Confict management in multiethnic communities: a case study in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
This study aims to identify physical confict management and avoidance between ethnic groups in transmigration settlements. Using a qualitative approach with data collection techniques comprised of observation and in-depth interviews, this research uses interpretive understanding for analyzing...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer
2021
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7267/1/J14286_f28f6f9d030a4ebf8e29b289e5ffde88.pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7267/ https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-021-00923-0 |
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| Summary: | This study aims to identify physical confict management and avoidance between
ethnic groups in transmigration settlements. Using a qualitative approach with
data collection techniques comprised of observation and in-depth interviews, this
research uses interpretive understanding for analyzing the data. Both macro-level
and micro-level theories are applied in this research to analyze the interconnections
of structure and agency. The fundamental question to be answered in this study is
what causes conficts between ethnic groups in transmigration settlement sites and
how ethnic group citizens manage conficts so that they do not become open con�ficts and remain coexistent. Results show that the sources of confict include the
legal uncertainty of land ownership and the lack of social platforms for diferent
ethnic groups to interact and discuss the problems. Social disparities between ethnic
groups and diferences in values and norms also contribute to the confict. How�ever, there was a potential for cooperation between ethnic groups. The diferent
ethnic groups tend to restrain themselves and prevent violent confict. The ethnic
communities managed the confict by ignoring disputes and making compromises to
avoid open disagreements. These compromises involved lowering the demands and
expectations of the object of confict; the strategy manages the disputes and helps to
reduce open disagreements and support multiethnic communities. In order for the
ethnic groups involved in the confict to negotiate and compromise, the availability
of social space plays a pivotal role. |
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