Demokrasi dalam Krisis Partisipasi: Perlukah Membangun Pendidikan Kebijakan Publik dan Hukum untuk Generasi Muda?

2025-07-18T00:34:19+07:00

Indonesian democracy currently faces serious challenges in the aspect of meaningful public participation. Amid the availability of procedural participation space through elections and consultation forums, in reality public participation is often pseudo, people are involved symbolically without adequate understanding, access to information, or critical capacity. One of the main factors at the root of this problem is the lack of an inclusive, structured, and easily accessible public policy and legal education system for young people. In fact, Law Number 40 of 2009 concerning Youth firmly affirms the position of young people as strategic actors in national development, including their role as agents of social control in the process of formulating public policy. Policy and legal education is still concentrated in formal and professional academic environments, while the younger generation outside the lecture hall has minimal access to learn and be involved in the legislative process and public policy. With an exploratory-conceptual approach based on secondary data and scientific literature, this study reflects the urgency of inclusive policy literacy as a foundation for substantive participation. The findings and analysis in this study are expected to contribute to the development of alternative educational designs that bridge politics, public administration, and law, as well as being an initial reference for policy makers and education administrators in strengthening participatory democratic governance in Indonesia.

Tradisi Bakar Batu pada Masyarakat Provinsi Papua Pegunungan Kabupaten Yahukimo dalam Perspektif Kebijakan Publik

2025-07-18T01:00:22+07:00

Local traditions are often not an integral part of public policy, including in Yahukimo Regency, Highland Papua. One important tradition still practiced by the Mek Tribe is Bakar Batu, a cultural practice with social, economic, and ecological value. This study aims to analyze the role of the Bakar Batu tradition from a public policy perspective and its potential as a supporting element for sustainable development. The method used was descriptive qualitative with participatory observation, in-depth interviews, and document study. Data were obtained from traditional leaders, the community, and government officials, then analyzed using a successive approximation approach. The findings indicate that Bakar Batu plays a role in cultural preservation, conflict resolution, strengthening social cohesion, natural resource management, and improving the local economy. However, government policy support is still limited, particularly in aspects of funding, integration of cultural values in education, and legal protection of customary land. This tradition also has great potential in supporting environmental conservation and the development of cultural tourism based on the creative economy. Therefore, responsive, inclusive, and collaborative public policies are needed between the government, indigenous communities, and stakeholders so that the Bakar Batu tradition can contribute significantly to sustainable development in Highland Papua.

Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Negara AsIAN (Asosiasi Ilmuwan Administrasi Negara)

Demokrasi dalam Krisis Partisipasi: Perlukah Membangun Pendidikan Kebijakan Publik dan Hukum untuk Generasi Muda?

Tradisi Bakar Batu pada Masyarakat Provinsi Papua Pegunungan Kabupaten Yahukimo dalam Perspektif Kebijakan Publik