Keterlibatan warga Negara secara sukarela untuk mendukung program-program yang berdampak baik pada masyarakat hingga menyelesaikan permasalahan-permasalahan yang sedang terjadi dalam masyarakat merupakan isu penelitian yang sedang ramai dibicarakan akhir-akhir ini. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan keterlibatan warga negara dalam pembangunan berkelanjutan melalui kegiatan karang taruna khususnya karang taruna tingkat desa. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dan jenis penelitian studi kasus dengan teknik pengumpulan data berupa wawancara, observasi dan dokumentasi. Analisis data dalam penelitian ini dilakukan dengan reduksi data, display data, dan verifikasi data dalam bentuk koding, kategori, dan tema. Sedangkan untuk mengecek keabsahan data peneliti menggunakan trianggulasi sumber. Hasil penelitian menunjukan keterlibatan warga negara dalam pembangunan berkelanjutan dilaksanakan oleh karang taruna pada bidang sumber daya manusia. Keterlibatan warga negara dalam pembangunan berkelanjutan masyarakat melalui kegiatan karang taruna yaitu, pengembangan potensi pemuda baik fisik maupun mental dan juga kreatifitas pemuda. Semua kegiatan ini dilaksanakan secara sukarela dan terorganisir dalam karang taruna.

Currently, the role of civil society tends to be stronger in counterbalancing state domination through a democratic system. The state's efforts to create a responsive civil society, namely continuing to instill democratic values based on Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. This article aims to examine the prospects for civil society in a democracy. This research uses a qualitative descriptive approach with the type of literature study with data sources in the form of journals, books, and working papers that are relevant to deductive, inductive, and comparative data analysis. The results show that civil society in the current democracy frame is seen as being able to balance the dominance of the state in policymaking. However, if we look at it, on the other hand, it is quite difficult for us to argue with the actors and political elites, businessmen, and other elites who are not directly involved with the government so that their role is able to determine the wheels of policy as their output even though it may reduce the legitimacy of the state. This is also when we elaborate with the theory of democracy according to Robeth Dahl, where basically modern democracy today is strongly influenced by the capitalization and liberalization of the market economy sector which has a significant double impact on the prospect of a complete democracy.

This study aimed to analyze the portrait, shape, and strengthening of the voting behavior of villagers and the political education of young and old villagers in the election of village heads. This study used a case study qualitative approach with observation, interviews, and documentation as data collection techniques. The results showed that the portrait of villager voting behavior in the village head election was seen through the use of voting rights, material and physical support, and participation in village deliberations. The form of the voting behavior of villagers in the village head election is included in the categories of novice voters, sawing voters, floating masses, and permanent voters. Strengthening the voting behavior of villagers in the election of village heads was carried out through socialization carried out by village officials, contestants, volunteers, churches, and the committee of the voting group. The political education of young villagers in the election of village heads was obtained from various online media, while the older group received political education from print media.