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Rahmat Muhammad, Rahmat
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Konsep Pemberdayaan Masyarakat versus Pengembangan Masyarakat: Studi Komparatif dalam Konteks Pembangunan Sosial di Indonesia Rasyid, Abd.; Pulubuhu, Dwia Aries Tina; Muhammad, Rahmat
SIGn Journal of Social Science Vol 5 No 2: Desember 2024 - Mei 2025
Publisher : CV. Social Politic Genius (SIGn)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37276/sjss.v5i2.430

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Community interventions through community empowerment and community advancement are crucial within Indonesia’s social development agenda, yet their effectiveness is often constrained by conceptual ambiguity between these two approaches. This research aimed to conduct an in-depth comparative study of community empowerment versus community advancement within the Indonesian context, encompassing a comparative analysis of concepts and theoretical foundations, a review of program implementation examples, and identifying their application challenges and opportunities. Employing a qualitative approach with a literature study method and secondary document analysis, this study thematically and comparatively analyzed various textual data sources. The analysis revealed fundamental differences between the two concepts: community empowerment inherently focuses on enhancing agency and shifting power relations, while community advancement is more oriented towards improving socio-economic conditions and infrastructure, although conceptual intersections and significant terminological conflation were also identified. In terms of implementation, programs reflecting community empowerment tend to emphasize substantive participation and strengthening internal capacities, whereas advancement-oriented programs focus more on achieving physical outputs; however, hybrid practices and the strong influence of contextual variations are prominent in the field. Both approaches face systemic challenges (e.g., institutional capacity, sustainability) and specific challenges (e.g., elite capture in empowerment, maintenance issues in advancement), yet opportunities for synergy also exist through decentralization frameworks and technology adoption. It is concluded that a clear understanding of the essential differences, similarities, and potential synergies between community empowerment and community advancement forms a fundamental basis for designing and implementing more effective, contextual, adaptive, and transformative social development interventions in Indonesia.
Beyond Ritual: Socio-Cultural and Economic Significance of the Sipulung Tradition in the Towani Tolotang Indigenous Community Amin, Nurul Auliya; Pulubuhu, Dwia Aries Tina; Muhammad, Rahmat; Kasnawi, M. Tahir; Sakaria, Sakaria; Yahya, Yahya
SIGn Journal of Social Science Vol 6 No 2: Desember 2025 - Mei 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37276/sjss.v6i2.636

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The existence of local belief adherent groups in Indonesia continues to face challenges of marginalization and modernization. Amidst this vulnerability, the Towani Tolotang indigenous community in Sidenreng Rappang Regency demonstrates strong cultural resilience through the execution of the Sipulung tradition. This study aims to explore and analyze in depth the socio-cultural and economic significance of this communal tradition, which is proven to transcend mere dogmatic worship rituals. This study employed a qualitative, reflexive ethnographic approach. Primary data were collected through participant observation, in-depth interviews, and field notes at the Perrinyameng ancestral tomb site. The data were subsequently validated through source and methodological triangulation. The results show that the Sipulung tradition operates as a structural ecosystem that supports the community’s life sustainability through five main dimensions. First, the spiritual dimension manifests absolute obedience to Dewata Seuwae through the contemplative practice of Molalaleng guarded by the Uwatta figure. Second, the cultural education dimension transmits ancestral values through the habituation of early childhood. Third, the social dimension strengthens mechanical cohesion by regathering the Passompe within an inclusive space. Fourth, the economic dimension deconstructs the idea that ritual expenditure constitutes symbolic capital accumulation driven by the Resopa na temmangingngi hard-work ethos. Fifth, the entertainment dimension through the Massempe’ sport functions as a cultural catharsis. In conclusion, Sipulung is not merely a pilgrimage rite but a resolution instrument guaranteeing minority existence. These findings recommend the need for local government policy intervention to protect civil rights. Furthermore, the establishment of spatial protection for the Perrinyameng area is highly required as a bastion of indigenous community resilience.
Co-Authors Akhmad, Muhammad Al-khahfi Amin, Nurul Auliya Asrianto AYYADANA AKBAR Buhari Mengge, Buhari Bustamin Wahid Ega, Siddik Fatmawati Fatmawati Fatmawati, Fatmawati Frans Antoni , Sihite Hairuddin, Reonaldi Halim, Maqbul Heni Pujiastuti Julianto, Hutasuhut Kasnawi, M. Tahir Kasnawi, Tahir Latief, Muh. Iqbal Latief, Muhammad Iqbal M. Zainul Abidin, M. Zainul Mardaya, Andi Maria E. Pandu, Maria Muhammad, Sawedi Murni, Andi Pratiwi Wulandari Pulubuhu, Dwia Aries Tina Raf, Nuvida Rahayu Rahayu Rahim , Hariashari Rais, Lukman Ramli AT, M. Rasyid, Abd. Ria Renita, Ria Sabiq, Muhammad Sakaria Sakaria Sesady, Siti Fatmawati Sosiawan, Aryo Suparman Abdullah, Suparman Syam, Ridwan Yahya Yahya Yudha, Andi Nurul Annisa