The perception of inter-municipal cooperation by local officials and managers

Abstract Though the exploration of inter-municipal cooperation (IMC) is very widespread in contemporary literature worldwide, the perception of IMC by municipal officials is rarely examined. We focused this paper on revealing the relationship between the perceptions of municipal public officials and the realized benefits of municipal cooperation. Our research combines primary data from a survey of municipalities engaged in a form of IMC and in-depth interviews of both municipal officials and managers who coordinate IMC. Our survey results show that agreement with the statement that IMC helps solve administrative capacity problems tends to vary with the size of the municipality. This study detected considerable obstacles to IMC use, with one set of respondents indicating that they had tried cooperation and found that it did not yield significant, positive financial or non-financial benefits for them. Our in-depth interviews revealed that strong political leadership and experienced managerial staff can contribute to the development of municipal cooperation. In summary, our research provides evidence supporting the notion that the perception of IMC by municipal officials could be an important precursor to actual IMC use and future development.

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Bridging and Bounding Social Capital: Social Interaction Analysis of Islets Islanders in Wakatobi Marine National Park

Sodality Jurnal Sosiologi Pedesaan ◽

10.22500/8202028593 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 30-46

Author(s):

Taane La Ola ◽

Nur Isiyana Wianti ◽

Muslim Tadjuddah

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

National Park ◽

Interaction Analysis ◽

Primary Data ◽

Bonding Social Capital ◽

Bridging Social Capital ◽

The Social ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

Depth Interviews

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the differences in the strength of social capital that is bonding and bridging two community groups, namely land-dwellers and Sama Bajo boat-dwellers in three islands in Wakatobi Marine National Park. This study used a post-positivistic research paradigm, and the primary data were collected by using a questionnaire to 240 respondents who represented the group of land-dwellers and Sama Bajo boat-dwellers on the islands of Wangi-wangi, Kaledupa, and Tomia. This research was also supported by qualitative data through in-depth interviews from several informants and desk studies. The results showed that bridging social capital relations tend to be weak in the two forms of interactions between the Sama Bajo and the land-dwellers on Wangi-wangi Island and Kaledupa Island, while bridging social capital tend to be secured in Tomia Island. We found that the social context through the historical links in the past and identity played a role in the relationship of bridging social capital and bonding social capital in the three communities as an analytical unit of this research.

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Political apprenticeship and women leadership in a patriarchal society: Nasim Wali Khan’s political struggle through acquired skills

Liberal Arts and Social Sciences International Journal (LASSIJ) ◽

10.47264/idea.lassij/5.1.21 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 320-337

Author(s):

Hassina Bashir ◽

Muhammad Ayub Jan

Keyword(s):

Leadership Skills ◽

Political Leadership ◽

Primary Data ◽

Political Struggle ◽

Leadership Positions ◽

Her Family ◽

Political Skills ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Critical Aspects ◽

Do So

This paper addresses the critical aspects of women’s political leadership in Pashtun society. The primary questions under investigation are; whether Nasim Wali Khan acquired political leadership skills and if she did, how she utilized these skills to accomplish her political objectives? We intend to see how familial political apprenticeship as well as career progression, enabled Nasim Wali to attain and retain leadership positions successfully? We do so mostly with the help of analyzing primary data collected through in-depth interviews of Nasim Wali Khan, her family members, political workers, journalists, and academicians to comprehend to support our argument. This study highlights the qualities bestowed with and acquired by Nasim Wali Khan to attain a leadership position within a political party. The study argues that by developing her political skills, such as political acumen, eloquence, political astuteness, efficient decision making, confidence, and social astuteness, etc., Nasim Wali auspiciously engraved a political constituency in an otherwise patriarchal Pukhtun population. In such a way the paper explains the critical odyssey of Nasim Wali Khan in the uncertain sphere of politics.

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Makna Kekerabatan Dalam Budaya Lonto Leok Pada Proses Pilkada Di Manggarai Barat

LONTAR Jurnal Ilmu Komunikasi ◽

10.30656/lontar.v9i1.3116 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 9-19

Author(s):

Benedictus Simangunsong ◽

Felisianus N. Rahmat

Keyword(s):

Political Process ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Primary Data ◽

Literature Study ◽

Election Process ◽

The Everyday ◽

Kinship Ties ◽

The Relationship ◽

Depth Interviews

Abstrak Budaya memainkan peran yang sangat penting dalam politik karena menjadi cerminan masyarakat dalam menentukan sikap dan pilihan politik atau membentuk karakteristik masyarakat dalam berpolitik. Contoh dari hubungan antara budaya dan politik bisa tergambarkan pada isu kekerabatan pada pilkada Manggarai Barat 2020 yang dibahas dalam penelitian ini. Fenomena kekerabatan yang dimaksud adalah adanya kecenderungan dari masyarakat Manggarai Barat pada umumnya untuk memilih pemimpin yang seasal atau karena faktor kekerabatan dan kekeluargaan atau dikenal sebagai budaya lonto leok yang masih kuat mempengaruhi kehidupan masyarakat termasuk politik. Penelitian ini menggunakan paradigma interpretif dengan metode penelitian Fenomenologi. Adapun pengumpulan data penelitian dilakukan dengan data primer yaitu melakukan wawancara mendalam dan dokumentasi serta data sekunder berupa studi kepustakaan. Wawancara dilakukan kepada para informan yang melakukan lonto leok menjelang Pilkada Mabar Tahun 2020 dan juga pada pilkada-pilkada sebelumnya. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa makna kekerabatan dalam budaya lonto leok pada proses pilkada di Manggarai Barat adalah kebersamaan dan ketergantungan. Sementara peran budaya lonto leok dalam proses politik adalah pada saat pengambilan keputusan dan menumbuhkan ikatan kekerabatan. Kata kunci: Budaya, Politik, Kekerabatan, Lonto Leok, fenomenologi, makna kekerabatan Abstract Culture plays a very important role in politics because it reflects the everyday life of society in determining political attitudes and choices or shaping the characteristics of society in politics. One of them many examples about the relationship between culture and politics can be illustrated in the issue of kinship in the 2020 West Manggarai regional election discussed in this study. The kinship phenomenon in question is the tendency of the West Manggarai community in general to choose leaders who are in the same kinship and it is known as the lonto leok culture which still strongly influences people's life, including politics. This study uses an interpretive paradigm with phenomenological research methods. The research data collection was carried out with primary data, namely conducting in-depth interviews and documentation and secondary data in the form of literature study. Interviews were conducted with informants who conducted lonto leok ahead of the 2020 Mabar Pilkada and also in the previous pilkada. The results showed that the meaning of kinship in the lonto leok culture in the election process in West Manggarai was togetherness and dependence. Meanwhile, the role of lonto leok culture in the political process is at the time of making decisions and fostering kinship ties. Keywords: Culture, Politics, Kinship, Lonto Leok, phenomenology, meaning of kinship

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Elected officials’ perceptions of governance relationships and budget participation mechanisms

Journal of Public Budgeting Accounting & Financial Management ◽

10.1108/jpbafm-28-01-2016-b007 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 103-124 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Carol Ebdon ◽

Yue Jiang ◽

Aimee L. Franklin

Keyword(s):

Explanatory Power ◽

Relative Strength ◽

Budget Process ◽

Elected Officials ◽

Public Officials ◽

Reactive Strategy ◽

Survey Results ◽

Budgetary Participation ◽

Participation Mechanisms ◽

The Relationship

Issues like fiscal crises and sequestration may cause elected officials to get citizen input in the budget process. This action can be viewed as a reactive strategy used when the relationship with citizens is weakening; or, a proactive strategy to keep governance relationships strong. This conundrum prompts examination of how budgetary participation mechanisms serve representative democracy and governance goals. Using survey results from public officials in 391 midwestern cities regarding perceptions of governance relationships and the use of participation mechanisms, we find no significant relationships and weak explanatory power in the causal model. When trust in government keeps falling, the relative strength of the relationship between public officials and citizens is an issue that public administrators must understand to develop effective budget participation mechanisms.

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Unplanned Settlement Enclave Amidst Private City Developments

International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning ◽

10.18280/ijsdp.160412 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 723-729

Author(s):

Edi Purwanto ◽

Rachman Sjarief ◽

Anil Dawan ◽

Issa Samichat Ismail Tafridj ◽

Mochammad Veldian Ardana ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Local Community ◽

Video Recording ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Primary Data ◽

Bonding Social Capital ◽

Shared Identity ◽

Urban Settlements ◽

The Relationship ◽

Depth Interviews

The purpose of this research is to discover the factors which create the bonding social capital strengthening the relationship amongst Lengkong Kyai residents, Tangerang Regency, Banten, Indonesia. This research employs the qualitative method by triangulating primary data collected from in-depth interviews with local community leaders and public figures, field observation, and secondary data in the form of video recording, journalistic publications, and scientific journals from previous researches. The result shows that historical legacy, maintenance strategy, implantation of cultural, religious, and spiritual beliefs values, shared identity, as well as a relationship based on mutual trust are the factors contributing to the bonding social capital amongst Lengkong Kyai Residents. The novelty of this research is pointing out that policymakers, developers, even capitalist-oriented academicians often neglect the existence of bonding social capital in the development of urban settlements. This neglect often creates tension between kampong enclave’s residents and housing developers. Coexisting and mutual respect becomes important in building bridging and linking social capital between kampong residents, housing developers, local government, and private city dwellers.

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Continuing Professional Development and teachers’ perceptions and practices - A tenable relationship

Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics ◽

10.17509/ijal.v9i1.12463 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Author(s):

IGA Lokita Purnamika Utami ◽

Sarah Prestridge ◽

Ali Saukah ◽

Fuad Abdul Hamied

Keyword(s):

Professional Development ◽

Data Collection ◽

Continuing Professional Development ◽

Primary Data ◽

Teachers Perceptions ◽

Qualitative Approaches ◽

Teacher's Perceptions ◽

The Relationship ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Critical Link

Research on the impacts of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) on perceptions and practices has been conducted separately. This study attempts to investigate a relationship between the involvement of CPD and the alignment of teachers’ perceptions and practices about effective English teaching to draw a critical link between the relationship and the alignment. This study involved 6 teachers of English as a Second Language in Indonesia. Qualitative approaches of in-depth interviews and observations were the primary data collection tools. The findings indicate a partial relationship between CPD involvement and the alignment of teacher’s perceptions and practices. Specifically, as part of CPD, teacher’s professional enthusiasm is an indicator for a closer alignment in teacher’s perceptions and practices. Implications drawn from this study suggest that greater conscious raising is required to enhance teachers’ professional enthusiasm since it leads to an alignment between perceptions and practices of quality teaching.

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URGENSI PENYERAGAMAN POLA KOMUNIKASI ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVE DAN PERANNYA DALAM PENINGKATAN EFEKTIVITAS PENGAWASAN KEPATUHAN PAJAK

Scientax ◽

10.52869/st.v3i1.156 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 29-50

Author(s):

Mas Eko Affandi

Keyword(s):

Research Method ◽

Communication Competence ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Phenomenological Approach ◽

Primary Data ◽

Economic Downturn ◽

Test Results ◽

Communication Problems ◽

Survey Results ◽

Depth Interviews

The low level of completion of SP2DK, which has an important function in fostering and monitoring taxpayers as a mechanism to increase voluntary taxpayer compliance become the reason for this paper. The low completion of SP2DK during the pandemic is thought to have arisen not only because the economic downturn but also due to ineffective communication problems in counseling activities. Using a qualitative research method with a phenomenological approach, the study utilizes several secondary data such as education level, psychology test results, and also primary data from survey results and in-depth interviews with Account Representatives. Research seeks to identify communication problems that arise from counseling activities. The results of research that found problems related to Account Representative communication competence suggest the urgency of uniforming communication patterns in counseling activities as an effective communication guide as well as mechanism to leverage Account Representative communication competence.

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Maternal absence and transnational female labour migration; implications for the left-behind child

International Journal of Migration Health and Social Care ◽

10.1108/ijmhsc-01-2020-0003 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Saleh Seid Adema

Keyword(s):

Labour Migration ◽

Northern Ethiopia ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Female Labour ◽

Content Type ◽

Rural Villages ◽

Left Behind ◽

Local Officials ◽

The Relationship ◽

Depth Interviews

Purpose As migration of family members becomes an omnipresent phenomenon, the conventional norm of having a family and living under the same roof together is far from normal for many households. It produces transnational practices and multisite lifestyle configurations. This study aims to explore the implication of maternal absence as a result of transnational labour migration on the left-behind child in the context of transnational labour migration from Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approach It focusses on the perspective of those who stayed behind. The ethnographic fieldwork was carried out in two rural villages – Bulebullo and Bokekesa – of Worebabbo district in Northern Ethiopia. It involved in-depth interviews with children and their caregivers supported by interviews and group discussions with members of the community, local officials and traditional leaders. Findings Transnational mothering and other mothering emerge as new practices of mothering in the rural villages due to maternal absence have interrelated implications and meanings for the left-behind child. However, the rigidity of sending societies’ norms related to mothering and gendered labour dynamics exacerbated the negative implications of maternal absence on left-behind children. The absence of the fathers’ effort to redefine mothering or fathering by providing childcare is part of the equation in the relationship between maternal absence and left-behind children. Originality/value The findings of this study refute the notion that labels mother’s out-migration as “abandoning children”, “disrupting families” and “acts of selfishness”.

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The Optimization of the Role of Zakat in the Alleviating Poverty in Indonesia

Journal of Economicate Studies ◽

10.32506/joes.v2i2.470 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Farisha Rizky Haniefah ◽

Akhmad Faozan

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Method ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Primary Data ◽

Small Scale ◽

The Internet ◽

Poverty Index ◽

Program Managers ◽

Survey Results ◽

Depth Interviews

This study aims to determine the extent of the role of zakat in alleviating identified as mustahiq inentrepreneurship. Zakat intended for mustahiq can be used as business capital where businessesdeveloped by mustahiq are generally still small-scale, which is not accessed by bank financialinstitutions. The mentoring process includes planning, implementing, supervising and controlling andevaluating the program, becoming one of the amil zakat programs in managing productive zakat so thatit is expected to create economic circulation, increase the productivity of community businesses,increase income / economic results, and be sustainable. The methodology used in this study is adescriptive qualitative method to see the effect of productive zakat on the empowerment of the poorthrough the poverty index. This study consisted of primary data and secondary data. Primary dataobtained from the survey results or the results of questionnaires and conducted in-depth interviews withproductive Zakat program managers in Baznas and mustahiq as participants of the communityempowerment program through productive zakat. While secondary data is obtained from the BAZNASProgram Report on the internet, several kinds of literature, articles both magazines, journals,newspapers and the internet. The results of the study show that overall mustahik considers that theproductive zakat program by Baznas has run very well.

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Peran Baitul Mal Langsa dalam Pengelolaan Zakat dan Infaq untuk Meningkatkan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat

PERSPEKTIF ◽

10.31289/perspektif.v11i1.5505 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 250-261

Author(s):

Jauwahir Jauwahir ◽

Heri Kusmanto ◽

Isnaini Isnaini

Keyword(s):

Organizational Structure ◽

Field Research ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Time Limit ◽

Primary Data ◽

Or Management ◽

Survey Results ◽

Depth Interviews

This study aims to find out what the role of Baitul Mal in Langsa City is in Managing Zakat and Infaq to empower underprivileged communities identified as mustahik in Langsa City. various ways and means. The meaning of infaq is also something that is spent for good. Infaq also does not have a time limit as well as large and small. This type of research is Field Research or field research that is case study, namely research that is carried out intensively in detail and in depth on an organization, institution or particular phenomenon by collecting the necessary information by visiting homes or places of people or agencies who information will be asked. The approach used in this research is qualitative, namely research that needs to be carried out after the problem is researched qualitatively, but the solution has not been revealed. This research consists of primary data and secondary data. Primary data is obtained from survey results or results of in-depth interviews with the Head of Baitul Mal, Secretary and Staff or management who are the key to the ongoing activities of Zakat and Infaq Distribution. Meanwhile, secondary datasets were obtained by researchers from existing sources, such as an overview of the company, organizational structure, and so on. The results of the study show that Baitul Mal has a role to take care of, manage, collect, distribute, and utilize zakat. The collection of zakat is carried out by receiving or taking from the person who issued the zakat (muzakki) based on the notification of the muzakki.

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