to life the diplomatic activity between court and constituencies that defined the political culture of fourth-century BCE Macedonia: the different types of missives used by the kings yield important insights into the administrative hierarchies and institutional procedures (as well as the ‘styles’ of exercising power) that sustained royal rule. Specifically, Mari reconsiders the role and function of the epistatai (the local administrators who received the letters and were in charge of distributing the royal message): as initial addressees of the royal correspondence but frequently nominated by the local community, they mediated between centre and periphery and thus functioned as vital nodes in imperial administration.

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Constraints and Drivers of Community Participation and Empowerment in Tourism Planning and Development in Nigeria

Tourism Review International ◽

10.3727/154427221x16098837280000 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 209-227

Author(s):

Adenike D. Adebayo ◽

Jim Butcher

Keyword(s):

Political Culture ◽

Community Participation ◽

Local Community ◽

Planning Process ◽

Community Members ◽

Tourism Planning ◽

South West ◽

Tourism Sector ◽

Negative Impacts ◽

Research Show

It has been argued in the contemporary academic discourse on tourism planning that community participation in the planning process creates a mechanism to mitigate negative impacts and to satisfy at least some of the needs of the community. In this context, this article analyzes the underlying factors that constrain community participation and empowerment in decision-making in South West Nigeria. It also seeks to identify factors that can drive such processes in tourism development. The research adopts a qualitative approach to gather data from stakeholders in the Nigerian tourism sector. Findings from the research show that three factors constrained local community participation and empowerment. These factors are mainly intangible and relate to the political culture in Nigeria. They include community awareness and education, issues of trust, transparency, and accountability, hence making the community members feel a sense of alienation from the process. It is thus recommended that the Local Government Tourism Committees should be given the capacity to function in order to aid participation and empowerment at the local community level.

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