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Local Culture and Political Reproduction: Cultural Mechanisms of Electoral Dominance among Bugis Political Elites in Bone Regency A. Burchanuddin; Arief Wicaksono; Sobirin
KASTA : Jurnal Ilmu Sosial, Agama, Budaya dan Terapan Vol. 5 No. 3 (2025): Desember
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58218/kasta.v5i3.4118

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This study examines the role of social capital in the political reproduction of elites in Bone Regency, Indonesia, addressing a significant gap in the local politics literature, which has predominantly emphasized economic and political determinism. A qualitative approach with an in-depth case study design was employed. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, field observations, and document analysis involving political elites, traditional leaders, and grassroots voters. The findings reveal that the enduring electoral dominance of Bugis political elites is sustained not merely by financial resources but through the systematic operation of the Cultural Mechanisms of Electoral Dominance (CMED) model. Political elites strategically convert economic capital into long-term social capital by strengthening kinship networks (assiasangeng) and maintaining traditional patron-client relationships (punggawa-sawi). This sustained social investment generates a process of the euphemization of power, whereby material exchanges are transformed into morally legitimate social relationships grounded in Bugis cultural values, including siri', pesse, lempu', and getteng. These mechanisms produce symbolic violence and an electoral doxa, leading constituents to voluntarily reproduce dynastic political dominance because it is perceived as a natural, legitimate, and morally appropriate social order. The study contributes theoretically by reconceptualizing transactional clientelism as Relational-Moral Clientelism, thereby extending Bourdieu's theory of practice within the context of local electoral politics. It concludes that the reproduction of elite political power is deeply rooted in subtle forms of cultural hegemony. These findings suggest the need to redesign electoral oversight regulations by empowering the Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) to monitor political philanthropy beyond official campaign periods, while also strengthening critical political education to enhance voters' democratic awareness. Future research should undertake comparative studies in non-feudal settings and explore the transformation of political habitus among younger generations.
Development of Leading Sectors: A Policy Recommendtion for Inclusive Economic Growth In Pangkajene Regency and the Islands Sobirin; Juharni; Sulfianna; Irwan
KASTA : Jurnal Ilmu Sosial, Agama, Budaya dan Terapan Vol. 6 No. 3 (2026): August
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58218/kasta.v6i3.3393

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The purpose of this study is to analyze how the development of leading sectors integrated with strengthening public services can encourage inclusive economic growth in Pangkajene and Kepulauan Regency. Furthermore, this study aims to provide adaptive and targeted policy recommendations to increase productivity, competitiveness, and equitable distribution of economic benefits for local communities. This study uses a descriptive qualitative method with data collection through in-depth interviews, documentation, and observation, then analyzed using Nvivo 12 Plus software to identify patterns and themes. The study's findings confirm that collaboration between the development of leading sectors—especially fisheries and agriculture—and the strengthening of responsive and integrated public services is crucial to encouraging inclusive economic growth in Pangkajene and Kepulauan Regency. The successful development of this sector depends on improving productive infrastructure and human resource capacity, as well as utilizing appropriate technology, supported by cross-regional coordination and digital transformation, to accelerate service access and reduce regional disparities. However, challenges such as limited infrastructure, human resource disparities, weak coordination, limited budgets, and low technological innovation hamper progress. Therefore, the study recommends an integrated policy that prioritizes infrastructure investment based on local potential, human resource development, innovative financing, and green and blue economy approaches to ensure sustainable growth and equitable distribution of economic benefits.
Co-Authors A. Burchanuddin Arief Wicaksono Irwan Juharni Sulfianna