Journal La Sociale
Vol. 4 No. 4 (2023): Journal La Sociale

Local Government Resonance on Disaster Potential Issues

Muh Resa Yudianto Suldani (Graduate School of Extension & Communication Development, Gadjah Mada University, Pogung, Yogyakarta)
Hermin Indah Wahyuni (Graduate School, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
P. Wiryono Priyotamtomo (Graduate School, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Dec 2023

Abstract

Ring of fire that surround Indonesia from east to the west made this country become potential vulnerable to various types of natural disasters, Morowali is a district located in central sulawesi province that one of a disaster-prone area. It is traversed by the Matano fault which connected to Palu Koro fault which is a fault with approximately 8 mm active movement per year. This study aims to see how far the local government of Morowali responds to the issue of potential disasters, consider that Morowali district is one of the areas designated by the state government as a special economic zone. This study using an exploratory case study that does not see phenomena only from problems but also in the form of social activities, groups, and organization. Niklas Luhmann's concept of resonance is the main reference in describes the interconnection between systems and the environment. Research data obtained using in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and field observations. The informants in this study were executive and legislative board. The results show that the executive and legislative response to the issue of potential natural disasters shows the resonant capacity of two functional systems politics and economics are weak, which shows that the government's system should encourage the concept of proactive adaptation to strengthen its response to the existing potential disasters and create security for the Morowali community.

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JournalLaSociale

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Social Sciences

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Journal La Sociale ISSN 2721-0847 (online) and ISSN 2721-0960 (Print) Includes all the areas of research activities in all fields of Social Sciences such as Humanities, Law, Anthropology, History, Administration, Geography, Archeology, Communication, Criminology, Education, Government, policies, ...