Cultural Identity Negotiation of Javanese-Muslim Settlers with Indigenous Balinese-Hindus: A Study of Intercultural Communication Strategies

This article explores communication strategies in negotiating the cultural identity of Javanese-Muslims as immigrant communities in Bali. Identity negotiation theory guides this article into the construction of intercultural communication strategies. The qualitative approach is used to analyze the negotiation process between the identity that occurs, what elements of identity are involved, as well as what identity factors have an impact on communication in a harmonious life, especially among the immigrant population (Java-Muslim) and indigenous people (Bali-Hindu) in Wanasari Hamlet, Denpasar City, Bali. The results of this study showed the opportunity for each group of residents to teach their own beliefs, as well as put forward equality over differences in the creation of harmonious community life.

NEW INSPIRATION FROM CHINA'S PHILOSOPHY OF "UNITY OF MAN AND HEAVEN": CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS UNDER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

The danger of the novel coronavirus has not yet come to an end, and new variants have begun to attack the world. What philosophy should humankind’s strategy be based on when human society as a group is fighting against Covid-19, as the pandemic ravages the world? Unfortunately, political leaders of various countries have failed to achieve the overall awareness of attacking the pandemic for a shared future for mankind so far. In the face of the pandemic, mankind as a whole urgently needs to break through the narrow nation-oriented ideology of seeking only self-protection. The International Community should establish a new type of international cooperation featuring the concept of harmony of "all things under heaven as a unity". The international relations system dominated by the power ofwestern discourse is now in a bottleneck. The main aim of this article is to study the ancient Chinese wisdom of "the Unity of Man and Heaven" philosophy and build a global harmonious community. The author argues that the “export” of the aforementioned wisdom must be a priority for Chinese scholars. Keywords: Tao; Unity of Man and Heaven; Novel Coronavirus; Anthropocentrism; Harmony.

Konsep Harmoni Yang Dinamik dalam Kehidupan Beragama di Malaysia Melalui Pendekatan Maqasid Syariah

Di Malaysia, masyarakat menjalani kehidupan dengan berpandukan kepada agama. Satu konsep amat diperlukan yang boleh melindungi umat beragama sama ada yang muslim mahupun bukan muslim dan juga boleh mengelak perbalahan yang mungkin berlaku pada sesuatu masa nanti. Konsep harmoni yang dinamik mempunyai ciri kebersamaan yang boleh diterima semua golongan masyarakat dalam kehidupan beragama melalui pendekatan maqasid syariah. Oleh itu, kajian ini bertujuan menjelaskan konsep harmoni yang dinamik dalam kehidupan beragama. Juga mendedahkan kedudukan golongan bukan Islam yang menjalankan kehidupan di Malaysia. Selain itu, menjelaskan maqasid syariah dan peranannya dalam mewujudkan suasana masyarakat yang aman dan harmoni. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kualitatif dengan rujukan yang bersifat deskriptif. Data yang diperoleh adalah bersumberkan data primer, iaitu kajian lapangan melalui observasi, jurnal, artikel dan laman web dan data sekunder, iaitu al-Quran dan hadith. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa konsep harmoni yang dinamik merupakan panduan kehidupan beragama dengan berdasarkan kepada maqasid syariah. In Malaysia, people live their lives by being religious. It is an indispensable concept that can protect religious ummah, either both Muslims and non-Muslims, and can also avoid possible disputes. The concept of dynamic harmony has the unifying feature of all groups of people in religious life through the shariah maqasid approach. Therefore, this study aims to explain the concept of dynamic harmony in religious life. It also reveals the position of non-Muslims who are living in Malaysia. In addition, it explains the sharia maqasid and its role in creating a peaceful and harmonious community. This study uses a research qualitative method with descriptive references. The data obtained is the source of primary data, namely field studies through observations, journals, articles and websites and secondary data, namely the Quran and hadith. The study found that the concept of dynamic harmony is a guide to religious life based on shariah maqasid

Governing for and through harmonious community: The emergence of moral clinics in China

In this article, we advocate the adoption of ‘more temporal and processual characters’ to understand contemporary community governance in China. We show that communities in China are seen both as producing moral problems and as being the solutions to these problems. Furthermore, we argue that the establishment of the moral clinic provides an alternative to neoliberal ways of self-governance. In the article, we present moral clinics as a new form of community self-governance whose aim is to achieve a complex balance between various conflicts in the context of China’s unprecedented urbanisation in the name of governing for and through community harmony. Through examining the establishment of moral clinics, we expose how the relationship between the moral ‘hospitalisation’ of society and the socialisation of individuals can be understood in new ways. We argue that the institutionalisation of this ‘moral work’ is a strategy based on old techniques of Chinese traditional medicine that are being enhanced by modern organisational settings. In addition, we examine the micropolitics of the moral clinic through exposing the power relations behind its structural design, and especially its links with the state.

Exempla starotestamentalnych kobiet w interpretacji Prima Clementis

Some scholars have recently tried to show that the problems in the Christian community at Corinth were caused in a particular way by women wishing to have a more significant role within the community, and that the primary purpose of Saint Clement’s Letter to the Corinthians was to bring them to order and to show them their proper place in the community’s life and activity. The current study primarily tries to show that Prima Clementis was addressed to the entire Corin­thian community. This is followed by an analysis of the passages in which Saint Clement presents the feminine figures of the Old Testament: Miriam (the sister of Moses and Aaron), Lot’s wife, Rahab, Judith, and Esther, and interprets them in the context of the Christian situation at Corinth. In this way, it is shown that Cle­ment, by using the exempla method, creates the image of a perfect, ordered, and harmonious community in which women are outstanding for their strong faith, love, and hospitality.

The Message of the Carillon: Bells as Instruments of Colonialism in Twentieth-Century Canada

Bells and carillon have long symbolized the harmonious community in Euro-American political discourse. In this article, I denaturalize this rhetorical position by taking into account the context of bells and carillon in interwar Canada. I do so by reading William Lyon Mackenzie King’s address at the inauguration of the Parliament Hill carillon within the broader context of Canada’s colonial “Old World” nostalgia for the carillon. I then turn to testimony from survivors of the residential school system to argue that the link between bells, harmony, and community had to be forcefully imposed by settlers to banish any potential discord.

MODEL PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT PINGGIR SUNGAI DALAM PROGRAM PENGELOLAAN LINGKUNGAN PERMUKIMAN BERBASIS KOMUNITAS DI KELURAHAN PAHANDUT SEBERANG KOTA PALANGKA RAYA KALIMANTAN TENGAH

<p><em><span class="fontstyle0">Community-based Settlement Management Program (PLPBK) is a Central GovernmentProgram through the Ministry of Public Works, which aims to create a harmonious community life order with a safe, comfortable and healthy living environment, self-sustaining and sustainable, and has high economic value for its citizens. This study aims to 1). Identify programs related to the level of community participation, 2) Analyze community-owned social capital, 3) Analyze </span><span class="fontstyle2">community behavior on program activities. Determining the location is “purposively” as the </span><span class="fontstyle0">site is a top priority on Community-Based Settlement Environmental Management Program (PLPBK). Random sampling was 30 people. Primary data sources are households and secondary data obtained from BPS and related agencies. The results showed that the level of community participation in PLPBK activities was high (46.41%), the absorption of funds reached 98% and there has been a significant change in community behavior under the PLPBK Program.</span></em></p><p> </p>

Potret Kehidupan Sosial Masyarakat Minangkabau dalam Teks Syair Bada Mudiak dan Itiak Pulang Patang

This study aimed to describe the following two points. (1) The meaning of poetry Bada Mudiak and Itiak Pulang Patang on carving patterns Rumah Gadang Minangkabau. (2) A description of social life in the text of the poem Bada Mudiak and Itiak Pulang Patang. Ian Watt sociological theory is the approach used in this study. Object of study that is used is the text of the poem Bada Mudiak, poem Itiak Pulang Patang, and Natural Tambo Minangkabau. The method used in the achievement of these objectives is content analysis with an interdisciplinary approach to comparative literature. The study concluded that the meaning of the poem is the image of Bada Mudiak and Itiak Pulang Patang order Minangkabau harmonious community life, promoting mutual interests, and put the word consensus. Comparison of the meaning of Bada Mudiak and Itiak Pulang Patang with Tambo Minangkabau Society shows that Bada Mudiak and Itiak Pulang Patang is a portrait of social life Minangkabau.