PARADIGMA DALAM KEBIJAKAN DESENTRALISASI DI INDONESIA: SEBUAH KRITIK TERHADAP DOMINASI PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SCHOOL
ABSTRACT: In this article, the
underlying approach that has been used to formulate the post-Soeharto's territorial
reform that produced decentralization laws and regulations is critically
reviewed. The so-called Public Administration School or "PAS" that is
rooted on the formal-legal paradigm and adopted by the discipline of law and
political sciences has dominated the thinking behind the formulation of the
decentralization and regional autonomy laws. The legal drafter of the
decentralization laws in Indonesia are strongly influenced by the PAS approach
and have crafted a national law that is generally lack of comprehensive
understanding on the dynamics and processes at the society level. The PAS
approach is failed in their attempt to incorporating various dimensions that
are not only formatted but also contextualized the society. The critical
implications that are mostly beyond the imagination of the experts that belong
to the PAS approach is the fact that the news have created many loopholes for
political elites to easily manipulating the existing regulations for their
short term goal to capture the regional political positions and economic
benefits. Two case studies of "pemekaran wilayah" in Central and
Southeast Sulawesi provinces are presented to show the actual processes in
which “pemekaran” become an arena for the local elites to contest for power and
economic resources. A more comprehensive approach that is able to incorporating
social, economic and ecological dimensions is needed to avoid the flaws,
hypocrisy and manipulation by the political elites, as we have noticed in the
implementation of the current decentralization laws and government regulations.
Penulis: Riwanto Tirtosudarmo
Kode Jurnal: jpantropologidd080026
