Pemikiran Derrida dipengaruhi pandangan Nietzche, Martin Heidegger dan Freud yang menghilangkan pusat. Derrida melakukan suatu metode yang baru dengan membaca teks dengan menggeser pusat atau inti ke pinggir dan mengubah teks yang dari pinggir ke inti. Metode ini luput dari perhatian strukturalis yang melihat adanya bahasa yang ideal dan maknanya stabil serta pasti. Pembacaan biasa selalu mencari makna yang sebenarnya atau paling benar dari teks tersebut. Derrida mengkritik pandangan ini karena menurutnya dalam setiap teks terdapat makna-makna yang tersembunyi di belakangnya. Melalui teori dekonstruksi, Derrida melihat bahwa teks tidak lagi sebagai tatanan yang utuh melainkan arena pergulatan yang terbuka. Kepastian tunggal yang selalu dicari dan diagung-agungkan manusia modern merupakan suatu keniscayaan. Satu-satunya yang dapat dikatakan pasti hanyalah ketidakpastian. Oleh sebab itu kepastian menurut Derida adalah ketidakpastian. Teori dekonstruksi yang dipopulerkan oleh Derrida memberi pengaruh yang sangat luar biasa dalam ilmu pengetahuan filsafat, bahasa dan juga ilmu-ilmu sosial lainnya. Teori ini tidak pernah puas akan kebenaran yang sudah ada dan selalu curiga akan kemapanan. Dekonstruksi bertujuan mencari hal-hal yang tidak baik dan bukan hal-hal yang baik. Apabila tujuannya mencari yang tidak baik, kapankah tercapai kebaikan atau kemapanan itu?Kata kunci: dekonstruksi, metode, teori, strukturalis, postrukturalis

Power is one of the topics of study in political science. In fact, not a few political science figures state that political science is a science related to power, how to gain power and how to maintain power itself. In political science, power is an ontology that must be achieved, possessed and can be inherited. For Foucault, power is not an ontology but rather a strategy. Power works from the bottom up, not the other way around; power is not concentrated in one person or group of people but its form is spread and is everywhere. Power is practiced in everyday life through discourse. Power is related to knowledge because knowledge does not exist if power does not exist. On the other hand, there can be no power without knowledge. Power and knowledge are an inseparable unity. Science is constructed through discourse. This paper is done through the library method. Through a literature study, it is concluded that Foucault’s thinking is a new view of power. The weakness of Foucault’s view is that he sees everything related to power, power is positive but always experiences resistance. Foucault’s thinking provides a new paradigm in the social sciences in general and political science in particular. Keywords : power, knowledge, discourse

The marriage ceremony for the Batak Toba tribe is a bond between a man and a woman along with relatives of men and women. Through marriage ceremonies they can enter the dalihan na tolu system, carry out a life cycle, become adults and have the right to enter the Batak lineage (tarombo). Because of the importance of the meaning of the marriage ceremony, the Batak Toba people continue to carry out this tradition. According to the tradition of the ancient people, the marriage ceremony was carried out simply by mutual cooperation. In accordance with its development, the marriage ceremony changed from simple to consumerism. Consumerism occurs in mindset, behavior and also matter. Consumer behavior is influenced by: globalization, lifestyle, popular culture and a lack of understanding of the meaning of the Batak Toba marriage ceremony. The phenomenon of consumerism that occurs in the Batak Toba wedding ceremony is very complex because it follows a long procession at a high cost. Although the behavior of consumerism has long been a problem, but in reality they remain immersed in a culture of consumerism . The culture of consumerism on the one hand is a problem but on the other hand is an arena to achieve purpose of life.

The mangase udan ritual is a Batak tradition when they still embrace the Parbaringin school. This ritual is done when they face a prolonged dry season. The entry of the Dutch colonial to the Tapanuli region, as well as the broadcast of religion make this ritual becomes a forbidden tradition. On October 10, 2016, the mangase udan ritual was performed again at Dolok Simanggurguri, Sianjur District, Mulamula District, Samosir Regency, North Sumatera. The implementation of the ritual mangase udan experience pros and cons in society. To explore this pro and contra attitude, it is necessary to conduct research which is aimed to know how the implementation of mangase udan ritual does; why there is controversy about the ritual; and what are the implications of the mangase udan ritual controversy. The method used in this research is qualitative method. Theories used to analyze the problems are power/knowledge (discourse) theory, postcolonial theory, and social practice theory. The results showed that the mangase udan ritual was carried out in Sianjur Mulamula District due to a prolonged drought. Through the implementation of the mangase udan ritual, the stoning kings wanted to show their existence. The Catholic Church supports the implementation of the mangase udan ritual in order to broadcast the religion while the Christian church rejects it for the reasons that it is in contrary with Christianity. The implications of the mangase udan ritual controversy are the increasingly high polarization between the Christianity and the Catholicism. There is another implication that is the Catholic religion has good relation with the government and the relationship between Christianity and the government is not good.

The mangalahat horbo bius ritual is a Batak tradition to offer the best sacrifice to God called Mulajadi na Bolon. This tradition is carried out since they still adhere to the parbaringin flow. The entry of Dutch colonialism into Tapanuli resulted in this tradition being a forbidden tradition. In 2008, the government of Samosir Regency raised this tradition as a show of its purpose as a tourist attraction. Since it was made into a show, there were pros and cons in the community. To explore this attitude research needs to be done. This study uses a qualitative method. The researcher chose the informant purposively followed by the snowball technique. Selected informants: government, religious leaders, and traditional leaders. Data analysis was carried out from the time the study began until the inductive analytic descriptive research results. Theories used as analysis: the theory of power/ knowledge discourse, postcolonial theory, commodification theory, and social practice theory. The theory is used eclectically. The results showed that this ritual performance was counterproductive in increasing the number of visits.