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Coral Reef Restoration Project and Impact on the Life of the Community of Bontosua Island South Sulawesi Island Mansyur Radjab; Suparman Abdullah; Sultan Sultan; Suryanto Arifin; Ridwan Syam
Budapest International Research and Critics Institute-Journal (BIRCI-Journal) Vol 5, No 3 (2022): Budapest International Research and Critics Institute August
Publisher : Budapest International Research and Critics University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33258/birci.v5i3.6118

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The purpose of this study is to analyze its impact on individual, household and community income, analyze its impact on political life or leadership and punggawa-sawi relations, and analyze institutional impact as a means of supporting coral reef restoration programs. The research method used is descriptive qualitative research with data collection through in-depth interviews with deliberately selected informants, namely village heads, non-government officials and members of the fishing community. In addition, he also observed several coral reef restoration project activities and local community activities. The results show that the coral reef restoration program that has been running for approximately four years as a transition has not yet had an impact on improving the economy of residents, individuals or groups or communities, both in terms of income, especially capital. Coral reef restoration is still in the maintenance/monitoring program stage, so fishing around the reef restoration area is still prohibited. The perceived impact may be limited to salary/incentives. When talking about politics or leadership and punggawa-sawi relations, some people feel that the hopes that were previously raised have become empty for some people. what people feel now is gone, just like what they felt before. The program tends to be used as a source of political capital. The group in question has the nuances of selective slashing, who is close to the Village Head, he is the one who is involved. As for the fishermen's institutions, especially the retainer-sawi relationship, it is said that they do not know exactly what it is. The impact on the survival of organizations involved in coral reef restoration is the Community Monitoring Post (Poswasmas), which is a participatory organization, but in practice tends to be limited to the interests of fishermen.
Reproduksi Sosial dan Dominasi Simbolik Nelayan di Lingkungan Ujung, Kabupaten Polman M, Ahmad Zaki; Suparman Abdullah; Mansyur Radjab
Emik Vol. 8 No. 2 (2025)
Publisher : Universitas Muslim Maros

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.46918/emik.v8i2.2973

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This study investigates the mechanisms of social reproduction and symbolic domination within the patron–client (punggawa–sawi) relationships in the fishing community of Ujung Neighbourhood, focusing on how structural inequality persists through cultural and symbolic processes. The strength and novelty of this research lie in its application of Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of social practice as an analytical lens to move beyond one-dimensional economic explanations, enabling a dialectical understanding between individuals’ subjective experiences and the objective reality of the Ujung environment. Through this perspective, poverty and dependence are not seen as static conditions but as dynamic outcomes of the interaction among habitus, capital, and field in fishermen’s everyday practices. Using a qualitative approach, this study was conducted in Lingkungan Ujung Kabupaten. Data were collected through in-depth interview and participative observation. There are ten informants involved in the study, consisting of three punggawa and seven sawi, who were selected using purposive sampling. They varied in age (between 30 and 60) and education level (between junior high school and S1). The findings reveal that punggawa consolidate multiple forms of capital to maintain authority by: economic capital through boat ownership and market control; social capital through networks with traders and local authorities; cultural capital through maritime knowledge and leadership; and symbolic capital expressed in legitimacy and community respect. These intertwined capitals allow them to extend influence beyond economic relations into social and symbolic realms, normalizing domination as morally justified. Conversely, sawi possess limited capital and inherit a habitus of dependency, reinforcing subordination and limiting mobility. The study concludes that breaking this cycle requires interventions addressing both economic inequality and the sociocultural mechanisms that legitimize and perpetuate domination.