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Mendorong Good Village Governance: Sosialisasi Pengelolaan Dana Desa di Negeri Tamilouw, Maluku Tengah Safrudin Bustam Layn; Wahab Tuanaya; Nurainy Latuconsina; Atikah Khairunnisa; Muhtar
Aksi Kita: Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat Vol. 1 No. 6 (2025): DESEMBER
Publisher : Indo Publishing

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.63822/x6r31s27

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sosialisasi pengelolaan Dana Desa di Negeri Tamilouw, Maluku Tengah. Latar belakang kegiatan didasari oleh mandat regulasi nasional serta tantangan empiris berupa keterbatasan kapasitas aparatur, lemahnya pengendalian internal, dan rendahnya transparansi serta partisipasi masyarakat. Pendekatan pengabdian meliputi pemetaan kebutuhan, sosialisasi interaktif, klinik kasus, dan evaluasi pra–pasca untuk menilai perubahan pengetahuan dan komitmen. Hasil menunjukkan peningkatan pemahaman aparatur sebesar 85 persen, penguatan praktik pelaporan berbasis bukti, serta penerapan indikator SMART dalam perencanaan. Di sisi sosial, partisipasi warga meningkat melalui community scorecard dan citizen report card yang memperpendek jarak antara warga dan pemerintah desa. Integrasi dimensi keberlanjutan ekonomi, sosial, dan lingkungan menghasilkan perencanaan yang lebih inklusif dan adaptif terhadap karakter kepulauan. Dengan tingkat kepuasan 89,5 persen dan dukungan 95 persen untuk pendampingan lanjutan, model good village governance ini dinilai relevan, praktis, dan siap direplikasi pada konteks desa pesisir lainnya..
Kuasa Uang dalam Pemilihan Kepala Daerah: Oligarki, Premanisme dan kekuatan Lokal Muhtar; Atikah Khairunnisa; Joana Tuhumury
Journal of Literature Review Vol. 1 No. 2 (2025): JULI-DESEMBER
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.63822/y2bh5j70

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This study explores the relationship between money power, oligarchy, thuggery, and local power in regional head elections, which collectively form a transactional patronage network. Drawing on Oligarchic Power Theory (Winters, 2011), this study shows that oligarchs use wealth to dominate politics, both in campaign funding and post-election policy influence. Coercive Clientelism (Wilson, 2015) explains that thuggery functions as a tool for mass mobilization, intimidation of political opponents, and securing votes in certain areas, strengthening the dominance of local elites. Furthermore, Berenschot (2018) identifies village heads and local figures as mediators in the distribution of money politics, which plays a crucial role in strengthening patron-client relationships at the grassroots level. This phenomenon supports clientelism theory, where money power is the primary link between oligarchs, candidates, and local communities. This study also reflects the plutocracy trap (Winters, 2011), where wealth is used to control public policy and reduce political accountability. The power of money enables patronage networks to operate systematically to produce policies biased toward elite interests, while simultaneously weakening the quality of local democracy. The theoretical contribution of this research is to broaden understanding of the interaction between economic power, social control, and local networks in transactional politics. These findings highlight the need for political reform to reduce the influence of oligarchs, strengthen transparency in political funding, and increase accountability in local democratic processes. This research provides a foundation for further study on strategies to improve democracy in Indonesia, particularly in the context of regional head elections as a means of local democracy.