Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2022): APRIL

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Collaboration after Conflict: A Lesson from Collaborative Action in Customary Land Tenure Conflicts in Lombok, Indonesia

https://doi.org/10.24259/fs.v6i1.14005
Aryogito Nindyatmoko
Faculty of Social and Political Sciences,Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia
Kristina Setyowati
Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9236-3989
Rina Herlina Haryanti
Faculty of Social and Political Sciences,Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia

Corresponding Author(s) : Kristina Setyowati

[email protected]

Forest and Society, Vol. 6 No. 1 (2022): APRIL

Abstract

Land tenure conflicts in Lombok occured due to social interactions between community and state institutions. These were triggered by the unilateral claims of some of the villagers of Bebidas who acted on behalf of indigenous communities to take back what they believed to be their ancestral land in the Mount Rinjani National Park area. This paper analyzes how stakeholders generated conflict resolution efforts that emphasized inclusive efforts by collaborative action through dialogue based on collaborative governance theory. Data were obtained from interviews with several key informants from various levels of government, as well as members of the Bebidas village community and NGO representatives. Documentation and observation were also carried out to obtain data validity over sustained data collection and analysis process. Findings show that conflict resolution resulted from a long-term process that built up from dialogues involving various stakeholders, which encouraged the emergence of Mutual Agreements and Memorandum of Understanding as milestones to end conflicts. This helped to initiate peaceful relations. Findings suggest that capacity building, promoting awareness, and technical training to support rights and livelihoods on an ongoing basis help to address conflicts rooted in knowledge imbalances. In addition, expanding conservation partnership through community empowerment and ecosystem restoration programs assist in maintaining resources and supporting economic benefits underpin ideals of sustainable longer term uses of the Rinjani.

Keywords

conflict resolution collaborative action national park collaborative governance land tenure
Nindyatmoko, A., Setyowati, K. ., & Haryanti, R. H. . (2022). Collaboration after Conflict: A Lesson from Collaborative Action in Customary Land Tenure Conflicts in Lombok, Indonesia. Forest and Society, 6(1), 294-310. https://doi.org/10.24259/fs.v6i1.14005
Download Citation
Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS)
BibTeX
References
  1. Ansell, C., & Gash, A. (2008). Collaborative governance in theory and practice. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 18(4), 543–571. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/mum032
  2. Bar-Tal, D. (2000). From intractable conflict through conflict resolution to reconciliation: Psychological analysis. Political Psychology, 21(2), 351–365. https://doi.org/10.1111/0162-895X.00192
  3. Burton, J. W. (1988). Conflict As A Political System. George Mason University.
  4. Dhiaulhaq, A., De Bruyn, T., & Gritten, D. (2015). The use and effectiveness of mediation in forest and land conflict transformation in Southeast Asia: Case studies from Cambodia, Indonesia and Thailand. Environmental Science and Policy, 45(November), 132–145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2014.10.009
  5. Elfversson, E. (2016). Postprint Peace from below: Governance and peacebuilding. Journal of Modern African Studies, 54(3), 469–493. https://doi.org//dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022278X16000227
  6. Emerson, K., & Nabatchi, T. (2015). Collaborative Governance regime. Georgetown University Press.
  7. Emerson, K., Nabatchi, T., & Balogh, S. (2012). An integrative framework for collaborative governance. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 22(1), 1–29. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/mur011
  8. Fisher, J., Stutzman, H., Vedoveto, M., Delgado, D., Rivero, R., Quertehuari Dariquebe, W., Seclén Contreras, L., Souto, T., Harden, A., & Rhee, S. (2020). Collaborative Governance and Conflict Management: Lessons Learned and Good Practices from a Case Study in the Amazon Basin. Society and Natural Resources, 33(4), 538–553. https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2019.1620389
  9. Fisher, L. A., Kim, Y. S., Latifah, S., & Makarom, M. (2017). Managing forest conflicts: Perspectives of Indonesia’s forest management unit directors. Forest and Society, 1(1), 8–26. https://doi.org/10.24259/fs.v1i1.772
  10. Gabay, M., & Alam, M. (2017). Forest Policy and Economics Community forestry and its mitigation potential in the Anthropocene: The importance of land tenure governance and the threat of privatization ☆. Forest Policy and Economics, 79, 26–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2017.01.011
  11. Kalabamu, F. T. (2019). Land tenure reforms and persistence of land con fl icts in Sub-Saharan Africa – The case of Botswana. Land Use Policy, 81, 337–345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.11.002
  12. Katz, N., & McNulty, K. (1994). Conflict Resolution. Maxwell. https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/uploadedFiles/parcc/cmc/ConflictResolution NK.pdf
  13. Kossmann, C. M., Behagel, J. H., & Bailey, M. (2016). Action and inertia in collaborative governance. Marine Policy, 72, 21–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2016.06.007
  14. Larson, A. M. (2013). Tenure rights and access to forests: A training manual for research. CIFOR.
  15. Larson, A. M., Brockhaus, M., Sunderlin, W. D., Duchelle, A., Babon, A., Dokken, T., Pham, T. T., Resosudarmo, I. A. P., Selaya, G., Awono, A., & Huynh, T. B. (2013). Land tenure and REDD+: The good, the bad and the ugly. Global Environmental Change, 23(3), 678–689. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2013.02.014
  16. Lokadata. (2019). Konflik agraria di Indonesia, 2010-2019. Lokadata. https://lokadata.beritagar.id/chart/preview/konflik-agraria-di-indonesia-2010-2019-1582192899
  17. Lombard, M. (2016). Land conflict in peri-urban areas: Exploring the effects of land reform on informal settlement in Mexico. Urban Studies, 53(13), 2700–2720. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098015603569
  18. Pritchard, M. F. (2016). Land Use Policy Contesting land rights in a post-conflict environment: Tenure reform and dispute resolution in the centre-West region of Côte d’ Ivoire. Land Use Policy, 54, 264–275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.02.022
  19. Purnomo, E. P., & Anand., P. (2014). The Conflict of Forest Tenure and the Emergence of Community Based Forest Management in Indonesia. Journal of Government and Politics, 5(1), 20–31. https://doi.org/10.18196/jgp.2014.0003
  20. Putnam, R. D. (2000). Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community (1st edition). Simon & Schuster.
  21. Riggs, R., Sayer, J., Anne, R., Sayer, J., Margules, C., & Klintuni, A. (2016). Forest tenure and conflict in Indonesia: Contested rights in Rempek Village, Lombok. Land Use Policy, 57, 241–249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.06.002
  22. Rokhim, R., Januari, A. D., Atik, U., Shara, S., & Rusdayanti, N. (2020). Palm oil social conflict resolution and mediation in Jambi. Cogent Social Sciences, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2020.1812831
  23. Sahide, M. A. K., Fisher, M. R., Maryudi, A., Yee, G., Supratman, S., & Alam, S. (2019). The bureaucratic politics of conservation in governing land conflict: A typology of capacities. MethodsX, 6, 2536–2543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2019.10.022
  24. Silima, T. (2016). Good Governance and Conflict Resolution in Africa. Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives, 1(1), 1–14. https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC-933727cdb
  25. Vangen, S., & Huxham, C. (2003). Enacting Leadership for Collaborative Advantage: Dilemmas of Ideology and Pragmatism in the Activities of Partnership Managers. British Journal of Management, 14, 61–76. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2003.00393.x
  26. Werner, W. (2018). Land tenure and governance on communal land in Namibia. The Second National Land Conference, 1–29.
  27. Wirawan, A. B., Utama, S., Suratno, I. R., & Tambunan, J. R. (2019). Spatial Planning, Land Tenure, and Increasing Conflicts Over Land Claims in Sumatera and Kalimantan: Economic Development, Policy Dynamics, and the Pace of Investment (pp. 1–28). The Urban and Regional Development Institute (URDI).
  28. Zartman, I. W., & Faure, G. O. (2005). Escalation and Negotitation in International Conflicts. In Escalation and Negotiation in International Conflicts (1st ed.). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511550584.001
Read More
Author biographies is not available.
Download this PDF file
PDF