Abstrak Reformasi kebijakan tentang desa dapat terlihat jelas dalam undang-undang Nomor 6 Tahun 2014 tentang desa. Masyarakat desa selama ini lebih sering hanya menjadi penonton dalam pelaksanaan pembangunan di daerahnya. Namun melalui undang-undang nomor 6 tahun 2014 ini masyarakat diberikan kewenangan pengakuan terhadap hak asal usul (rekognisi), penetapan kewenangan berskala lokal dan pengambilan keputusan secara lokal untuk kepentingan masyarakat desa (subsidiaritas), keberagaman, kebersamaan, kegotong-royongan, kekeluargaan, musyawarah, demokrasi, kemandirian, partisipasi, kesetaraan, pemberdayaan dan keberlanjutan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif. Pemilihan metode penelitian kualitatif dalam penelitian ini dengan maksud agar dalam proses pencarian makna dibalik fenomena dapat dilakukan pengkajian secara komprehensif, mendalam, alamiah, dan apa adanya serta tanpa banyak campur tangan dari peneliti. Dengan metode kualitatif ini dapat di analisis mengenai pendekatan collaborative governance dalam mewujudkan kemandirian desa. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa di kabupaten Sidoarjo sudah ada beberapa kegiatan yang mendukung collaborative governance dalam mendorong terwujudnya kemandirian desa. Beberapa kegiatan tersebut diantaranya adalah terbentuknya Badan Koordinasi Antar Desa (BKAD), Program Kawasan Perdesaan (PROKADES), Desa Melangkah, dan Start Up Desa. Kata Kunci: Kemandirian Desa, Collaborative Governance, Recognisi, Subsidiaritas, Undang-undang Desa.   Abstract Policy reforms on villages can be seen clearly in Law No. 6 of 2014 about villages. The village community has only been a spectator in the implementation of development in their area. However, through law number 6 of 2014, the village community is given the authority to recognize the rights of origin (recognition), recognition of local scale authority and decision making locally for the benefit of the village community (subsidiarity), diversity, togetherness, mutual cooperation, kinship, deliberation, democracy, independence, participation, equality, empowerment and sustainability. This study uses qualitative research methods with a descriptive approach. The selection of qualitative research methods in this study with the intention that in the process of finding the meaning behind the phenomenon can be carried out comprehensively, deeply, naturally, and as it is and without much interference from researchers. This qualitative method can be analyzed about collaborative governance approaches in realizing village independence. The results of this study indicate that there are already several activities in Sidoarjo regency that support collaborative governance in encouraging the realization of village independence. Some of these activities include the establishment of an Inter-Village Coordination Board (BKAD), the Rural Area Program (PROKADES), Desa Melangkah, and Start Up Villages. Keywords: Village Independence, Collaborative Governance, Recognition, Subsidiarity, Village Law.