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Policy & Governance Review
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This journal encompasses issues and practices in policy analysis, public management, public policy and administration. PGR provides high quality study outcomes and new thoughts for academic practitioners, researchers, scientists and consultants to discuss about social science theories and concepts to significant political, economic and social issues and to the ways in which public policies are made.
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Investigating Organizational and Human Resource Capacity of Village Government: A Case Study in Kutai Kartanegara Regency Andi Wahyudi; Dewi Sartika; Fani Heru Wismono; Lany Erinda Ramdhani; Lia Rosliana; Mayahayati Kusumaningrum; Siti Zakiyah
Policy & Governance Review Vol 4 No 2 (2020): May
Publisher : Indonesian Association for Public Administration

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (593.209 KB) | DOI: 10.30589/pgr.v4i2.267

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Indonesian Village Law No. 6/2014 mandates village to be a self-governing community and local self-government. Based on the law, village government conducts governmental administrative business, local development, fostering village societal, and empowering local people. To support the tasks, it is allowed to raise funds from various sources. This paper aims to investigate any problem and possible solutions to strengthen village capacity in order to achieve the village law vision. This research was conducted in Kutai Kartanegara (Kukar) Regency, Indonesia. It used a qualitative approach and the data were collected in several ways, i.e. focus group discussion, interview, secondary data, and observation. The study showed that village governments have no authority to design their own organizations, because the designs are prepared by central and local governments in detail. Moreover, lack of competence among village government staffs and financial dependency also make village governments rely on supports from central and local governments. It concludes that high intervene from upper governments make the village governments have limited room to manage their organizations. Secondly, policy disharmony among ministers also makes them in a dilemma about which one should be followed. Thirdly, various limited upon villages consequently makes them highly depend on supports, especially financial supports, from higher levels of government. Therefore, some actions need to be taken, such as reducing intervention, synchronizing policies among ministries, strengthening village organization and staffs, and optimizing the role of local government agency and stakeholders to take part in the village development process.
Women’s Leadership in Southeast Asia: Examining the Authentic Leadership Implementation Potency Fajar Apriani; Dini Zulfiani
Policy & Governance Review Vol 4 No 2 (2020): May
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Rapid economic growth in Asia has helped reduce gender inequality in several countries, especially those in Southeast Asia. This has led, among many other things, to the fact that women have higher opportunities to become leaders. Yet, in Southeast Asia the biggest challenge that remains is the tendency of “untrained” women in public leadership. Then the birth of women needs to get strategic support from the current system of leadership culture, that good life for women is the main pillar of women’s leadership requirements. This paper discusses the opportunities present for preparing Southeast Asian women to become future leaders from a number of authentic leader characteristics that they have. By using the content analysis method, the preliminary findings of this study is the existence of better gender relations, accompanied by the resilience and pragmatism of today’s location communities, bringing Southeast Asian women to a promising future leadership role. A number of characteristics of authentic leaders that have become the basis of women’s identity are actually the main capital to be prepared further through a number of educational efforts, assistance and training in order to increase knowledge, insight, organizational skills and self- confidence. Next, women leaders must be made. Women’s willingness and ability to adapt and develop stronger skills in the areas of emotional intelligence, empowerment, and power of influence place them in a strong position to use these advantages to propel them forward in leadership roles. Southeast Asian countries, especially those with a low human development index, have to begin to open up the need for a state led by women leaders who have the potential to represent a number of authentic leadership criteria to respond to the crisis of public confidence in the country’s leadership.
Collaborative Governance Actor in the Revitalization Program of Old Banten Religious Tourism Area Ahmad Sururi
Policy & Governance Review Vol 4 No 2 (2020): May
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This study discusses the interactions of collaborative governance actors in the revitalization program of the Banten Religious Tourism Area. The purpose of this study is to show the factors that influence the cooperation of local governments as well as analysis of the interaction between local government in the Revitalization Program of the Banten Religious Area. The research method is qualitative descriptive with interview and observation data collection techniques. Data in this study were obtained through primary data and secondary data. The results showed that various factors such as commitment, identification of priority needs, the process of integration and harmonization, participatory and institutional models supported the success of regional cooperation in the revitalization program. The interaction between regional cooperation policy actors in the Revitalization Program of the Old Banten Tourism Area in Serang City at the implementation level has run well, although there are still problems, which include interactions that are indirectly influenced by systems such as politics, economic and social systems. Problems also include the behavior of elites and officials who lean on certain groups.
Capacity of Higher Educational Institutions in Delivering Graduate Programs in Public Administration Ederson de Los Trino Tapia
Policy & Governance Review Vol 4 No 2 (2020): May
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The concern on capacity has become an intriguing study to examine the capacity of state universities and colleges (SUCs) and local universities and colleges (LUCs) in the Philippines to deliver quality graduate programs. This paper is a comparative assessment on the capacity of to deliver graduate programs in Public Administration of four HEIs in the National Capital Region (NCR), namely: Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM), Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), University of the Philippines-National College of Public Administration (UP-NCPAG), and the University of Makati (UMak) using indicators in six capacity areas, to wit: Human Resources, Knowledge Management Resources, Physical/Material Resources, Organizational/Leadership Resources, Networking/Linkage Resources, and Cross-border Services employing a qualitative, multi-source case study research design such as direct observations, documents or archival records, verbal reports from key informants (key informant interviews or KII), survey questionnaire, and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs). The results show that UP-NCPAG is very strong in four capacity areas; PUP is strong in all capacity areas; UMak is very strong in two capacity areas, strong in two capacity areas, but moderate in two capacity areas; and PLM is very strong in one capacity area, strong in three areas, but moderate in two areas.
Implications of the Decentralization Policy on Poverty Reduction in Indonesia Marlan Hutahaean
Policy & Governance Review Vol 4 No 2 (2020): May
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This paper aims to analyze the implications of decentralization policies that are linked to poverty reduction in Indonesia. The focus of the study is the decentralization policy as regulated in Law No. 22/1999, which was amended twice through Law No. 32/2004 and Law No. 23/ 2014 concerning local government. In addition, it also discussed Law No. 25/1999 concerning financial relations in the central-regional government. Using qualitative methods with a policy/program analysis approach and secondary data, this study found that decentralization policies do not link directly to poverty reduction. Out of 34 provincial regions, only 8 provincial regions have achieved a human development index (HDI) above the national average, while having a poverty rate below the national average. In contrast, there are 13 provincial regions that reached HDI below the national average and at the same time have poverty levels above the national average. Based on these findings, this study recommends, first, that local governments evaluate and direct various programs that lead to HDI improvement and poverty reduction. Second, that they synchronize poverty reduction programs in the regions with the same programs from the central government and international programs in the regions.
Impact of COVID-19 on Economic Activities and Poverty Threats in the Asia-Pacific Region Saddam Rassanjani; Novialdi Risky; Dahlawi Maz; Wais Alqarni; Muhammad Achdan Tharis
Policy & Governance Review Vol 5 No 1 (2021): January
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30589/pgr.v5i1.353

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This paper discusses the impact caused by a virus outbreak called coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The virus initially appeared in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, then spread throughout the world, including the Asia-Pacific Region (APR). COVID-19 is believed to have damaged health and the global economy. Unlike the crisis that was caused by many previous disruptions, the impact caused by COVID-19 is wider and bigger. Many economic sectors have been paralyzed and suffered losses, such as production and trade. Export-import cooperation has become a dependency between countries, and this has also been hampered due to the rapid spread of this pandemic. Then, the closure of transportation access and the suggestion to stay at home has made the tourism sector sluggish. Meanwhile, another effect of this pandemic is the emergence of new poor groups due to the rise in layoffs. This study uses qualitative research methods to search for theoretical references relevant to cases or problems found in various works of literature, mainly scientific journals, books, reports, and actual and trusted news on the internet. This study aims to explore the potential of COVID-19 that not only threatens health, but also social, political, and economic spheres. From the analysis, it was concluded that COVID-19 could inhibit all global socio- economic activities that threaten the success of realizing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but on the other hand, this pandemic can also be momentum for a more sustainable life order.
The Merit System’s Adaptation to the Implementation of Bureaucratic Official Recruitment and Promotion Policy in South Central Timor Regency Severinus Mau; A.G. Subarsono; Yuyun Purbokusumo
Policy & Governance Review Vol 4 No 3 (2020): September
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30589/pgr.v4i3.356

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The inequality of human resource (HR) capacity among bureaucrats is an immense challenge confronted by the South Central Timor (SCT) regional government concerning the policy for recruiting and promoting bureaucratic positions. The strong ecological characteristics of the local community with its diverse and varying social, cultural, geographical, economic, and educational environments, coupled with salience of kinship and affiliation have set the backdrop for differences in the bureaucratic personnel’s capacity and performance. Such conditions make it difficult for regional bureaucracies to avoid the emergence of HR capacity disparity issues among bureaucrats. The current study aims to identify and analyze the implementation of bureaucratic position promotion and recruitment policy in SCT Regency. The post-positivist approach was employed in the research by using the descriptive qualitative method. Data were collected through observations, literature study, document study, and in-depth interviews to obtain information, perspectives, and opinions from relevant sources. By comparing theoretical and empirical models, and using the construction of cultural and structural approach models, study results indicate that the merit system’s adaptation developed in recruiting and promoting SCT Regency’s bureaucratic officials tends to use rational representation. This means ethnic representation and native son priority are accommodated in the policy for recruiting and promoting SCT government officials as a manifestation of an achieved mutual consensus, although the process must be conducted through a professional system based on qualifications, competence, and institutional needs.
Post Decentralization Corruption: A study on perpetual corruption at the local level in West Lombok Iwan Tanjung Sutarna; Subando Agus Margono; Agus Heruanto Hadna
Policy & Governance Review Vol 5 No 3 (2021): September
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30589/pgr.v5i3.461

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The current article aims to explore corruption at the local level. There are two main discourses that set the background for this study. First, corruption is considered a result of decentralization, which opened up the local political structure. Second, corruption happened as a result of a societal shift along the prismatic continuum. These two main discourses serve as the theoretical background in research to find the meanings behind the reality of perpetual corruption occurring at the local level. The research employed the theory of decentralization and a prismatic society approach as analytical tools along with a phenomenological approach. The study found linkages in decentralization as a new reason for the growth and development of corruption at the local level on account of the prismatic structure empowering elite rulers to replicate corrupt practices.
Leadership and Crisis Communication During Covid-19: The Case of Brunei Darussalam Li Li Pang
Policy & Governance Review Vol 5 No 2 (2021): May
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30589/pgr.v5i2.388

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National leaders’ responses to the Covid-19 pandemic globally have shown that while the definition of leadership is still debatable in academia, in times of crisis, it is easily identifiable and seen. The world has seen different responses by national leaders to curb the spread of the virus, Covid-19, which has claimed more than a million lives, affecting 189 countries worldwide since January 2020. Developed countries’ successes in dealing with the pandemic are widely reported by international media, but the successes made by developing countries are not. One such country is Brunei Darussalam, where her success, even regionally in Southeast Asia, was downplayed. This paper is a qualitative case study, highlighting Brunei Darussalam’s success in handling the pandemic. Brunei Darussalam began to ‘flatten the curve’ since March 29, 2020 and there was no local transmission since May 7, 2020. The paper will show how leadership, effective crisis communication together with advances in telecommunication technologies, existing institutional practices, and a supportive public have helped Brunei Darussalam curb the spread of the virus within the country.
Land Issues in Forest Areas of Yogyakarta Special Region and The Dynamic of Decision Making Process Soraya Isfandiari; Ambar Widaningrum; Nunuk Dwi Retnandari
Policy & Governance Review Vol 4 No 3 (2020): September
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30589/pgr.v4i3.350

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There is a forest land identified as Ab Gronden, located in Gunung Kidul Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region. Ab Gronden occupation has led to prolonged conflict over land until today. Environment and Forestry Service (EFS) of Yogyakarta Special Region has made a decision of “do nothing” from the policy set by central government to solve the problem. This study intends to examine factors underlying the decision of “do nothing". This type of research is a case study, that is a study on a policy in the context of real life and uses historical approach holistic single case study through the procedures of data collection and analysis systematically. The sources of data in this study consisted of both primary and secondary sources of data and were analyzed qualitatively. The results of this study found the following conclusion factors underlying of why decision of “do nothing” choosed by EFS is because of there is no policy agenda of forest land statue yet. EFS has experience a dilemma and conflict to make a decision relate to: a) the differences in the ab gronden perception among actors, b) multy level hierarchy of decision making, c) there is no initiation of dialogue between related actors. The Organizational Politics Model has not been able to work in decision making of government organizations that are grounded in legal provisions. The do nothing decision was made because the bargaining process between the actors was not running.

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