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When the State Plays “Philanthropist”: Social Aid as an Instrument of Power Legitimacy Putra, Muhammad Deni; Rofiki, Akhmad; Argantara, Zaid Raya; Utami, Sari; Addiarrahman, Addiarrahman; Ondri, Dino
An-Nida' Vol 49, No 2 (2025): December
Publisher : Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyrakat

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24014/an-nida.v49i2.38327

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Social assistance, traditionally regarded as a governmental mechanism for advancing public welfare, frequently extends beyond its humanitarian role in practice and encompasses substantial political implications. Rather than exclusively targeting poverty reduction and inequality mitigation, social assistance is often employed strategically to legitimize and perpetuate state authority. This study critically investigates the reconstruction of social assistance policies as instruments of political domination, wherein the state is portrayed as a “benefactor” whose generosity elicits gratitude and loyalty. Utilizing a qualitative, literature-based methodology, the research identifies recurring patterns of politicization of social assistance across diverse contexts. The findings reveal that political legitimacy is constructed through multiple interconnected mechanisms: the selective allocation of aid serving as political patronage; the internalization of the state’s “savior” narrative via symbolic violence that redefines assistance from a citizen’s entitlement to a discretionary favor; limited political literacy that restricts critical public engagement; and the utilization of aid delivery systems to map, monitor, and consolidate grassroots political support. Consequently, social assistance often becomes a transactional tool fostering clientelistic relationships, undermining democratic participation, and exacerbating social inequality. This study highlights the imperative to reform social assistance governance by emphasizing transparency, accountability, and a rights-based framework, alongside efforts to enhance critical political literacy within society. Abstrak: Bantuan sosial yang secara konvensional dipahami sebagai alat negara untuk mensejahterakan masyarakat, dalam praktiknya sering beroperasi melampaui fungsi kemanusiaan dan menyimpan dimensi politik yang signifikan. Alih-alih semata ditujukan untuk pengentasan kemiskinan dan pengurangan ketimpangan, bantuan sosial kerap diposisikan sebagai instrumen strategis untuk melegitimasi dan mempertahankan kekuasaan negara. Penelitian ini bertujuan menelaah secara kritis bagaimana kebijakan bantuan sosial direkonstruksi untuk menopang dominasi politik dengan membingkai negara sebagai “dermawan” yang kebaikannya menuntut rasa syukur dan loyalitas. Menggunakan metode kualitatif berbasis studi literatur, penelitian ini mengidentifikasi pola politisasi bantuan sosial dalam berbagai konteks. Temuan menunjukkan bahwa legitimasi kekuasaan dibangun melalui beberapa mekanisme yang saling terkait: distribusi bantuan yang selektif sebagai sistem imbalan politik; internalisasi narasi negara sebagai “penyelamat” melalui kekerasan simbolik yang menggeser makna bantuan dari hak warga menjadi pemberian; rendahnya literasi politik yang membatasi kesadaran kritis masyarakat; serta pemanfaatan infrastruktur bantuan untuk memetakan dan mengonsolidasikan dukungan politik di tingkat akar rumput. Akibatnya, bantuan sosial cenderung berubah menjadi instrumen transaksional yang memproduksi relasi klientelistik, melemahkan partisipasi demokratis, dan memperdalam ketimpangan sosial. Studi ini menegaskan urgensi reformasi tata kelola bantuan sosial berbasis transparansi, akuntabilitas, dan pendekatan berbasis hak, disertai penguatan literasi politik kritis masyarakat.
Distribution Patterns Of Educational Assistance (Scholarships) In Improving Student Academic Achievement (Case Study Of The Dharmasraya National Amil Zakat Agency) Muhammad Deni Putra; Ronaldi Ronaldi
ZAWA: Management of Zakat and Waqf Journal Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021): December
Publisher : Institute of Research and Community Service Universitas Islam Negeri Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31958/zawa.v1i2.5063

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The distribution of zakat can be carried out in various patterns, depending on the managerial policy of the agency or zakat institution concerned. Sometimes it is channeled directly to mustahiik with a consumptive pattern and sometimes it is realized in a productive form or by providing capital or zakat can be developed with an investment pattern. The purpose of this study is to find out and explain how the pattern of determining recipients and determining the amount of educational assistance (scholarships) for students at BAZNAS, Dharmasraya Regency. The type of research that the author does is field research (field research). The method used is descriptive qualitative. The pattern of determining recipients and the pattern of determining the amount of educational assistance (scholarships) for students at BAZNAS, Dharmasraya Regency, namely: that the determination of recipients must meet general and special requirements, after completing the file, BAZNAS will make a selection which is done by: administration, written test , interviews and surveys to the field after being eligible to be determined as recipients of scholarship assistance, it is necessary to determine the decision of the leadership of BAZNAS Dharmasraya Regency regarding the determination of the names of the scholarship recipients. And in determining the amount of assistance, it has been regulated in the Work Plan and Budget (RKAT) of BAZNAS Dharmasraya Regency.