• News Archive
  • Simaster
  • Webmail
  • Directory
  • Crisis Center
  •  English
    • Indonesia
Universitas Gadjah Mada Universitas Gadjah Mada Universitas Gadjah Mada Universitas Gadjah Mada
  • Education
    • Doctoral dissertation
    • Inauguration of Professor
    • Graduation
  • Achievement
  • Research and Innovation
    • Research
    • Innovation
  • Campus Info
    • Cooperation
    • Seminar and Workshop
    • Student Community Service Program
    • Other
  • News Report
  • Home
  • News Report
  • Violence in Papuan Regional Election is Not Cultural Issue

Violence in Papuan Regional Election is Not Cultural Issue

  • 19 April 2016, 16:19 WIB
  • By: Marwati
  • 2299
Kekerasan PILKADA di Papua Bukan Persoalan Budaya
Kekerasan PILKADA di Papua Bukan Persoalan Budaya
Kekerasan PILKADA di Papua Bukan Persoalan Budaya
Kekerasan PILKADA di Papua Bukan Persoalan Budaya
Kekerasan PILKADA di Papua Bukan Persoalan Budaya
Kekerasan PILKADA di Papua Bukan Persoalan Budaya

Since the start of regional elections in 2005, most regions of Indonesia have twice conducted elections. Papua region is ranked the highest in terms of violence as measured by Electoral Hostility Index (EHI) in its second election. Despite existing perceptions, the research conducted by Dr. M. Zulfan Tadjoeddin and Dr. Samsu Rizal Panggabean showed the violence in Papua is not caused by cultural issue.

The finding was revealed  in the seminar hosted by UGM Centre for Security and Peace and Institute of International Studies on Monday (18/4) in the Seminar Room of Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM.  The seminar discussed violence phenomenon in Papua. Both researchers in the seminar replied to questions on factors that raised more violence in Papua than any other regions in Indonesia.

“There was difference in terms of electoral behaviours among society or electoral players between national and regional elections. Significantly, there are more conflicts and violence in the regional elections,” said Tadjoeddin.

Tajoeddin, who teaches at University of Western Sidney, Australia, in year 2012 introduced the Electoral Hostility Index as a standard to measure levels of violence in regional election process. He uses four scales: low, medium, high, and very high. Of 11 provinces categorised as having high rate of conflicts in Indonesia that he observed, the EHI showed that in the second elections, violence happened most in Papua.

Based on this research, he explained two things that have significant effect to the violence during regional elections, namely poverty and conflict history in the past. “The inheritance of old conflicts were transactioned, meaning that the skills to commit acts of violence have been re-adopted. This is truly worrisome,” he added.

On the motives, according to Rizal, International Relations lecturer of UGM, characteristics of violence showed that these did not happen due to disappointment or negative sentiment to electoral institutions but to the efforts that affect process and result of regional elections. So, the violence happened because of strategic problem, such as use of means to provoke opponents.

“So, it’s more appropriate if we see this problem as a strategy issue of players in the regional elections rather than structure or culture of society. When people talk about Papua issues, we’re often trapped in the issue of culture, but in the city and regency levels, this is not seen,” he said.

Related News

  • Observer: Re-Asses Indirect Election of Regional Leaders

    Wednesday,01 October 2014 - 15:34
  • Empathy of Indonesians Very Low

    Thursday,04 April 2013 - 10:14
  • Government Needs to Be Pro-active in Countering IS Misinformation

    Wednesday,25 March 2015 - 10:50
  • Meeting the Rights of Impoverished People in Papua

    Tuesday,22 November 2016 - 8:45
  • UGM and One Billion Raising Campaign Fight Against Sexual Violence

    Tuesday,04 April 2017 - 15:54

News Releases

  • 18,964 UGM Students Receive Scholarships, Director of Student Affairs Says 20 January 2023
    Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) annually allocates hundreds
    Salma
  • Prof. Budi Setiadi Daryono Recounts Origin of His Apple Melon Cultivar 'Hikapel' 16 January 2023
    In 2012, a team of researchers from the UGM Facult
    Salma
  • UGM Graduate Fajar Kelana Named Top 20 International James Dyson Award Winner 13 January 2023
    Fajar Sidik Abdullah Kelana, an alumnus of UGM and
    Salma
  • Chemical Eng. Students Win International Youth Ideas Competition 05 January 2023
    UGM Chemical Engineering students Andhirta Rukmarata Chani
    Salma
  • UGM Secures IDR 67 Billion From 2022 Kedaireka Matching Fund, Most Among Other Universities 30 December 2022
    Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) has topped the list of unive
    Salma

Event

No latest event at this time

Universitas Gadjah Mada
UNIVERSITAS GADJAH MADA
Bulaksumur Yogyakarta 55281
   info@ugm.ac.id
   +62 (274) 588688
   +62 (274) 565223
   +62 811 2869 988

PARTNERSHIP

  • Alumni
  • International Affairs

ABOUT UGM

  • Rector's Welcome
  • History
  • Vission and Mission
  • The Board of Executive
  • Management

VISIT UGM

  • Campus Map
  • Event

REGISTRATION

  • Undergraduate
  • Graduate
  • Vocational School
  • Professional Program
  • International Program

© 2023 Universitas Gadjah Mada

PRIVACY POLICYCONTACT