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Persoalan Eksplorasi Sumber Daya Timah di Pulau Bangka dalam Perspektif Teori Sosial Kritis Mazhab Frankfurt Herza, Herza; Nur Faizza Tunnisa; Ramadhani, Tiara; Darmawan, Budi; Nova, Chelsea
Equilibrium: Jurnal Pendidikan Vol. 13 No. 3 (2025): EQUILIBRIUM: JURNAL PENDIDIKAN
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26618/f2vyse31

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This paper focuses on analyzing the massive tin mining issue on Bangka Island through the lens of the First Generation Frankfurt School’s critical social theory, particularly the ideas of Horkheimer and Adorno concerning the consequences of instrumental or technological rationality. The study employs a qualitative approach using a literature review method, elaborated with field observations for data collection. The analysis reveals the continuing relevance of the First Generation Frankfurt School’s thought in understanding modern human problems rooted in instrumental rationality, as reflected in the large-scale exploitation of tin resources. A critical examination indicates that the root cause of this phenomenon lies in the epistemic foundation of the state’s and local elites’ approach to resource management—through PT Timah (formerly PT Kobatin)—which is characterized by what Horkheimer terms instrumental rationality and what Adorno refers to as technological rationality. This mode of reasoning prioritizes effectiveness, efficiency, and profit orientation, often at the expense of environmental integrity and human well-being. Empirical evidence of environmental degradation is evident in unreclaimed mining pits (kolong), damaged mangrove ecosystems, marine pollution leading to the loss of fishermen’s livelihoods, and a widening socio-economic gap between elites and field laborers.
The Politics of Mobilizing Pro-Democracy Citizens in the Empty-Box Voting Movement in the 2024 Pangkalpinang Local Election Hidayat, Novendra; Nugroho, Sigit; Herza, Herza
Journal Public Policy Vol 12, No 2 (2026): April
Publisher : Universitas Teuku Umar

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This article analyzes the politics of mobilizing support for the empty-box option in the 2024 Pangkalpinang local election, positioning it as a form of citizens’ electoral resistance to the narrowing of competition under single-candidate dominance. Using a descriptive qualitative approach through in-depth interviews, participant observation, and documentary analysis the study maps: (1) patterns of mobilization and volunteer networks, (2) movement resources (socio-cultural capital) and their negotiation with elite political capital, and (3) policy implications arising from regulatory gaps after an empty-box victory. The findings show that mobilization was organic and grew through cross-class community nodes (e.g., BOTAK, PKK, and Baju KOKO), supported by cultural framing, network-based communication (WhatsApp/social media), and solidarity practices that substituted for conventional political logistics. At the same time, the empty-box victory unfolded within local power relations in which political capital and kinship politics shaped the opportunity structure and narrowed formal channels of competition. The article offers recommendations to strengthen the governance of single-candidate local elections: clarifying the status and rights of the empty box in electoral regulation, strengthening internal party democracy, and developing mechanisms to prevent nomination cartelization so that electoral competition remains meaningful.