scholarly journals Pela Gandong for Social Reconciliation and Peacebuilding in Ambon

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 361-378
Author(s):  
Tati Hartimah ◽  
Setyadi Sulaiman ◽  
Nina Farlina
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Peace Building ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Local Elites ◽  
Humanitarian Action ◽  
Building Process ◽  
Common Enemy ◽  
Sociocultural Approach ◽  
The Government

This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of Pela Gandong in the process of social reconciliation and peacebuilding in Ambon. Using a sociocultural approach, this qualitative research attempted to examine the theory of social reconciliation in the peace-building process between two conflicting groups. The data that had been collected in the form of interviews, FGDs, and documentation sources related to pela gandong were qualitatively analyzed. The results of the research showed that structural segregation becomes a barrier to the process of social reconciliation because some communities and local elites still maintained inter-group beliefs about the existence of a common enemy due to past conflicts. Pela gandong played a role in strengthening social reconciliation amid actor antagonisms that were difficult to subside, factions among local elites that were still strong, and people who were still trapped in past traumas. Based on the spirit of pela gandong, the government and civil society, including educational institutions in Ambon, presented a peaceful atmosphere with various initiatives, starting from the formation of multi-ethnic villages, providing facilities and infrastructure for harmony, strengthening the curriculum for local wisdom "Pela Gandong" and “Pendidikan Orang Basudara” (POB), to strengthening interfaith mediation institutions in Maluku: Baku Bae, Maluku Interfaith Institution, and Maluku Interfaith Institution for Humanitarian Action. All of them were an effort to create a peaceful Ambon, make Maluku a laboratory for peace, a learning medium for other regions in Indonesia.

scholarly journals Peran Relawan Demokrasi (Relasi) sebagai “Election Marketer” (Studi Kasus Pemilihan Umum Legislatif 2014 di Kabupaten Pasuruan)

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-166
Author(s):  
M.Daimul Abror ◽  
Heri Sunarno
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Agency Theory ◽  
Voter Turnout ◽  
Short Term ◽  
The Government ◽  
Civil Societies

AbstractThe voter turnout 3 last period (1999-2009) has decreased significantly. At 1999 92.6%choseen and 7.3% abstains, at 2004 84.1% choseen and 15.9% abstains, at 2009 70.9%choosen and 29.1% abstains. (www.merdeka.com). These conditions encourage KPURI toform Volunteer Democracy (VD) as an agent that helps the socialization of Election 2014.This study aims to comprehensively assess the role of VD as "Election Marketer" in PrincipalAgency Theory (PAT) perspective. This study uses qualitative research with case studyapproach. The results are (1) Relation between KPUD Pasuruan with VD is KPUDPasuruan (principal) provide delegates to VD (agent) (2). Contract model of VD in twoaspects, the type of contract that the contract model is short Term Contracts, and the type ofboth relationship are relation between government and civil society; (3) In carrying out itsrole as election marketer, VD fulfill four criteria in PAT perspective. The weakness of themodel contract of VD are Short Term Contracts must be solved by entering into a Long TermContracts to be interwoven communication simultaneously between the government in thiscase between KPUD Pasuruan with VD as the embodiment of Civil Societies participation isrepresented by five segments groups of voters.keywords: Volunteers Democracy, Election Marketer, ElectionAbstrakTingkat partisipasi pemilih 3 periode terakhir (1999–2009) mengalami penurunan sangatsignifikan, yakni Pemilu 1999 memilih 92,6% dan Golput 7,3%, Pemilu 2004 memilih 84,1%dan golput 15,9% Pemilu 2009 memilih 70,9% dan golput 29,1%. (www.merdeka.com).Kondisi tersebut mendorong KPURI untuk membentuk Relawan Demokrasi (RELASI)sebagai agen yang membantu sosialisasi Pemilu 2014. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengkajisecara komprehensif tentang peran RELASI sebagai “Election Marketer” dalam perpektifPrincipal Agency Theory (PAT). Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatifdengan pendekatan studi kasus. Penelitian ini menghasilkan (1) Hubungan RELASI denganKPUD Kabupaten Pasuruan adalah KPUD Kabupaten Pasuruan (principal) memberikandelegasi kepada RELASI (agent) (2). Model kontrak RELASI teridentifikasi pada dua aspek,yakni dari jenis kontrak bahwa model kontrak RELASI bersifat short Term Contracts, danjenis hubungan KPUD Kabupaten Pasuruan dengan RELASI mendeskripsikan hubunganantara pemerintah dengan civil society; (3) Dalam menjalankan perannya sebagai electionmarketer, RELASI memenuhi empat persyaratan dalam perspektif PAT. Kelemahan modelkontrak RELASI yang masih bersifat Short Term Contracts harus segera dipecahkansolusinya dengan mengadakan kontrak yang bersifat Long Term Contracts agar dapatterjalin komunikasi yang simultan antara pihak pemerintah dalam hal ini KPUD KabupatenPasuruan dengan RELASI sebagai perwujudan dari Civil Societies participation yangterwakili oleh lima segmen kelompok pemilih.keywords: Relawan Demokrasi, Election Marketer, Pemilihan Umum

The Role of Civil Society in Cambodia's Peace-building Process

Asian Survey ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 1067-1088 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörn Dosch
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Transitional Justice ◽  
Peace Building ◽  
International Funding ◽  
Building Process

Abstract The aid dependence of Cambodian NGOs has resulted in a predominantly donor-driven peace-building process. Notwithstanding some crucial reconciliation initiatives that predate donor involvement and are rooted in local—often Buddhist—traditions, recent key initiatives in the area of transitional justice would not have happened without significant international funding and support.

The Perils of E-Governance: Impact of Trump’s Tweets within US-Pakistan Relations

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huma Javed
Keyword(s):  
Peace Building ◽  
External Relations ◽  
Building Process ◽  
The Us ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Foreign Governments ◽  
The Government ◽  
One Year

Theory of e-governance postulates the integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for delivering information, government services and transactions. It enhances efficiency and effectiveness in the government system through three main elements; improving government processes (e-administration); connecting citizens (e- citizens and e-services) and building external relations (e-society). The global political arena is witnessing an increasing number of leaders expressing their ideas, policies, and sentiments through social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp etc. In this vein, the US President Donald Trump stands out among most world leaders because of his excessive use of Twitter for the domestic as well as international relations,. Ever since taking over the office, President has handled thousands of tweets, with many of these influencing the US relations with foreign governments. To this end, this paper is an analysis of Trump‟s one year (June 2017 to June 2018) tweets, relating to Pakistan, and how they have affected the already deteriorating US-Pakistan relations and broader peace-building process within Pakistan

COUNTERING CONSERVATIVE-RADICAL UNDERSTANDING BY MAINSTREAMING MODERAT ISLAM AND THE ROLE OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION IN INDONESIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Amin Maghfuri
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
The Government

In recent years, the landscape showing a conservative tendency in religion hassignificantly increased. The Islamic Conservatives in Indonesia experienced unexpected and quite surprising growth and development, and perhaps reached its peak in the last 3-5 years. The negative excesses of this conservative tendency are quite worrying and have the potential to disrupt the sustainability of democracy and the integrity of the nation. This research seeks to elaborate efforts to mainstream moderate Islam which is the main agenda of the government (Ministry of Religion) as a step to counter conservative understanding and see how the role of educational institutions there. This research is a qualitative research focusing on the literature study and using a descriptive-analysis approach. The results of this study indicate that in an effort to mainstream moderate Islam, educational institutions play a significant role although not the only determinant. This role can be realized through several aspects such as curriculum and learning processes in educational institutions, supervision and guidance of programs or activities outside the curriculum of educational institutions starting from elementary to high levels, as well as through educational institutions policies.

Implementing the Peace: The Aggregate Implementation of Comprehensive Peace Agreements and Peace Duration after Intrastate Armed Conflict

2015 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 869-892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madhav Joshi ◽  
Jason Michael Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Civil Conflict ◽  
Peace Building ◽  
Conflict Behavior ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
National Politics ◽  
Peace Agreement ◽  
Building Process ◽  
Political Relations ◽  
The Government

The signing of a comprehensive peace agreement (CPA) is often seen as a historic milestone in a peace process, and its implementation takes a highly legitimized set of reforms and puts it front and center in national politics. This article examines the aggregate implementation of CPAs signed since 1989 and future conflict behavior between the negotiating parties and between the government and non-signatory groups. It argues that implementation is both a peace-building process and an outcome that normalizes political relations between hostile groups, solves commitment problems and addresses the root causes of civil conflict. Statistical tests utilizing new data on the implementation of CPAs support the argument. The extent to which an agreement is implemented is shown to have significant long-term effects on how long peace lasts – an effect that applies not only to the signatories of the agreement, but also to the government and non-signatory groups.

scholarly journals Strategi Penanganan Konflik Kepemimpinan Non-Muslim di Birokrasi: Studi Kasus di Kecamatan Pajangan, Bantul, Yogyakarta

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-113
Author(s):  
Ismail Angkat
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Community Leaders ◽  
Security Forces ◽  
The Public ◽  
Traditional Leaders ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
The People ◽  
The Government ◽  
Laws And Regulations

Abstract: The purpose of this research is to know the factors underlying the conflict about the Pajangan sub-district in Bantul, and how to resolution conflicts involving the Pajangan sub-district by the government and the community. The informants in this study were mass organizations, civil society, community leaders, traditional leaders, and security forces in Pajangan District related to these cases. The research used in this research is descriptive qualitative research. The results of this study reveal the facts that occurred in the Pajangan sub-district was motivated by several factors in it is the socialization of the government related to the policy of setting the Pajangan sub-district head. The government is less open to the public regarding the policies issued. The policies issued by the government are not quite right. The policy is not in accordance with the culture of the people in the Display, although the Regent's policy does not violate the laws and regulations for the election of the camat. In addition, the community also understands the Regent's policy that can consider the cultural conditions in Pajangan, especially the people in Pajangan which are full of Muslims, and also supports the differences which are the main reason for the Pajangan community to reject the camat. The government and the community have taken several actions to resolve the conflict over the conflict, such as negotiation, mediation, and finally arbitration.Keywords: Leadership, Non-Muslim, and Bureaucracy

scholarly journals Model Kolaborasi Kebijakan Deradikalisasi Agama Berbasis Pondok Pesantren

SMART ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-79
Author(s):  
Maulana Mukhlis ◽  
Syarief Makhya
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Initial Condition ◽  
Strategic Issues ◽  
The Core ◽  
Hard Power ◽  
The Government

Indonesia is facing two strategic issues concerning religion and its relation to Pancasila as the state ideology; radicalism in the name of religion (Islam) and Islamism movement to replace state ideology with caliphate. In response, the government uses hard power (repressive approach) and soft power (preventive efforts) through de-radicalization policy. However, it has not been able to eliminate radicalism threat yet because of lack of civil society involvement. This article offers a collaboration model to make de-radicalization policy to be more optimal to implement so that these would no longer be a serious issue in Indonesia. Pesantren with salafiyyah-aswaja typology is positioned to be a subject because of its great influence on government policy. The design of this study was a descriptive qualitative research in which the data were collected through interviews and observations in five big pesantrens in Lampung province. The result showed that the relationships between government and pesantrens tends to be constructive pattern which in turn pesantrens are not well developed and the determining aspects of collaboration are not fully identified. The core of this model is that the collaboration success in a policy is influenced by some factors such as good initial condition, consultative institution design, leadership facilitation, mutually actors’ preferences, and policy contents that are substantially well understood by collaborators

scholarly journals CIVIL SOCIETY DAN STABILITAS SOSIAL

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-79
Author(s):  
Ana Sabhana
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
The West ◽  
Community Forum ◽  
The Government

This paper discusses the problem of intolerance that still occurs in Indonesia, one of which is the rejection of the establishment of places of worship. The Karo Protestant Batak Church (GBKP) does not have a permit to build a house of worship, so the surrounding community rejects the building. This paper focus on the strategy undertaken by the Inter-Community Forum (FLO) in resolving the GBKP establishment case, as well as the obstacles that occurred in resolving the GBKP case in 2016 in Tanjung Barat, South Jakarta. This study uses qualitative research methods with analysis and in-depth understanding. Based on the results of the study, the Strategy of the Inter-Organization Forum (FLO) in resolving the Protestant Christian Batak Church (GBKP) case related to the establishment of houses of worship was successfully carried out, through a legal, public and also South Jakarta government approach. Conflicts between religious communities in the West Tanjung area can be avoided, although the Protestant Batak Church (GBKP) cannot establish a church in the region. However, the government has relocated the worship activities of the Protestant Christian Batak Church (GBKP) in the Balai Minggu Sports Hall (GOR) Pasar Rakyat.

scholarly journals Participation of civil society in decisions to mitigate environmental degradation in post-conflict societies: evidence from Somalia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osman M Jama ◽  
Guijian Liu ◽  
Abdishakur W. Diriye ◽  
Balal Yousaf ◽  
Ibrahim Basiru ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Active Participation ◽  
Peace Building ◽  
Environmental Cooperation ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Environmental Decisions ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
The Government ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys

The question of the degree to which participation by civil society contributes to environmental decisions in post-conflict societies has received little attention. This study sheds light on the extent to which degrees of participation contribute to environmental decision-making in the Puntland State of Somalia using questionnaire surveys. We found that active participation has the highest contribution to environmental decisions. Our findings also indicated that the most pressing forms of environmental degradation in Puntland, as perceived by the respondents, are land degradation, drought related to the scarcity of rainfall, and deforestation. This study recommends “environmental cooperation” built into the peace-building process as a clear-cut concept to tackle both environmental degradation and conflicts. At the core of this concept is active participation and collaboration between civil society and the government as a means of mitigating environmental degradation in post-conflict Somalia. This will result in favorable environmental conditions and sustainable peace.

scholarly journals Civil Society as Peacebuilder in the Internet Era

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Edwin Prasetiawan ◽  
Arofatin Maulina Ulfa
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Peace Building ◽  
The Internet ◽  
World War ◽  
Building Process ◽  
The World ◽  
Online Activism ◽  
Access Information ◽  
Modern Era

Peace building in the modern era is different from those in the World War era. While the latter focused more on the state-to-state policy, the former involves the participation of the society. Part of the explanation is the fast growing development of information and technology, particularly the development of internet, which has helped providing more spaces for civil society to involve and to influence peace building process in any humanitarian activities. This space, as manifested in various social media such as Facebook and Twitter, has become a new way for the so-called netizen (internet citizen) to access information on the existing conflicts, advocate or campaign for the management and settlement of the conflicts, gather financial supports for the peace building process, and develop confidence building among people of the conflicting parties. However, at the same time this space may jeopardize the peace building process as people has no restriction in expressing their opinion online which could deteriorate the relations among people from both sides. This paper, therefore, aims to examine the role of this online activism to peace building process in various cases.

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