<![CDATA[The PAPEDA Summit 2026 presents Indigenous Peoples as important actors in shaping sustainable development in the Land of Papua, yet the inclusion of Indigenous Peoples in development discourse does not necessarily guarantee meaningful participation in determining development priorities. This study examines how the PAPEDA Summit 2026 constructs the position and participation of Papuan Indigenous Peoples and how maṣlaḥah in siyāsah shar‘iyyah can be reconstructed to strengthen the legitimacy of development governance affecting Indigenous Peoples. This study employs a qualitative normative-empirical approach by integrating constitutional and legal analysis concerning Indigenous Peoples and development governance with the Islamic concepts of maṣlaḥah, shūrā, justice, and protection from harm, alongside documentary analysis of the PAPEDA Summit 2026 and related contemporary contestation. The findings reveal a gap between formal recognition and substantive participation: although the Summit emphasizes Indigenous leadership, sustainability, territorial protection, and collaboration, Indigenous participation cannot be considered meaningful unless it provides actual influence over development priorities and their consequences. The study therefore proposes the Participatory Maṣlaḥah Framework, consisting of four interconnected dimensions: recognition, meaningful participation, distributive justice, and protection from harm. It further develops the Impact–Participation Principle, which requires stronger participation, justification, protection, and remedy as the potential impact of development decisions on Indigenous rights increases. The study contributes conceptually by repositioning maṣlaḥah from a predominantly state-centered justification of public policy toward a participatory normative principle for evaluating and limiting development authority.]]>
Copyrights © 2026
