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Jurnal Administrasi Publik : Public Administration Journal
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Customary Land Governance Transformation and Indigenous Public Administration in Border Communities of East Nusa Tenggara Mariayani O. Rene; Syukur Muhaymin Adang Djaha; Ernestus Holivil; Belandina Long
Jurnal Administrasi Publik (Public Administration Journal) Vol. 16 No. 1 (2026): Jurnal Administrasi Publik (Public Administration Journal), June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31289/jap.v16i1.16286

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This study examines the transformation of customary (ulayat) rights into individual ownership and its implications for land governance in border communities of East Nusa Tenggara, focusing on Wehali Village, Malaka Regency. Existing studies have primarily examined customary land issues from legal, agrarian, and anthropological perspectives, while limited attention has been given to how the conversion of communal rights into individual ownership affects governance legitimacy and institutional authority in indigenous border communities. Wehali was selected as a strategic case because it remains a major center of customary governance in Timor while experiencing increasing interaction with state-led land administration reforms. Using a qualitative case study approach, data were collected through in-depth interviews, participant observation, and document analysis involving customary leaders, community representatives, and government actors. The findings show that customary institutions continue to regulate communal land through traditional leadership structures such as Liurai, Loro, Nain, and Fukun. However, the expansion of formal land certification has shifted authority toward legal-rational administrative systems that prioritize individual ownership. This transformation has generated institutional dualism, governance fragmentation, declining compliance with adat norms, and uncertainty in land governance. The study further reveals that the sustainability of customary land governance depends on institutional resilience, community compliance, and state recognition. The novelty of this research lies in conceptualizing customary land transformation as a governance transition process and proposing an Integrated Governance framework in which collaborative governance mediates the relationship between customary legitimacy and formal administrative authority. The study contributes to Indigenous Public Administration by demonstrating that indigenous institutions perform key public administration functions related to resource management, dispute resolution, participation, and collective decision-making. The findings highlight the importance of collaborative governance and participatory land administration for sustainable governance in indigenous border regions.
Bridging the Local Digital Readiness Gap: Evidence from IKD Implementation in Waiheru Village, Ambon City Normawati Normawati; Humairah Almahdali; La Madjid
Jurnal Administrasi Publik (Public Administration Journal) Vol. 16 No. 1 (2026): Jurnal Administrasi Publik (Public Administration Journal), June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31289/jap.v16i1.16442

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The Digital Population Identity (Identitas Kependudukan Digital/IKD) program is part of Indonesia's digital government agenda, yet its local implementation depends on more than application availability. This study analyzes the effectiveness of IKD implementation in Waiheru Village, Ambon City, through four digital governance dimensions: accessibility, service efficiency, institutional readiness, and trust-based participation. Using a descriptive qualitative design, data were collected through 14 semi-structured interviews with the village head, civil administration staff, community leaders, IKD users, and non-users, supported by two focus group discussions, observation at the village office, and document review. Thematic analysis shows that IKD has begun to support faster identity verification, but its effectiveness remains limited by unequal digital access, low user capability, weak institutional readiness, partial service integration, and limited trust in data governance. The novelty of this study lies in identifying a local digital readiness gap, where national digital identity policy is formally available but cannot produce inclusive public value without village-level facilitation. Theoretically, the study extends digital governance literature by explaining grassroots digital identity effectiveness as a socio-institutional process shaped by policy translation, bureaucratic capacity, citizen capability, trust, and co-production, rather than by application availability alone. The study recommends community-based digital mentoring, stronger coordination between Dukcapil and village officials, and service indicators that measure accessibility, efficiency, trust, and citizen participation.
Feedback and Governance Capacity in Indonesia's Tobacco Excise Policy: The Role of Narrative Coalitions Aris Munandar; Alfitri Alfitri; M. Husni Thamrin; Alamsyah Alamsyah
Jurnal Administrasi Publik (Public Administration Journal) Vol. 16 No. 1 (2026): Jurnal Administrasi Publik (Public Administration Journal), June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31289/jap.v16i1.16709

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This study looks at policy feedback as a factor that influences the governance capacity in Indonesia’s tobacco excise policy. While previous studies have explored fiscal performance, economic implications and public health consequences, there has been limited attention on how excise policy affects governance in the post-implementation stage. This study addresses the gap by examining structural, interpretive and behavioural feedbacks and the role of narrative coalitions in the development of policy legitimacy. An embedded mixed-methods design was employed using policy documents, media coverage, academic literature, and a survey of 100 tobacco consumers. Qualitative data were analysed through open, axial, and selective coding, while survey data were analysed descriptively. The findings show that structural feedback reinforces fiscal-administrative routines more strongly than public-health objectives. Interpretive feedback reveals competing health, economic-security and cultural-identity narratives that affect policy legitimacy. Many smokers reacted to excise increases with consumption changes, product switching, and rolling-your-own tobacco rather than cessation. Drawing on policy feedback theory, this study shows how governance capacity is built through the interaction of institutions, narratives and citizen adaptation. This study provides a governance-based explanation of tobacco excise policy by combining structural, interpretive and behavioral feedback within a common analytical framework.
Dynamic-Networked Archipelagic Governance for Population Administration Services in the Tanimbar Islands: Study in Tanimbar Islands Julia Theresia Patty; Ahmad Rosandi Sakir
Jurnal Administrasi Publik (Public Administration Journal) Vol. 16 No. 1 (2026): Jurnal Administrasi Publik (Public Administration Journal), June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31289/jap.v16i1.16995

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This study examines Dynamic-Networked Archipelagic Governance in population administration service delivery in the Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia. The study responds to the problem that population administration services in archipelagic regions are shaped not only by administrative procedures, but also by distance, sea transportation, weather uncertainty, limited connectivity, and the everyday mobility of island communities. A convergent mixed-methods design was employed by combining survey data from 220 service users with semi-structured interviews involving 12 informants. Quantitative data were analyzed using validity and reliability tests, descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, classical assumption tests, and multiple linear regression, while qualitative data were analyzed thematically. The findings show that Dynamic Governance Capability and Networked Governance are positively and significantly associated with Population Administration Service Effectiveness. The regression model explains 95.0% of the variation in service effectiveness; however, this result is interpreted cautiously because the two independent variables show a very high correlation and indicate multicollinearity. Rather than treating the variables as fully separate predictors, this study argues that adaptive government capability and local governance networks operate as interconnected mechanisms in island-based public service delivery. The conceptual contribution of this study lies in proposing Dynamic-Networked Archipelagic Governance as a framework for understanding how public services become more accessible, timely, reliable, and territorially responsive in geographically fragmented regions.
Rationalizing Electoral Promises: Bureaucratic Politics and Constrained Electoral Welfare in Padang’s Free Health Insurance Policy Andri Rusta; Rezki Adminanda
Jurnal Administrasi Publik (Public Administration Journal) Vol. 16 No. 1 (2026): Jurnal Administrasi Publik (Public Administration Journal), June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31289/jap.v16i1.17001

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This article examines the policy process of the FreeIndonesia’s national Health Insurance Program in Padang City, regulated by Mayor’s Regulation (Perwako) No. 160 of 2025. While a growing body of literature has examined the politics of welfare expansion and health coverage in Indonesia, previous studies have paid limited attention to how electoral welfare promises are transformed through bureaucratic and institutional mechanisms at the subnational level. Rather than viewing the program as a direct realization of an electoral campaign promise, the study analyses how electoral commitments were institutionally rationalised through interactions among policy actors, the policy environment, and bureaucratic politics. Employing a qualitative case study with an interpretative policy analysis approach, the research draws on Anderson’s policy process framework, Peters’ concept of bureaucratic politics, and Lipsky’s theory of street-level bureaucracy. Data were generated from 16 semi-structured interviews with executive, technical-bureaucratic, frontline, and beneficiary actors; document analysis of regulations and budget records; and field observation between September-December 2025. The findings indicate that the universal electoral promise was translated into administratively selective policy criteria through bureaucratic gatekeeping, frontline discretion in verification and prioritization, and the policy environment’s role as both constraint and source of legitimacy. The study contributes the concept of constrained electoral welfare to capture a recurring configuration in which symbolic universalism is politically maintained while selective administrative mechanisms ensure policy feasibility.
Public Services and Organizational Behavior on Community Welfare in Makassar City: Social Capital as Mediator Ansar Amir
Jurnal Administrasi Publik (Public Administration Journal) Vol. 16 No. 1 (2026): Jurnal Administrasi Publik (Public Administration Journal), June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31289/jap.v16i1.17176

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The study aims to analyze the influence of public services and organizational behavior on community welfare, with social capital serving as a mediating variable. Despite extensive research on public services and community welfare, limited studies have examined the mediating role of social capital in local government contexts. This study employed a quantitative approach with an explanatory research design. Data were collected through a Likert-scale questionnaire administered to 280 public service users across 14 sub-districts in Makassar City. The data were analyzed using path analysis to examine direct and indirect relationships among variables. The findings reveal that public services have a positive and significant effect on both social capital and community welfare, whereas organizational behavior has a negative and significant effect. Social capital positively influences community welfare and mediates the relationship between public services, organizational behavior, and community welfare. This study contributes to the public administration literature by highlighting the strategic role of social capital in strengthening community welfare outcomes. The findings suggest that improving public service quality, organizational behavior, and social capital is essential for enhancing community welfare and supporting sustainable development.

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