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SIDENRENG RAPPANG VERSUS MASYARAKAT EKONOMI ASEAN
Author : Ahmad Mustanir
Abstrak:
Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (DIY) enjoys a special arrangement compared to other provinces in Indonesia,
especially in terms of the governor and vice governor positions. Hence, the governor and vice governor of this
province are political posts which are privileged to the Sultan Hamengkubuwono and Adipati Pakualam. For this
reason, some people consider this arrangement undemocratic, since there is not equal access for everyone to
be elected as governor in the province. However, in terms of Indonesian Democracy Index, DIY is always among
the top three ranks. This paper is aimed to explain how and why this paradox exists in DIY. Tracing back the
history, Kasultanan and Pakualaman both had their own values and traditions which were mostly hierarchical in
managing public issues and their relation to their people. Soon after Indonesian independence in 1945, those two
traditional institutions then had to deal with the newly established modern institution (state) which soon would
promote democracy. This development creates a unique local regime pattern, wherein on the one side traditional
culture, values, and social practice were mostly based on patron–client relationships which can still easily be
seen in present-day political practice, while on the other side democratic institutions, such as political parties,
non-government organizations (NGOs), and community-based organizations (CBOs) now flourish massively and
greatly influence the democratization process in this special province. The intertwining between tradition and
democracy is a form of hybrid democracy which usually is found in transition to democracy contexts. However,
what happened in DIY is not just a transition from hierarchy based politics to democracy, since it is a regime
already with a history involving a stable and long collaboration between traditional and modern institutions
in managing public issues. This unique arrangementis unable to be replaced fully during the democratization
process in Indonesia since 1998. As a result, this hybrid democracy situation then needs to be considered as a
significant source in supporting political stability and maintaining development achievements in DIY.
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