ILMU SOSIAL DI INDONESIA: PELUANG, PERSOALAN DAN TANTANGAN
ABSTRACT: Social science in
Indonesia has enjoyed the luxury that has never been experienced in modern
scientific history in the country. Nonetheless, this luxury has not been able
to trail the development of social sciences achieved by neighboring countries.
Using the concepts of social science’s types, this article concludes that the
development of professional social science and critical social science has far
left behind the development of public and policies related social science. This
disparity actually marked the poor-quality of our social science development.
This writing also recommends the needs to construct national social science by
focusing on the revitalization of scientific association and reorientation of
the method of social scientist’s thinking. By the time these steps are taken,
Indonesian social scientists will be able to develop theories, concepts, and
appropriate methodology within the contexts of Indonesian society. The national
social science will become the amalgamation of Western social theories with
local societal context.
Keywords: social science
development, Indonesia, revitalization of scientific association, reorientation
of social science method
Penulis: Rochman Achwan
Kode Jurnal: jpantropologidd100034
