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This study aims to examine the readiness and feasibility of supporting components in the midst of the designation of the Balun Village as the Pancasila Village and the Religious Tourism District of Lamongan Regency. Cultural attractions offered are the Mbah Alun Graveyard Site and the value of pluralism of religious community life in Balun Village. The study used a qualitative method with a descriptive analytic and participatory rural appraisal (PRA) approach. Data collection techniques in the form of narratives sourced from several informants, secondary statistical data, and field documentation. The results of the study indicate that the readiness represented in component 3A, namely: Attractions, in the form of cultural attractions either physical or tangible (pilgrimage sites) and non-physical or intangible (values of pluralism of society / diversity and religious festivals) have been owned and run for decades; Accessibility in the form of distance to Balun Village from strategic points relatively close (2-5 km) and road infrastructure conditions, as well as; Amenities and additional supporting elements in the form of services and other supporting services available such as accommodation for tourists, restaurants and culinary centers, souvenir centers, transportation points and access close to the main road. Another development that needs to be done is improvement in terms of accessibility considering the opportunity of arrival at the Balun Village Pilgrimage Site jumped dramatically on certain religious holidays.

Structural-based education is a significant challenge for elements of education in Indonesia. However, in the province of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, an alternative cultural approach strategy is applied during challenges from the structural model. This research uses the ethnographic method. The results showed that the quality of learning in research was based on structural learning strategies and value-based development efforts, which were then applied and applied in a learning culture (behavior, knowledge, and artefacts). These efforts are combined into a pattern of developing a learning culture and the pattern of gradual change, which also becomes a study. This research aims to bring up the concept of developing cultural learning strategies through values and practices while implementing structural educational policies. This study has limitations in the form of gaps in structural education problems that have not been confirmed, which are more inclined to the policy and political context, so the study requires a study pattern with a broader scope related to structural education problems that are still difficult to resolve, such as the development of equal access policies, education, and corruption.

Since Covid-19 pandemic occurred, the government and authorities in Indonesia have restricted almost all community activities in Indonesia, including various activities in houses of worship having an impact on the socio-economic vulnerability of Muslims. This study was to describe the phenomenon of the condition of Muslims affected by the pandemic, by providing a Muslim perspective as well as explaining how Islam responds to the epidemic phenomenon, restriction policies, and socio-economics. This study applied a literature study with a qualitative approach to obtain descriptive and qualitative analytical data. The data were collected through reviewing literature and data about the current situation of Covid -19 pandemic and the ongoing dynamics of Muslim people. This study was a literature study collaborating between Islamic perspectives with contemporary phenomena and theories so that they contributed to strengthening the argument that Islam and its experiences were still very relevant to today's conditions. The result showed that: first, Islam provided jabariyah and qadariyah perspectives for Muslims in responding to the pandemic phenomenon; second, Islam provided relevant perspectives in policy formulation during the pandemic, and; third, Islam emphasized that Maqasid Asy-Sharia was a strategy and concept in overcoming the economic vulnerability of the community during and after the pandemic.

Pembangunan daerah di Provinsi Papua dalam kerangka otonomi khusus belum memiliki capaian signifikan meskipun telah berjalan selama dua puluh tahun. Kajian ini bertujuan merumuskan solusi atas belum otimalnya capaian pembangunan layanan dasar (pendidikan dan kesehatan) di Provinsi Papua dalam kerangka otonomi khusus. Metode yang digunakan berupa metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan naratif melalui studi kepustakaan. Data dan literatur dikumpulkan dari beberapa kajian bereputasi dengan topik kata kunci “otonomi khusus”, “layanan dasar”, dan “Provinsi Papua”. Analisa dilakukan dengan teknik triangulasi data dan literatur hasil penelitian untuk kemudian peneliti menarik sintesis dari setiap garis besar fokus kajian secara sistematis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tingginya dana otonomi khusus telah berkorelasi dengan peningkatan capaian pembangunan seperti IPM dan peningkatan lauanan dasar (pendidikan dan kesehatan), namun signifikansinya sangat rendah. Pada Undang-Undang Otonomi Khusus terbaru, Provinsi Papua berkesempatan besar dalam berkontestasi secara nasional mengingat adanya peningkatan alokasi anggaran otonomi khusus guna mengakselerasi pola pembangunan. Sebagai alternative rekomendasi, kajian ini menawarkan alternative solusi berupa perbaikan pemahaman esensi otonomi khusus yang bukan hanya dari perspektif fiscal, perbaikan model mekanisme transfer dan pengawasan, intensifikasi dan optimalisasi koordinasi pemerintah dengan pemerintah daerah dalam kerangka pembangunan pos-pos strategis pembangunan, dan meninjau ulang terkait dasar petunjuk pelaksanaan dan petunjuk teknis sebagai pedoman. Implikasi penelitian ini adalah perlunya perbaikan pada aspek-aspek strategis dalam pengembangan layanan dasar di Papua melalui mekanisme solusi yang ditawarkan/direkomendasikan.