VILLAGE AUTONOMY and PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY in INDONESIA: The PROBLEM of COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION in POST-VILLAGE AUTONOMY in the SOUTHEAST SULAWESI PROVINCE; [Kaimo autonomija ir dalyvavimo demokratija Indonezijoje: Bendruomenių dalyvavimo administruojant kaimus problema Pietryčių Sulavesio provincijoje]

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Abdul Kadir, La Husen Zuada, Idris

2021 Public Policy and Administration Vol. 20 Issue 4 Article Cited by 6 SDG 16 Quartile

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to describe the granting of village autonomy and the implementation of participatory democracy in Indonesia by observing the practice of village planning and budgeting in the Southeast Sulawesi province. This research uses the descriptive qualitative method alongside the data collection techniques of document study, observation, interviews, and focus group discussions. The results of the study show that, firstly, decision-making in village development planning is dominated by the village elite and the government. Second, the village budgeting process is closed, elitist, low-accountability, inefficient, and off-target. There are four things that cause village autonomy to fail to realise participatory democracy: weaknesses in regulatory aspects; overlapping institutions; budget dependence; and the low competence of village communities and civil society in supervising the implementation of autonomy. The implication of this research is that autonomy that is practiced in a smaller scope does not fully realise democratisation and citizen participation in its implementation. © 2021 Mykolas Riomeris University. All rights reserved.

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Faculty of Social Science and Political Science, Universitas Halu Oleo, Jl.H.E.A.Mokodompit Kampus Baru Anduonohu Kendari, 93232, Indonesia; Faculty of Social Science and Political Science, Universitas Tadulako Jl., Soekarno Hatta Km. 9, Palu, 94148, Indonesia; Faculty of Social Science, Universitas Negeri Malang Jl., Semarang No.5, Malang, 65145, Indonesia

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