As with other regional head elections (RHE), the noken system elections also have weaknesses in their implementation. For this reason, this study aims to explore the practice of political clientalism in the noken system elections in Jayawijaya Regency, Papua Province. This study uses a qualitative research method with a case study strategy. Creswell (2013) explains that a case study is a research strategy carried out to investigate an event, program, activity of a group of individuals carefully. The data in this study were sourced from interviews and journals that were relevant to the research objectives. The results of the study indicate that the lack of availability of Human Resources (HR) as organizers at the lower level and the unclear data on the Permanent Voter List (PVL), as well as the socio-cultural conditions of the community are obstacles in the implementation of honest and quality Regional Head Election. This weakness is often exploited by candidates for regional heads, thereby opening up space for clientelism practices that ultimately lead to election fraud. The form of clientelism practice in the noken system elections in Jayawijaya Regency is in the form of giving positions and cash by using a traditional approach strategy. The parties who are implementing clientelism start from the district, district and village success teams with targets at lower level actors including District Heads, Tribal Heads, and Village Heads.
Penelitian ini mengkaji tentang motif politik rencana pemekaran daerah otonomi baru di tanah Papua. Sebab, pemekaran daerah otonomi baru tidak selamanya murni untuk kesejahteraan masyarakat, melainkan sangat lekat dengan kepentingan politik yakni kekuasaan dan jabatan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitaitf. Dimana menurut John W. Creswell, (2013) bahwa penelitian kualitatif merupakan metode yang digunakan untuk mengeksplorasi ataupun memahami individu atau kelompok yang dianggap berasal dari suatu masalah sosial. Lebih lanjut, untuk mengkaji motif politik dalam penelitian ini menggunakan strategi studi kasus. Data yang digunakan berupa data sekunder diperoleh melalui media bereputasi dan dokumen berupa jurnal. Untuk menganalisis data penelitian digunakan Nvivo plus 12. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa motif politik rencana pemekaran daerah otonomi baru di tanah Papua sangat sarat dengan motif intensif materil yakni kepentingan elit politik baik pusat maupun daerah guna mendapatkan imbalan, kedudukan, dan kekuasaan. Pada motif insentif idealisme terdapat narasi bahwa pemekaran daerah guna untuk kepentingan publik yakni memberikan pelayanan, pembangunan infrastruktur, peningkatan sumber daya manusia, dan pengentasan kemiskinan. Adapun sejumlah aktor yang terlibat dalam rencana pemekaran daerah otonomi baru yakni elit lokal, elit pusat, Polri, TNI, tokoh adat, dan tokoh agama sedangkan masyarakat sipil secara luas tidak dilibatkan sama sekali.
This study examines the political motives of the plan to expand the new autonomous region in Papua. This is because the expansion of new autonomous areas is not always purely for the welfare of the people but is very closely related to political interests, namely power, and position. This study used qualitative research methods. The data used in the form of secondary data was obtained through reputable media and documents in journals. Next, the data is sorted to form a systematic framework. To analyze the research data, Nvivo plus 12 was used. From the analysis, it was described, and a conclusion was drawn. The study results indicate that the political motives for the plan to expand the new autonomous region in Papua are very material-intensive, namely the interests of the political elite, both central and local, to obtain rewards, position, and power. There is a narrative in the ideological incentive motive that regional expansion is for the public interest, namely providing services, developing infrastructure, increasing human resources, and alleviating poverty. However, in reality, some of the ongoing divisions in Papua have not yet impacted the Papuan people.
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