CREATIVITY AND SPONTANEITY IN THE THEORY OF THE COMMUNITY POWER LEARNING PROCESS

In this article, the study of community power learning process is introduced. The aim of the study was to build a conception and a substantive theory of adult learners’ group learning. The theory has a dialogue with three perspectives: andragogy, sociometry and neuroscience. The community power learning process builds a close connection with Morenian approaches of using sociometry, peer support and spontaneity and creativity in a group learning process. Spontaneity and creativity are seen as an essential part of adult group learning. Four main categories were found: participation, communality, creativity, and tutoring. The core category was identified as the community power learning process. This study has been carried out using grounded theory research methodology.

“Building Together” in Baltimore? Corporate Megadevelopment and Coalitions for Community Power

We consider how various coalitions influence redevelopment projects in cities, especially as communities demand more inclusion in the development process. Based on qualitative research, we investigate the approval process for the 235-acre megadevelopment project at Port Covington in Baltimore, Maryland, and how stakeholders, including developers, community-based organizations, politicians, and impacted community members view the project, the tax increment financing (TIF) granted by the city, and community benefits agreements (CBAs). Community leaders leaned hard on the development corporation, demanding community and city-wide benefits before a TIF could be approved. We analyze the processes of the Port Covington CBA within the context of the political and economic dynamics of Baltimore. This case study adds to our understanding of how communities respond to corporate-led developments through coalition building, effectively gaining power in how elite governing regimes dictate development in cities.

Symbols, Community and Contest: Jhatka and Tobacco in the Politics of Sikh Identity

Towards the end of the nineteenth century, the process of community-centric awakening was producing the politics of religious identity, mobilisations, and mutual cultural contests between different communities. Punjab being a province that was inhabited mostly by Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs witnessed an identity based triangular contest between these religious communities where the political leadership of each community picked up cultural symbols to mobilise, organise, and consolidate their respective constituencies. While presenting an account of the symbolic manoeuvrings around jhatka and tobacco in the politics of Sikh identity during the colonial and post-colonial contexts respectively, this article examines the role of symbols in community-centric discourses wherein cultural differences are transformed into cultural discord or antagonism. Here, it is argued that the meanings communicated and deciphered through such symbols need to be comprehended by locating their articulations in the field of inter-community power relations.

Keberlanjutan Program Kawasan Rumah Pangan Lestari Bagi Satu Kelompok Wanita Tani di Kelurahan Beji, Kabupaten Wonogiri, Provinsi Jawa Tengah

<strong>English</strong><br />Research on sustainability program is important for evaluation practice on the success of a program and for scientific knowledge accumulation. Kawasan Rumah Pangan Lestari (KRPL) Program is a major program that has long been implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture to enhance farmers’ households food security. The objective of this study is to evaluate the ecological, social, and economic sustainability of the KRPL program. This research was conducted on one of the female farmer groups (KWT) participant of a KRPL program, using a survey method of 60 respondents who were selected by simple random sampling. Data processing techniques used are frequency tables and Partial Least Square test. The results showed that the level of participation of KWT members was in high category and was in the category of citizen power or community power. In regard to sustainability of the KRPL Program, ecological aspect has improved the environment to be cooler and more beautiful, and the management of household and agricultural waste. Socially, a network has been established in business management, especially for marketing. Economically, it has increased people's income. It is recommended to develop homegrown organic agriculture by developing collaborative network between some KWTs or farmer groups across villages and sub-districts.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Indonesian</strong><br /><p>Penelitian keberlanjutan program penting dilaksanakan karena secara praktis berkaitan dengan evaluasi keberhasilan suatu program, dan secara teoritis berkaitan dengan tujuan memperkaya keilmuan. Program Kawasan Rumah Pangan Lestari (KRPL) adalah salah satu program utama Kementerian Pertanian untuk meningkatkan ketahanan pangan rumah tangga petani yang sudah cukup lama dilaksanakan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji keberlanjutan Program KRPL dilihat dari aspek ekologi, sosial, dan ekonomi. Penelitian dilakukan pada salah satu Kelompok Wanita Tani (KWT) partisipan dari satu KRPL dengan menggunakan metode survei terhadap 60 orang responden yang dipilih dengan <em>simple random sampling </em>pada Oktober 2018–Februari 2019. Teknik pengolahan data yang digunakan adalah tabel frekuensi dan uji <em>Partial Least Square</em>. Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tingkat partisipasi anggota KWT tergolong tinggi dan mayoritas termasuk kategori <em>citizen power </em>atau kekuasaan masyarakat<em>. </em>Terkait keberlanjutan Program KRPL, secara ekologis telah terjadi perbaikan lingkungan menjadi lebih sejuk dan indah, dan pengelolaan limbah rumah tangga serta limbah pertanian. Secara sosial, telah terjalin jejaring dalam pengelolaan usaha, terutama untuk pemasaran. Secara ekonomi telah meningkatkan pendapatan masyarakat. Disarankan untuk mengembangkan pertanian organik berbasis pekarangan melalui pengembangan jejaring kerja sama antar-KWT atau kelompok tani lintas desa dan kecamatan.</p>