Organizational Management Strategy and Bureaucratic Governance of Election Organizers Based on Local Wisdom at the Metro City General Election Commission (KPU)

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Muhammad Rifa'at Adiakarti Farid

Jurnal Tapis : Jurnal Teropong Aspirasi Politik Islam
Vol 22 No 1 (2026): Jurnal Tapis : Jurnal Teropong Aspirasi Politik Islam

This study examines how local wisdom can be integrated into the organizational management and bureaucratic governance of election organizers at the Metro City General Election Commission (KPU) to strengthen the inclusivity, legitimacy, and effectiveness of regional election administration. This study uses a descriptive qualitative approach based on document analysis and secondary data from official KPU documents, election regulations, election implementation reports, public information releases, scientific literature, and previous research relevant to the research topic. The analysis focuses on the relationship between formal bureaucratic principles and local values, specifically Angken Muwaghi, mutual cooperation, deliberation, multiculturalism, and kinship. The results of the study indicate that these values ​​function as social capital that supports public trust, participatory communication, community-based voter education, and organizational cohesion in local election management. Angken Muwaghi strengthens the social integration of heterogeneous communities; mutual cooperation expands collective participation; deliberation supports more inclusive decision-making; multiculturalism encourages sensitivity to diverse voter groups; and kinship strengthens internal organizational solidarity. This article also identifies the challenges of maintaining a balance between local values ​​and professional bureaucratic standards to prevent informal patronage or the personalization of institutional work. This article offers Local Wisdom-Based Electoral Governance as a conceptual framework for understanding how local values ​​can complement the principles of good governance in regional election management. This framework positions local wisdom not merely as a cultural symbol, but as a contextual resource for strengthening institutional legitimacy, public participation, and the consolidation of local democracy, particularly in multicultural societies that require an electoral approach based on local social trust.