This article examines the role of local governments in facing the threat of terrorism in Indonesia, selecting as a case study the Malang Raya region, which consists of Malang City, Malang Regency, and Batu City. The selection of these three regional governments is interesting because some of the suspected terrorists were arrested and arranged their actions to some other places in Indonesia from this region. By using the concept of securitization, this research finds that the securitization done by the local governments is influenced by internal and external modalities they have for facing terrorism. Therefore, the mapping of the modalities in this research contributes to the local governments gaining more legitimacy in constructing threats and make speech acts work well. It is also the modalities which determine whether the process will be successful or failed. However, there were some obstacles found which encouraged the government to collaborate with other stakeholders, such as civil societies from Pesantren, to face the issues of terrorism in the region.

AbstrakKetertinggalan pembangunan di Kalimantan merupakan salah satu penyebab terjadinya permasalahan perbatasan Kalimantan Indonesia-Malaysia. Berdasarkan  Undang-Undang tentang Wilayah Negara, negara bertanggung jawab dalam pembangunan perbatasan guna pencapaian masyarakat perbatasan yang sejahtera dan aman. Tulisan ini mengkaji kepentingan pemerintah pusat pada prioritas kebijakan dan kepentingan, peran dan power interplay antar lembaga  serta nasionalisme. Berdasarkan metode kualitiatif dengan studi kasus, bahwa peran Pemerintah (BNPP) hanya sebagai lembaga koordinatif, terjadi ego sektoral antar lembaga. Kekuasaan pemerintah pusat sangat dominan, prioritas kebijakan dan kepentingan pemerintah meliputi faktor politik, keamanan dan strategis geografi, sehingga terjadi perubahan orientasi nasionalisme masyarakat perbatasan.Kata Kunci: kepentingan nasional, pemerintah pusat; pembangunan infrastruktur; perbatasan.AbstractUnderdevelopment in Borneo was one of cause Indonesia-Malaysia border problems. According State Territorial Policy, state was to responsibility in border development for receive border komunities which prosperous and secure. This paper to test central and local government relatios desentralisation era at policy priority and interests, role and power interplay of institutions, and nasionalism. According qualitative method and case studi, that government role as the coordinating institution, sectoral ego bithwin other institutions. Central government power very dominant and priority in policy and intersts central government, include  politics factor, security and geografi strategic, so that happen orientation changes communities nationalism. Keywords: borderland, central government, infrastructure development, national interests.