Indonesian Journal of Public Administration and Policy
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2026): Indonesian Journal of Public Administration and Policy

Direction of Socio-Cultural Transformation Policy Based on Community Empowerment in Realizing Prosperity in Southwest Maluku Indonesia

Ambar Teguh Sulistiyani (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Amanda Elista (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Nabilla Arsifatika (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Nadiyah Salsa Billah (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Khalda Hanifah (Universitas Gadjah Mada)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 May 2026

Abstract

This research focuses on efforts to improve community welfare in Southwest Maluku Regency (MBD). The poverty level of MBD Regency is much higher compared to the average poverty level in Maluku Province and the national average. Judging from the high potential of natural resources, such as the Masela Block, marine fisheries resources, buffalo, cattle, goat, forest products, regency should have the ability to alleviate poverty. Today we have entered a new decade in Long Term Regional Development, 2025-2045. How can the direction of socio-cultural transformation policies based on community empowerment create prosperity? This research uses a policy analysis approach, which is based on the MBD Regency Initial Long Term Regional Development Plan document. The data analyzed comes from secondary data, which is processed using descriptive statistics. The results of this research show that there is a socio-cultural transformation in overcoming poverty and improving welfare through community empowerment in MBD Regency. The recommendation submitted to the MBD Regency Government is that the direction of social and cultural transformation policies based on integrative social engineering is important so that an empowered, innovative and prosperous society is created. [Penelitian ini berfokus pada upaya peningkatan kesejahteraan masyarakat di Kabupaten Maluku Barat Daya (MBD). Tingkat kemiskinan di Kabupaten MBD jauh lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan rata-rata tingkat kemiskinan di Provinsi Maluku dan rata-rata nasional. Mengingat potensi sumber daya alam yang tinggi, seperti Blok Masela, sumber daya perikanan laut, kerbau, sapi, kambing, serta hasil hutan, kabupaten ini seharusnya memiliki kemampuan untuk mengurangi kemiskinan. Saat ini kita telah memasuki dekade baru dalam Rencana Pembangunan Daerah Jangka Panjang, 2025-2045. Bagaimana arah kebijakan transformasi sosial-budaya yang berbasis pemberdayaan masyarakat dapat menciptakan kemakmuran? Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan analisis kebijakan, yang didasarkan pada dokumen Rencana Pembangunan Daerah Jangka Panjang Awal Kabupaten MBD. Data yang dianalisis berasal dari data sekunder, yang diolah menggunakan statistik deskriptif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan adanya transformasi sosial-budaya dalam mengatasi kemiskinan dan meningkatkan kesejahteraan melalui pemberdayaan masyarakat di Kabupaten MBD. Rekomendasi yang diajukan kepada Pemerintah Kabupaten MBD adalah agar arah kebijakan transformasi sosial dan budaya yang berbasis sosial integratif teknik Hal ini penting agar tercipta masyarakat yang berdaya, inovatif, dan sejahtera.]

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Indonesian Journal of Public Administration and Policy (IJPAP), with registered ISSN 3123-6480 (print) and 3124-1735 (online), is a scholarly journal published by Yayasan Abdurrauf Cendekia Nusantara, Aceh, Indonesia. The journal is managed and published through the Abdurrauf Institute journal ...