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Dynamics Social : International Journal of Social Sciences and Communication
Published by International Forum of Researchers and Lecturers
ISSN : 30895510     EISSN : 30895502     DOI : 10.70062
Core Subject : Social,
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(Dynamics Social : International Journal of Social Sciences and Communication) [e-ISSN : 3089-5502, p-ISSN : 3089-5510] is an open access Journal published by the IFREL (International Forum of Researchers and Lecturers). DynamicsSocial accepts manuscripts based on empirical research results, new scientific literature review, and comments/ criticism of scientific papers published by Dynamics Social. This journal is a means of publication and a place to share research and development work in the field of Social Sciences and Communication. Articles published in Dynamics Social are processed fully online. Submitted articles will go through peer review by a qualified international Reviewers. Complete information for article submission and other instructions are available in each issue. DynamicsSocial publishes 4 (four) issues a year in February, May, August and November, however articles that have been declared accepted will be queued in the In-Press issue before published in the determined time.
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Evaluation of the Papuan Special Autonomy Fund Policy: A Review of the Literature on Accountability, Targeting, and Justice for the Indigenous Papuans Isak Klafle; Ulul Albab; Sapto Pramono; Dian Ferriswara
Dynamics Social : International Journal of Social Sciences and Communication Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026): International Journal of Social Sciences and Communication
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70062/dynamicssocial.v2i1.261

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The Papua Special Autonomy Fund (Dana Otonomi Khusus Papua) represents a key instrument of Indonesia’s asymmetric fiscal decentralization aimed at reducing historical inequalities, accelerating regional development, and promoting social justice for Indigenous Papuans. However, after more than two decades of implementation, concerns persist regarding its effectiveness in producing equitable welfare outcomes, particularly with respect to accountability, targeting accuracy, and distributive justice. This literature review critically examines existing scholarly research on the governance, implementation, and impacts of Dana Otsus Papua, with an emphasis on how institutional arrangements shape policy performance and equity outcomes. The study employs a narrative–critical literature review enriched with systematic elements, including transparent search procedures, explicit inclusion and exclusion criteria, and thematic synthesis. Peer-reviewed journal articles and reputable conference proceedings were analyzed using thematic analysis and conceptual mapping to identify dominant findings, methodological approaches, and research gaps. The synthesis reveals recurring patterns across the literature. Accountability mechanisms remain fragmented and weakly integrated across planning, budgeting, monitoring, and evaluation processes. Targeting accuracy is inconsistent, with fiscal benefits frequently failing to reach Indigenous Papuans as intended. Moreover, distributive justice outcomes depend more on institutional recognition, participation, and governance capacity than on the size of fiscal transfers alone. The review also highlights a critical gap in integrative evaluations that link governance arrangements, implementation processes, and equity outcomes. The article concludes that improving Dana Otsus Papua requires a shift from expenditure-focused assessments toward governance- and justice-oriented evaluation frameworks. The study contributes theoretically by integrating accountability, implementation, and distributive justice perspectives, and offers practical insights for strengthening oversight, refining targeting mechanisms, enhancing participatory governance, and embedding digital tools within accountability systems.
Administrative Capacity in the Implementation of Digital Population Administration Services: A Literature Review of the KNG Program in Surabaya City Government Dimas Rahmatullah; Amirul Mustofa; Sarwani Sarwani; Dian Ferriswara
Dynamics Social : International Journal of Social Sciences and Communication Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026): International Journal of Social Sciences and Communication
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70062/dynamicssocial.v2i1.262

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Digital transformation has become a central agenda in local governments seeking to improve the effectiveness, accessibility, and reliability of public service delivery, particularly in population administration services that constitute the legal foundation of citizenship. In Indonesia, the Surabaya City Government has implemented the Klampid New Generation (KNG) program as an integrated digital platform for population administration services, aiming to streamline civil registration processes, enhance service quality, and expand citizen access. Despite its technological ambition, the implementation of digital population administration services continues to face persistent challenges related to administrative capacity, especially at the municipal level where services are operationalized and directly experienced by citizens. This issue raises an urgent academic and practical question regarding how administrative capacity shapes the performance and sustainability of digital public services within the broader digital government transformation. This article aims to synthesize and critically evaluate the existing scholarly literature on administrative capacity in the implementation of digital population administration services, with analytical relevance to the KNG program in Surabaya City Government. Employing an integrative literature review design, the study systematically examines peer-reviewed journal articles published between 2021 and 2025, retrieved from Scopus, DOAJ, Google Scholar, and SINTA databases. Articles were selected based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria and analyzed using thematic and conceptual synthesis techniques. The review identifies key dimensions of administrative capacity that consistently influence digital service implementation, including institutional and organizational arrangements, human resource competence, technological and infrastructural readiness, regulatory and procedural alignment, inter-organizational coordination, and the role of street-level bureaucrats in frontline service delivery.
Administrative Capacity in Executive Service Delivery: A Literature Review on Government Protocol Functions Firhan Mahdavikia; Amirul Mustofa; Sarwani Sarwani; Dian Ferriswara
Dynamics Social : International Journal of Social Sciences and Communication Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026): International Journal of Social Sciences and Communication
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70062/dynamicssocial.v2i1.263

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Administrative capacity has long been recognized as a fundamental determinant of governmental effectiveness, yet its role in executive service delivery, particularly in relation to government protocol functions, remains conceptually underdeveloped in public administration scholarship. Existing studies on administrative capacity predominantly focus on policy formulation, implementation, and citizen-facing service delivery, while research on executive governance and executive support systems often treats internal support functions in aggregate terms. As a result, the specific contribution of protocol functions—as administrative, symbolic, and coordinative mechanisms that sustain executive leadership—has been largely overlooked. Addressing this gap, this literature review examines how administrative capacity operates within executive service delivery, with a particular emphasis on government protocol functions as an integral component of executive support and governance coordination. The primary objective of this article is to synthesize and integrate dispersed theoretical and empirical insights to reconceptualize protocol functions within the broader framework of Administrative Capacity Theory. Employing a narrative–integrative literature review approach, the study systematically selected and analyzed peer-reviewed journal articles from major academic databases published within the last five years. The literature was examined through thematic analysis and conceptual synthesis, guided by Administrative Capacity Theory as the core framework and complemented by perspectives on executive service delivery, institutional capacity, street-level bureaucracy, public service professionalism, and governance coordination. The review identifies recurring patterns indicating that effective executive service delivery depends on the interaction of individual-level capacities (professional competence, discretion, and ethics), organizational-level capacities (structures, procedures, and coordination routines), and system-level capacities (institutional arrangements and governance mechanisms).
Administrative Capacity in the Implementation of Local Government Grants for Early Childhood Education: A Literature Review Puspa Ayu Widhi Pangestu; Priyanto Priyanto; Ulul Albab; Sri Kamariyah
Dynamics Social : International Journal of Social Sciences and Communication Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026): International Journal of Social Sciences and Communication
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70062/dynamicssocial.v2i1.264

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This article examines administrative capacity at the local government level as a critical determinant of the effective implementation of grants for Early Childhood Education (ECE), a policy domain widely recognized as a strategic public investment with long-term social and economic returns. Despite the growing reliance on subnational grants to finance ECE services across diverse governance systems, implementation outcomes remain uneven, frequently constrained by limited administrative capacity, weak public financial management, fragmented governance arrangements, and fragile accountability mechanisms. Responding to these challenges, this study aims to synthesize and critically assess the international literature to clarify how administrative capacity shapes the design–implementation nexus of local government ECE grants and to identify the institutional, managerial, and fiscal conditions under which such grants are more likely to achieve their intended objectives. Methodologically, the article adopts a conceptual–comparative literature review approach, drawing on a systematic search of peer-reviewed journal articles from major academic databases and applying thematic synthesis to integrate findings across governance contexts and policy traditions. The review is anchored in Administrative Capacity Theory and analytically enriched through insights from policy implementation theory, public financial management, good governance, and public accountability. The synthesized findings demonstrate that administrative capacity operates as a multidimensional and relational construct, encompassing institutional coherence, managerial coordination, human resource competence, procedural stability, and analytical capability. The literature consistently shows that weaknesses across these dimensions undermine grant implementation through delays, inefficiencies, limited oversight, and uneven service quality, while strong capacity enables more predictable, accountable, and effective ECE grant governance.
Risk-Based Internal Oversight of Local Government Finance: A Literature Review on Fraud Prevention and Control Geofanny Edo Pratama; Dian Ferriswara; Sarwani Sarwani; Sri Kamariyah
Dynamics Social : International Journal of Social Sciences and Communication Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026): International Journal of Social Sciences and Communication
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70062/dynamicssocial.v2i1.265

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Local governments manage substantial public resources under conditions of decentralization, fiscal complexity, and heightened accountability demands, making them particularly vulnerable to financial mismanagement and fraud. In this context, risk-based internal oversight has increasingly been promoted as a governance-oriented alternative to traditional compliance-based supervision. This literature review article examines how risk-based internal oversight is conceptualized, operationalized, and linked to fraud prevention and control in the management of local government finance. The study addresses a central problem in the existing literature: the fragmentation of analytical perspectives across risk-based internal auditing, fraud risk management, internal control systems, public financial management, and public accountability, which has limited a comprehensive understanding of how internal oversight contributes to safeguarding public funds. The primary objective of this article is to synthesize and integrate these strands of literature to clarify the role of risk-based internal oversight as a systemic governance mechanism for fraud prevention and control at the subnational level. Methodologically, the study employs an integrative literature review approach, drawing on peer-reviewed journal articles and authoritative institutional publications indexed in major academic databases over the past decade. A structured search, screening, and thematic synthesis process was applied to identify patterns, convergences, and divergences across conceptual, empirical, and policy-oriented studies. The findings indicate a clear shift from compliance-oriented inspection toward risk-based internal oversight that prioritizes high-risk financial processes—particularly procurement, grants, and asset management—where fraud risks are most pronounced. The synthesis further shows that effective fraud prevention depends on the alignment of risk-based oversight with fraud risk management practices, robust internal control systems (including SPIP).
Administrative Efficiency in Official Travel Management: A Literature Review on Bureaucratic Processes and Cost Control in Local Government Nur Mala Sari; Ulul Albab; Sapto Pramono; Dian Ferriswara
Dynamics Social : International Journal of Social Sciences and Communication Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026): International Journal of Social Sciences and Communication
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70062/dynamicssocial.v2i1.266

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Official travel constitutes a routine yet strategically significant component of local government administration, closely intertwined with bureaucratic processes, public financial management, and accountability arrangements. Despite its operational importance and fiscal visibility, official travel management has received limited integrative attention in the public administration literature, and existing studies remain fragmented across procedural, financial, and governance perspectives. This article addresses this gap by providing a comprehensive literature review on administrative efficiency in official travel management within local governments, with particular attention to bureaucratic processes and cost control mechanisms. Adopting a narrative–analytical literature review design, the study employs a state-of-the-art and theory-driven synthesis of recent peer-reviewed scholarship in public administration, public financial management, governance, and related fields. The analysis integrates thematic and conceptual synthesis techniques to identify recurring patterns, relationships among key concepts, and unresolved issues in the literature. The findings reveal consistent patterns of procedural inefficiency, including administrative burden, complex approval chains, and process fragmentation, which persist even under formal cost control and accountability systems. The review further demonstrates that compliance-oriented financial controls often secure fiscal conformity without necessarily improving administrative efficiency, particularly when misaligned with bureaucratic workflows and constrained by limited administrative capacity. Governance and accountability mechanisms enhance transparency and oversight but frequently prioritize answerability over performance learning, thereby legitimizing inefficiencies rather than resolving them. By synthesizing insights from Administrative Efficiency Theory, Public Financial Management, Bureaucratic Process Theory, Administrative Capacity Theory, and Governance and Accountability perspectives, this article advances an integrative conceptual framework that explains efficiency outcomes as systemic products of interacting institutional dimensions.
Administrative Capacity in Consular Services: A Literature Review on Institutional Readiness in Serving Indonesian Migrant Workers Agussalim Agussalim; Amirul Mustofa; Sarwani Sarwani; Dian Ferriswara
Dynamics Social : International Journal of Social Sciences and Communication Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026): International Journal of Social Sciences and Communication
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70062/dynamicssocial.v2i1.267

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Consular services have become a critical site of state intervention in the governance of international labor migration, particularly for migrant-sending countries such as Indonesia whose citizens depend on overseas missions for administrative protection and access to public services abroad. Despite the growing importance of consular institutions in safeguarding migrant workers’ rights and welfare, existing scholarship remains fragmented, offering limited conceptual integration of how administrative capacity shapes institutional readiness in cross-border public service delivery. Addressing this gap, this article presents a structured narrative–integrative literature review that synthesizes international peer-reviewed studies on administrative capacity, policy capacity, consular services, and migrant worker protection published in the last five years. Drawing on Administrative Capacity Theory as the core framework, complemented by Public Service Theory, Policy Implementation Theory, Street-Level Bureaucracy, and Institutional Theory, the review systematically analyzes how different dimensions of capacity configure institutional readiness in consular services. The findings reveal that institutional readiness emerges from the interaction of four interrelated dimensions: human resource capacity, organizational and procedural capacity, institutional and coordination capacity, and resource and infrastructure capacity. Rather than functioning as isolated determinants, these dimensions collectively shape how consular institutions translate formal mandates into service outcomes under conditions of transnational governance, legal pluralism, and fluctuating demand. The review further demonstrates that frontline discretion, coordination gaps, procedural rigidity, and uneven resource allocation are recurrent patterns across the literature, underscoring the dynamic and practice-based nature of administrative capacity in consular contexts. Theoretically, this article contributes to public administration scholarship by extending administrative capacity frameworks into the underexplored domain of cross-border public services and by integrating previously segmented theoretical perspectives into a coherent conceptual synthesis. By reframing consular services as institutionally embedded public service systems rather than solely diplomatic functions, the article advances understanding of institutional readiness in migrant worker protection and provides a robust analytical foundation for future empirical and comparative research in international public administration.
Predictive Policing Models to Detect and Reveal Crime in the Digital Era Deki Marizaldi; M. Herdi Pratama; Lindrianasari Lindrianasari; Tagor Hutapea
Dynamics Social : International Journal of Social Sciences and Communication Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026): International Journal of Social Sciences and Communication
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70062/dynamicssocial.v2i1.270

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This study aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of Predictive Policing and its implications for law enforcement transformation in Indonesia, based on an extensive review of its global applications, benefits, and challenges. The study uses qualitative literature and international case study review methods to assess the impact and complexity of implementing digital technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and big data analytics within a Predictive Policing framework. The results of this review highlight that while Predictive Policing offers significant potential for proactive crime prevention and increased operational efficiency, its implementation is consistently fraught with critical legal, ethical, and technical challenges, including regulatory gaps, risks of algorithmic bias, and data privacy concerns, which are particularly relevant to Indonesia. The findings underscore that public trust and police legitimacy in the context of adopting such technologies are strongly influenced by transparency, strong accountability mechanisms, and community involvement in shaping their use. This study contributes to the growing discourse on digital policing in developing countries and culminates in practical policy recommendations designed to guide the Indonesian police towards the development and implementation of Predictive Policing models that are effective, efficient, and fundamentally respectful of legal and human rights principles.
Papua Special Autonomy and the Relocation Policy of Indigenous Betel Nut Women Vendors in Sorong City: An Interpretative Perspective Musa Agustinus; Munawar Noor; Sumarmo Sumarmo
Dynamics Social : International Journal of Social Sciences and Communication Vol. 2 No. 2 (2026): International Journal of Social Sciences and Communication
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70062/dynamicssocial.v2i2.281

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This study examines the implementation of Papua Special Autonomy in the context of the relocation policy affecting indigenous betel nut vendor women in Sorong City, using an interpretative perspective. The research focuses on how betel nut women vendors understand and experience the relocation policy as indigenous actors directly affected by public policy. The objective of this study is to explore the meanings, experiences, and interpretations constructed by these women in relation to relocation policies under the framework of Papua Special Autonomy.  This research employs a qualitative method with an interpretative approach, utilising in-depth interviews, field observations, and document analysis. The findings reveal that the relocation policy has not fully reflected the core principles of Special Autonomy, particularly in protecting, empowering, and recognising the rights of indigenous Papuans. The women vendors interpret relocation not merely as an urban spatial arrangement, but as a restriction on their economic space and socio-cultural identity.  This study contributes theoretically by enriching the discourse on Special Autonomy from the perspective of local actors, and practically by offering policy recommendations for more inclusive, participatory, and culturally sensitive relocation policies in Papua.
The Role of Islamic Religious Extensions as Street-Level Bureaucrats in The Implementation of Islamic Community Guidance Policies in Batang Regency Umi Kayatun; Aris Toening W; Permadi Mulajaya
Dynamics Social : International Journal of Social Sciences and Communication Vol. 2 No. 2 (2026): International Journal of Social Sciences and Communication
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70062/dynamicssocial.v2i2.282

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This study aims to analyze the role of Islamic Religious Counselors as street-level bureaucrats in implementing Islamic Community Guidance policies in Batang Regency. The study used a mixed-methods approach with a sequential explanatory design, beginning with the collection and analysis of quantitative data and then deepening with qualitative data. Quantitative data were obtained from 53 respondents using a questionnaire that was tested for validity and reliability. In contrast, qualitative data were collected through in-depth interviews, observations, and documentation with religious counselors, Ministry of Religious Affairs officials, the KUA (Office of Religious Affairs), and the community. Data analysis was conducted descriptively and analytically using Michael Lipsky's street-level bureaucracy theory as an analytical framework. The study's results indicate that the role of Islamic Religious Extension Workers as street-level bureaucrats is positively and strongly associated with the successful implementation of the Islamic Community Guidance policy (r = 0.826; p < 0.01). Qualitative findings revealed that extension workers exercise discretion in the form of community assistance, adjustments to extension methods, strategic flexibility, and responsiveness to socio-religious issues at the local level. This study confirms that the effectiveness of Islamic Community Guidance policies is not determined solely by formal policy design but is highly dependent on the capacity, flexibility, and discretion of Islamic Religious Counselors, the implementing actors at the field level. These findings provide theoretical contributions to the development of street-level bureaucracy studies in the context of religious policy, as well as practical implications for formulating more contextual and responsive policies.

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