STUDI TENTANG ’ELIT INDONESIA’: PROBLEMATIKA & PENDEKATAN

Thung, Ju Lan ( Pusat Penelitian Kemasyrakatan dan Kebudayaan, Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (PMB-LIPI))

Jurnal Masyarakat dan Budaya
Vol 12, No 3 (2010)

Even though the term ’elite’ is often used by the Indonesian researchers, but it is rather difficult to find a particular study that focuses on the Indonesian elite(s). We could find some historical writings concerning Indonesian elite of the 20th century, but not contemporary studies on the Indonesian elite(s), particularly those using anthropological approaches. This paper discusses the methodological problems which are faced by the Indonesian researchers to conduct an anthropological study of elite. Keywords: elite, the category of elite, anthropological approach on elite, Indonesian elite(s), study of Indonesian elite.