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Zulkifli Lubis

University of Sumatera Utara, Social Anthropology, Faculty Member

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An anthropologist by training. Have a wide range of concerns and expertises in social research and consultancies, indigenous people, natural resource management, community development, ethnicity and multiculturalism.
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Maintaining Chinese Cultural Identity: The Role of Chinese Clan Associations in Medan

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Social and Political Development, 2022

Maintaining Chinese Cultural Identity: The Role of Chinese Clan Associations in Medan

by Mariana Makmur and Zulkifli Lubis

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Social and Political Development, 2022

The origin of oil palm social conflict in Laman Satong, Ketapang, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia

International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147- 4478), 2019

This research aims to describe the process and reveal the origin of social conflict in the incomi... more This research aims to describe the process and reveal the origin of social conflict in the incoming oil palm investment. Twelve Subjects are involved in this research, located in Laman Satong Village, Ketapang District, Kalimantan Barat Province, Indonesia in February-May 2019. The results showed that a threat to society's identity meaning which depends on the forest was an origin of social conflict. The incoming of oil palm investment was considered as a threat because of the limited formal communication channel, through socialization meetings This limitation indicated to slow down their stock of knowledge renewal, that related to their future fate. Thus, it creates worries that caused resistance and internal community conflict itself. Academically this research contributes to establishing the social conflict theory and stock of knowledge concept in terms of conflict in the incoming of oil palm investment.

Village Fund Management: Pattern of Community Participation for Village Development

International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding, 2021

This study has aim to describe the pattern of community participation in the management of villag... more This study has aim to describe the pattern of community participation in the management of village fund (VF) for the development in Tangah village, Susoh District, Southwest Aceh regency. This research was conducted through qualitative approach as the research design. The location of the research is in Tangah village, Susoh district, Southwest Aceh regency, Aceh, Indonesia. The data were divided into primary and secondary data. In collecting primary data, observation and interview techniques were used. The research informants include government officials of Tangah village, community leaders, and community memebrs of Tangah village. Documentation study as secondary data were collected from various documentations. From the analysis, it can be concluded that In the implementation of VF in Tangah village, it turns out that the process has followed the stages that were adopted from Law No. 6 of 2014 on Villages. The support and participation of various parties in there illustrates the pr...

Problema Sosial, Pandangan Hidup dan Konsep Kebudayaan

Antropologi Indonesia

Pengembangan Investasi Modal Sosial dalam Pembangunan

Antropologi Indonesia

The Role of Community Participation in the Development of Lau Debuk-debuk Hot Spring in Doulu village, Karo regency

International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding

This study aims to describe the community participation role, the supporting and inhibiting facto... more This study aims to describe the community participation role, the supporting and inhibiting factors in the development of the Lau Debuk-debuk hot spring tourism object in Doulu village, Berastagi District, Karo regency. This study employed qualitative research method. The locations of this study were in the tourism and cultural office of Karo regency, Head office of Doulu village, Berastagi district, Karo regency & Lau Debuk-debuk hot spring tourism object itself. Interview technique was utilized as the technique of data collection. The informants in this study consisted of the Doulu village community, tourism and cultural office staff of Karo regency, village government, entrepreneurs, and tourists around Lau Debuk-debuk. The results presents that the community participation aspect in the development of the Lau Debuk-debuk hot spring tourism object in Doulu village, Berastagi district, Karo regency has begun to develop compared to previous years. Then, the supporting factors for th...

The role of stakeholders in managing order and sanitation of Sukaramai traditional market

International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147- 4478)

A traditional market is a place where people’s economic, social, and cultural activities occur. I... more A traditional market is a place where people’s economic, social, and cultural activities occur. In Indonesia, the traditional market is known as the place which is, disorganized, dingy, stink, and disordered, but it is still favored by many people in meeting their daily needs. The objective of this study was to find out the role of stakeholders in managing the order and sanitation Sukaramai traditional market. The study used a descriptive qualitative method. The data were gathered by conducting interviews with some informants, consisted of Regional Government of Medan Market, Urban Civil Service Police, Sanitation Department of Medan, vendors, and buyers. The result of the research showed that the stakeholders had worked according to the Regional Regulation on the Management of order and sanitation of Sukaramai traditional market. However, the Sanitation Agency could not do its job well even though waste management in this market was not optimal. Vendors’ disobedience with the rules...

Kanalisasi Ketegangan Etnik Dan Kompetisi Budaya Dalam Sektor Publik

... 1990-an kantor-kantor kelurahan dibangun pula dengan corak arsitektur khas Melayu ... wargany... more

Kajian Awal Tentang Komunitas Tamil Dan Punjabi Di Medan: Adaptasi Dan Jaringan Sosial

... Zainul Arifin). Tanah wakaf di lokasi Kebun Bunga cukup luas (sekitar 4000 meter) sedangkan l... more

Peluang Pelaksanaan Manajemen Kolaboratif dalam Pengembangan Kawasan Situs Kota Cina sebagai Potensi Pariwisata di Kota Medan

PERSPEKTIF

The development of the Chinese city site area as a tourism potential in the city of Medan is very... more The development of the Chinese city site area as a tourism potential in the city of Medan is very important considering the city of Medan does not yet have natural tourism objects that are well managed. The type of study used in this research is descriptive with a qualitative approach where research is carried out to create a tourism development using the Collaborative Management (Co-Management) method. To obtain data and to deepen the implementation of collaborative management, in-depth interviews were conducted with key informants and questionnaires so that the data needed in this study was complete. Data obtained in the field, both secondary data and primary data will be compiled, presented and analyzed with a qualitative approach in the form of exposure which will then be analyzed in accordance with the research problem undertaken. The results of research conducted show that the community has been involved in the development of tourism in the Chinese city site area. But the comm...

Kajian Konflik Komunitas Lokal Atas Pemanfaatan Sumberdaya Alam Kawasan Taman Nasional Batang Gadis

2009 Kata Pengantar i KATA PENGANTAR Puji syukur kepada Tuhan Yang Maha Esa atas rahmat dan karun... more 2009 Kata Pengantar i KATA PENGANTAR Puji syukur kepada Tuhan Yang Maha Esa atas rahmat dan karunia-Nya laporan penelitian tentang konflik komunitas lokal atas pemanfatan sumberdaya alam di kawasan Taman Nasional Batang Gadis dapat diselesaikan. Penelitian ini berupaya memotret persoalan pendudukan kawasan hutan negara yang berada di ujung sebelah utara kawasan Taman Nasional Batang Gadis oleh penduduk migran Nias dan warga desa-desa sekitarnya yang terus berlangsung hingga sekarang dan mengancam kelestarian kawasan. Pendudukan tersebut telah terjadi selama puluhan tahun, terutama di kawasan hutan lindung dan akhir-akhir telah memasuki kawasan konservasi TNBG. Selain berpotensi mengancam kelestarian sumberdaya alam di dalam kawasan, kehadiran penduduk pendatang Nias dan warga desa-desa sekitar juga menyimpan potensi konflik horizontal yang perlu ditangani secara bijaksana agar tidak menambah kerumitan persoalan penanganan kawasan hutan di masa yang akan datang. Penelitian lapangan difokuskan di Kecamatan Siabu Kabupaten Mandailing Natal khususnya di desa-desa yang berada di kawasan Tor Sihayo, yang mencakup Desa Muara Batang Angkola, Hutagodang Muda dan Tangga Bosi II. Dari sejumlah kluster pemukiman Nias yang terdapat di kawasan hutan di sekitar Tor Sihayo, telah pula dilakukan penelitian mendalam di Dusun Tor Pulo, salah satu kluster permukiman migran Nias terbesar, untuk mendapatkan gambaran etnografis tentang penduduk migran Nias.

Kearifan Lokal Masyarakat Mandailing dalam Tata Kelola Sumberdaya Alam dan Lingkungan Sosial

Social Mapping of Access to Peat Swamp Forest and Peatland Resoursces. link:www.forda-mof.org

Dari Masyarakat Plural ke Masyarakat Multikultural: Menuju Optimalisasi Keanekaragaman Budaya Sebagai Aset Bersama

Perbendaharaan bahasa kita (Bahasa Indonesia dan bahasa-bahasa etnik Nusantara) cukup kaya dengan... more

Kanalisasi Ketegangan Etnik dan Kompetisi Budaya dalam Ruang Publik

Belakangan ini masalah etnisitas ramai dibicarakan di forum-forum ilmiah khususnya setelah kasus ... more

Kajian Tentang Pengelolaan Lubuk Larangan di Sumatera Utara: Tradisi Pendayagunaan Modal Sosial untuk Membangun Masyarakat Madani

Sebuah gejala penyakit bernama defisiensi modal sosial sedang menggerogoti ketahanan hidup bangsa... more Sebuah gejala penyakit bernama defisiensi modal sosial sedang menggerogoti ketahanan hidup bangsa Indonesia. Ibarat fungsi vitamin dalam konteks medis, modal sosial (social capital) juga merupakan sebuah komponen esensial yang apabila kadarnya tak mencukupi kebutuhan tubuh atau berkurang sedemikian rupa, jika dibiarkan terus menerus akan berakibat pada runtuhnya pertahanan "tubuh" bangsa ini. Di antara tanda-tanda defisiensi modal sosial itu ialah makin runtuhnya sendi-sendi kehidupan sosial yang harmonis, sulitnya membangun kerjasama, menguatnya saling curiga antar berbagai komponen masyarakat, hilangnya hubungan saling percaya antar warga dan antara warga masyarakat dengan pemerintah, dan sebagainya. Fenomena menurunnya (ukuran negatif) modal sosial, yang hampir sama dengan istilah defisiensi modal sosial di sini, adalah apa yang disebut Francis Fukuyama (2002) sebagai "Kehancuran Besar" (The Great Disruption) yang melanda Amerika Serikat dan Eropa sejak 1960-an, yang indikasinya terlihat pada meningkatnya kejahatan, hancurnya tatanan keluarga, dan hilangnya kepercayaan (trust) 3 . Bahkan pada banyak bagian organ tubuh bangsa Indonesia defisiensi modal sosial itu sudah berlanjut ke stadium yang membahayakan berupa kian maraknya praktik korupsi,

Revitalisasi Kearifan Budaya Mandailing untuk Pengelolaan Taman Nasional Batang Gadis

Bagi kita yang pernah membaca buku Sibulus-Bulus Si Rumbuk-Rumbuk karangan seorang tokoh pendidik... more Bagi kita yang pernah membaca buku Sibulus-Bulus Si Rumbuk-Rumbuk karangan seorang tokoh pendidikan asal Mandailing dari abad ke-19, Willem Iskander (1840-1876), tak habis-habis kagum kita tentang kecintaan beliau terhadap "tanah air"-nya tano-rura Mandailing, yang tersurat indah dalam bait-bait puisinya. Simaklah salah satu puisinya yang berjudul MANDAILING yang mungkin ia tuliskan saat beristirahat di Adian Bania dalam perjalanan menuju Natal ketika akan berangkat studi ke Negeri Belanda pada 1857 : " O Mandailing godang!/Tano inganan ku sorang/Na ni atir ni dolok na lampas/Na ni joling ni dolok na martimbus/Ipul na na laing bubus….Muda u tindo tingon Bania/U tatap ma aek ni Batanggadis/Mangelduk elduk dalan nia/Atir kamun jior mar baris". 3 Dalam bait-bait berikutnya ia juga tak menyembunyikan kegalauan hatinya melihat "keterbelakangan" anak negerinya, namun begitu, ia tak akan menyia-nyiakan karena di sanalah pertama kali ia melihat matahari terbit. Ia mengucapkan selamat berpisah, entah berapa lama ia tak tahu, sembari berharap ketika bertemu kembali nanti anak negerinya tak lagi bodoh!.

Lubuk Larangan: Revivalisasi Situs Keramat Alami di Kab Mandailing Natal

Tulisan ini menggambarkan pengelolaan sumberdaya alam sungai yang dilakukan dengan model Lubuk La... more Tulisan ini menggambarkan pengelolaan sumberdaya alam sungai yang dilakukan dengan model Lubuk Larangan. Model tersebut ditradisikan oleh puluhan komunitas desa di Kabupaten Mandailing Natal, Propinsi Sumatera Utara, sejak seperempat abad lalu sebagai kesinambungan dan revivalisasi dari bentuk-bentuk situs keramat alami berbasis kepercayaan kepada kekuatan supra alami. Lubuk larangan adalah satu bagian dari aliran sungai yang di dalamnya terlarang untuk melakukan aktivitas penangkapan semua jenis ikan sungai dalam jangka waktu tertentu. Pengelolaan lubuk larangan melalui konservasi berjangka terhadap ikan sungai dilakukan sebagai upaya komunitas desa menghimpun modal untuk pembangunan desa. Rekayasa sosial budaya dibuat di tingkat komunitas sebagai basis ideologis terhadap tindakan konservasi melalui model lubuk larangan.

Menumbuhkan (kembali) Kearifan Lokal dalam Pengelolaan Sumberdaya Alam di Tapanuli Selatan

Studies on local knowledge are recently important in development program. Such studies remind us ... more Studies on local knowledge are recently important in development program. Such studies remind us to learn from the community before we teach them. This article discusses how local knowledge understood and used to encourage people participation in forest conversation in South Tapanuli, North Sumatera. The author argues that local knowledge in forest management can be revitalized to build participation if only all stakeholders able to make social commitment as part of social capital.

Maintaining Chinese Cultural Identity: The Role of Chinese Clan Associations in Medan

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Social and Political Development, 2022

Maintaining Chinese Cultural Identity: The Role of Chinese Clan Associations in Medan

by Mariana Makmur and Zulkifli Lubis

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Social and Political Development, 2022

The origin of oil palm social conflict in Laman Satong, Ketapang, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia

International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147- 4478), 2019

This research aims to describe the process and reveal the origin of social conflict in the incomi... more This research aims to describe the process and reveal the origin of social conflict in the incoming oil palm investment. Twelve Subjects are involved in this research, located in Laman Satong Village, Ketapang District, Kalimantan Barat Province, Indonesia in February-May 2019. The results showed that a threat to society's identity meaning which depends on the forest was an origin of social conflict. The incoming of oil palm investment was considered as a threat because of the limited formal communication channel, through socialization meetings This limitation indicated to slow down their stock of knowledge renewal, that related to their future fate. Thus, it creates worries that caused resistance and internal community conflict itself. Academically this research contributes to establishing the social conflict theory and stock of knowledge concept in terms of conflict in the incoming of oil palm investment.

Village Fund Management: Pattern of Community Participation for Village Development

International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding, 2021

This study has aim to describe the pattern of community participation in the management of villag... more This study has aim to describe the pattern of community participation in the management of village fund (VF) for the development in Tangah village, Susoh District, Southwest Aceh regency. This research was conducted through qualitative approach as the research design. The location of the research is in Tangah village, Susoh district, Southwest Aceh regency, Aceh, Indonesia. The data were divided into primary and secondary data. In collecting primary data, observation and interview techniques were used. The research informants include government officials of Tangah village, community leaders, and community memebrs of Tangah village. Documentation study as secondary data were collected from various documentations. From the analysis, it can be concluded that In the implementation of VF in Tangah village, it turns out that the process has followed the stages that were adopted from Law No. 6 of 2014 on Villages. The support and participation of various parties in there illustrates the pr...

Problema Sosial, Pandangan Hidup dan Konsep Kebudayaan

Antropologi Indonesia

Pengembangan Investasi Modal Sosial dalam Pembangunan

Antropologi Indonesia

The Role of Community Participation in the Development of Lau Debuk-debuk Hot Spring in Doulu village, Karo regency

International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding

This study aims to describe the community participation role, the supporting and inhibiting facto... more This study aims to describe the community participation role, the supporting and inhibiting factors in the development of the Lau Debuk-debuk hot spring tourism object in Doulu village, Berastagi District, Karo regency. This study employed qualitative research method. The locations of this study were in the tourism and cultural office of Karo regency, Head office of Doulu village, Berastagi district, Karo regency & Lau Debuk-debuk hot spring tourism object itself. Interview technique was utilized as the technique of data collection. The informants in this study consisted of the Doulu village community, tourism and cultural office staff of Karo regency, village government, entrepreneurs, and tourists around Lau Debuk-debuk. The results presents that the community participation aspect in the development of the Lau Debuk-debuk hot spring tourism object in Doulu village, Berastagi district, Karo regency has begun to develop compared to previous years. Then, the supporting factors for th...

The role of stakeholders in managing order and sanitation of Sukaramai traditional market

International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147- 4478)

A traditional market is a place where people’s economic, social, and cultural activities occur. I... more A traditional market is a place where people’s economic, social, and cultural activities occur. In Indonesia, the traditional market is known as the place which is, disorganized, dingy, stink, and disordered, but it is still favored by many people in meeting their daily needs. The objective of this study was to find out the role of stakeholders in managing the order and sanitation Sukaramai traditional market. The study used a descriptive qualitative method. The data were gathered by conducting interviews with some informants, consisted of Regional Government of Medan Market, Urban Civil Service Police, Sanitation Department of Medan, vendors, and buyers. The result of the research showed that the stakeholders had worked according to the Regional Regulation on the Management of order and sanitation of Sukaramai traditional market. However, the Sanitation Agency could not do its job well even though waste management in this market was not optimal. Vendors’ disobedience with the rules...

Kanalisasi Ketegangan Etnik Dan Kompetisi Budaya Dalam Sektor Publik

... 1990-an kantor-kantor kelurahan dibangun pula dengan corak arsitektur khas Melayu ... wargany... more

Kajian Awal Tentang Komunitas Tamil Dan Punjabi Di Medan: Adaptasi Dan Jaringan Sosial

... Zainul Arifin). Tanah wakaf di lokasi Kebun Bunga cukup luas (sekitar 4000 meter) sedangkan l... more

Peluang Pelaksanaan Manajemen Kolaboratif dalam Pengembangan Kawasan Situs Kota Cina sebagai Potensi Pariwisata di Kota Medan

PERSPEKTIF

The development of the Chinese city site area as a tourism potential in the city of Medan is very... more The development of the Chinese city site area as a tourism potential in the city of Medan is very important considering the city of Medan does not yet have natural tourism objects that are well managed. The type of study used in this research is descriptive with a qualitative approach where research is carried out to create a tourism development using the Collaborative Management (Co-Management) method. To obtain data and to deepen the implementation of collaborative management, in-depth interviews were conducted with key informants and questionnaires so that the data needed in this study was complete. Data obtained in the field, both secondary data and primary data will be compiled, presented and analyzed with a qualitative approach in the form of exposure which will then be analyzed in accordance with the research problem undertaken. The results of research conducted show that the community has been involved in the development of tourism in the Chinese city site area. But the comm...

Kajian Konflik Komunitas Lokal Atas Pemanfaatan Sumberdaya Alam Kawasan Taman Nasional Batang Gadis

2009 Kata Pengantar i KATA PENGANTAR Puji syukur kepada Tuhan Yang Maha Esa atas rahmat dan karun... more 2009 Kata Pengantar i KATA PENGANTAR Puji syukur kepada Tuhan Yang Maha Esa atas rahmat dan karunia-Nya laporan penelitian tentang konflik komunitas lokal atas pemanfatan sumberdaya alam di kawasan Taman Nasional Batang Gadis dapat diselesaikan. Penelitian ini berupaya memotret persoalan pendudukan kawasan hutan negara yang berada di ujung sebelah utara kawasan Taman Nasional Batang Gadis oleh penduduk migran Nias dan warga desa-desa sekitarnya yang terus berlangsung hingga sekarang dan mengancam kelestarian kawasan. Pendudukan tersebut telah terjadi selama puluhan tahun, terutama di kawasan hutan lindung dan akhir-akhir telah memasuki kawasan konservasi TNBG. Selain berpotensi mengancam kelestarian sumberdaya alam di dalam kawasan, kehadiran penduduk pendatang Nias dan warga desa-desa sekitar juga menyimpan potensi konflik horizontal yang perlu ditangani secara bijaksana agar tidak menambah kerumitan persoalan penanganan kawasan hutan di masa yang akan datang. Penelitian lapangan difokuskan di Kecamatan Siabu Kabupaten Mandailing Natal khususnya di desa-desa yang berada di kawasan Tor Sihayo, yang mencakup Desa Muara Batang Angkola, Hutagodang Muda dan Tangga Bosi II. Dari sejumlah kluster pemukiman Nias yang terdapat di kawasan hutan di sekitar Tor Sihayo, telah pula dilakukan penelitian mendalam di Dusun Tor Pulo, salah satu kluster permukiman migran Nias terbesar, untuk mendapatkan gambaran etnografis tentang penduduk migran Nias.

Kearifan Lokal Masyarakat Mandailing dalam Tata Kelola Sumberdaya Alam dan Lingkungan Sosial

Social Mapping of Access to Peat Swamp Forest and Peatland Resoursces. link:www.forda-mof.org

Dari Masyarakat Plural ke Masyarakat Multikultural: Menuju Optimalisasi Keanekaragaman Budaya Sebagai Aset Bersama

Perbendaharaan bahasa kita (Bahasa Indonesia dan bahasa-bahasa etnik Nusantara) cukup kaya dengan... more

Kanalisasi Ketegangan Etnik dan Kompetisi Budaya dalam Ruang Publik

Belakangan ini masalah etnisitas ramai dibicarakan di forum-forum ilmiah khususnya setelah kasus ... more

Kajian Tentang Pengelolaan Lubuk Larangan di Sumatera Utara: Tradisi Pendayagunaan Modal Sosial untuk Membangun Masyarakat Madani

Sebuah gejala penyakit bernama defisiensi modal sosial sedang menggerogoti ketahanan hidup bangsa... more Sebuah gejala penyakit bernama defisiensi modal sosial sedang menggerogoti ketahanan hidup bangsa Indonesia. Ibarat fungsi vitamin dalam konteks medis, modal sosial (social capital) juga merupakan sebuah komponen esensial yang apabila kadarnya tak mencukupi kebutuhan tubuh atau berkurang sedemikian rupa, jika dibiarkan terus menerus akan berakibat pada runtuhnya pertahanan "tubuh" bangsa ini. Di antara tanda-tanda defisiensi modal sosial itu ialah makin runtuhnya sendi-sendi kehidupan sosial yang harmonis, sulitnya membangun kerjasama, menguatnya saling curiga antar berbagai komponen masyarakat, hilangnya hubungan saling percaya antar warga dan antara warga masyarakat dengan pemerintah, dan sebagainya. Fenomena menurunnya (ukuran negatif) modal sosial, yang hampir sama dengan istilah defisiensi modal sosial di sini, adalah apa yang disebut Francis Fukuyama (2002) sebagai "Kehancuran Besar" (The Great Disruption) yang melanda Amerika Serikat dan Eropa sejak 1960-an, yang indikasinya terlihat pada meningkatnya kejahatan, hancurnya tatanan keluarga, dan hilangnya kepercayaan (trust) 3 . Bahkan pada banyak bagian organ tubuh bangsa Indonesia defisiensi modal sosial itu sudah berlanjut ke stadium yang membahayakan berupa kian maraknya praktik korupsi,

Revitalisasi Kearifan Budaya Mandailing untuk Pengelolaan Taman Nasional Batang Gadis

Bagi kita yang pernah membaca buku Sibulus-Bulus Si Rumbuk-Rumbuk karangan seorang tokoh pendidik... more Bagi kita yang pernah membaca buku Sibulus-Bulus Si Rumbuk-Rumbuk karangan seorang tokoh pendidikan asal Mandailing dari abad ke-19, Willem Iskander (1840-1876), tak habis-habis kagum kita tentang kecintaan beliau terhadap "tanah air"-nya tano-rura Mandailing, yang tersurat indah dalam bait-bait puisinya. Simaklah salah satu puisinya yang berjudul MANDAILING yang mungkin ia tuliskan saat beristirahat di Adian Bania dalam perjalanan menuju Natal ketika akan berangkat studi ke Negeri Belanda pada 1857 : " O Mandailing godang!/Tano inganan ku sorang/Na ni atir ni dolok na lampas/Na ni joling ni dolok na martimbus/Ipul na na laing bubus….Muda u tindo tingon Bania/U tatap ma aek ni Batanggadis/Mangelduk elduk dalan nia/Atir kamun jior mar baris". 3 Dalam bait-bait berikutnya ia juga tak menyembunyikan kegalauan hatinya melihat "keterbelakangan" anak negerinya, namun begitu, ia tak akan menyia-nyiakan karena di sanalah pertama kali ia melihat matahari terbit. Ia mengucapkan selamat berpisah, entah berapa lama ia tak tahu, sembari berharap ketika bertemu kembali nanti anak negerinya tak lagi bodoh!.

Lubuk Larangan: Revivalisasi Situs Keramat Alami di Kab Mandailing Natal

Tulisan ini menggambarkan pengelolaan sumberdaya alam sungai yang dilakukan dengan model Lubuk La... more Tulisan ini menggambarkan pengelolaan sumberdaya alam sungai yang dilakukan dengan model Lubuk Larangan. Model tersebut ditradisikan oleh puluhan komunitas desa di Kabupaten Mandailing Natal, Propinsi Sumatera Utara, sejak seperempat abad lalu sebagai kesinambungan dan revivalisasi dari bentuk-bentuk situs keramat alami berbasis kepercayaan kepada kekuatan supra alami. Lubuk larangan adalah satu bagian dari aliran sungai yang di dalamnya terlarang untuk melakukan aktivitas penangkapan semua jenis ikan sungai dalam jangka waktu tertentu. Pengelolaan lubuk larangan melalui konservasi berjangka terhadap ikan sungai dilakukan sebagai upaya komunitas desa menghimpun modal untuk pembangunan desa. Rekayasa sosial budaya dibuat di tingkat komunitas sebagai basis ideologis terhadap tindakan konservasi melalui model lubuk larangan.

Menumbuhkan (kembali) Kearifan Lokal dalam Pengelolaan Sumberdaya Alam di Tapanuli Selatan

Studies on local knowledge are recently important in development program. Such studies remind us ... more Studies on local knowledge are recently important in development program. Such studies remind us to learn from the community before we teach them. This article discusses how local knowledge understood and used to encourage people participation in forest conversation in South Tapanuli, North Sumatera. The author argues that local knowledge in forest management can be revitalized to build participation if only all stakeholders able to make social commitment as part of social capital.