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Rethinking the Role of Customary Elites: The Flexibility of Adat and the Interest of Customary Elites in Local Politics in Lampung, Indonesia Kaneko, Masanori; Nurdin, Bartoven Vivit; Sari, Ifaty Fadliliana; Asnani; Turki, Syifaa Sabianova Addina; Thesalonica, Denysha
Jurnal Bina Praja Vol 16 No 1 (2024)
Publisher : Research and Development Agency Ministry of Home Affairs

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21787/jbp.16.2024.141-156

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This study examines the customary elites' role in the local socio-political landscape in Lampung, Indonesia. The problem is that so far, the role of customary elites is often ignored in regional development, where they only become political symbols and are used for local political interests in the region. In this case study, customary elites attempt to manage their adat communities so that they make positive contributions to society. Adat still has a significant influence and plays an important role in the daily lives of the Lampung people. However, this is not just community-level regulation or customary law; it also has important cultural and social significance for the nation. This study uses qualitative research methods and an ethnographic approach. Data was collected through in-depth interviews and participant observation with analysis using data reduction, verification, data display, and data triangulation. The result showed that adat helps form and maintain social ties among local communities, contributing to government development programs and administrative changes. In the adat government, traditional elites also represent their adat communities. Adat shows flexibility towards change while preserving local wisdom and contributing to regional development. Customary elites and adat communities have great influence in society, and they are valued and respected by their collective members. Their role should be maximized by local governments in regional development because one of the keys to successful development is utilizing local wisdom because local wisdom is the element that is most adaptable and flexible in change.
Ngupi Pai Culture in Coffee Shops: Media and Social Space in the Urban Society in Bandar Lampung Nurdin, Bartoven Vivit; Sari, Ifaty Fadliliana; Mathis Corbin; Ghanyy, Rafly; Ramandha, Wulan Suci; Turki, Syifaa Sabianova Addina
The Journal of Society and Media Vol. 10 No. 1 (2026): Social Transformation in the Digital Media Ecosystem
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Surabaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26740/jsm.v10n1.p125-156

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This article examines the activity and cultural product of Ngupi Pai, a tradition of drinking coffee together within Lampung cultural heritage, which has experienced an expansion of meaning from a domestic activity commonly carried out at home (lamban) to one also conducted in public spaces such as coffee shops. This transformation occurs alongside the development of media, information technology, urbanization, and multicultural social environments in cities. This study employs a qualitative approach with data collected through in-depth interviews, participant observation, and documentation in Bandar Lampung. Data analysis was conducted using triangulation, peer review, and member checking to ensure the validity and credibility of the findings. The results show that Ngupi Pai has shifted from private to broader public spaces, where drinking coffee is no longer limited to consumption but has become a social trend of gathering in coffee-serving venues. Drawing on Douglas’s beverage construction theory, drinking practices possess sociocultural dimensions that contribute to social bonding, identity construction, and symbolic meaning production. Coffee functions as a medium that creates egalitarian and communicative interaction spaces, positioning coffee shops as arenas for tolerance, inter-ethnic harmony, and informal social diplomacy. This transformation strengthens the adaptive nature of Ngupi Pai within contemporary urban sociocultural dynamics