Establishment Of Soloraya Tourism Forum Institution: Strengthening Networks or Sharpening the Contestation of Interest ?

Abstract

The institutional formation of the Soloraya Tourism Forum is one of the government's efforts to build tourism in Soloraya in a synergic, integrated and sustainable manner. This study seeks to discuss the perspective of institutional theory related to aspects of network analysis at the empirical level to analyze whether the formation of a soloraya tourism forum is able to strengthen the network or even sharpen the competition of interests among stakeholders. Many institutions emphasize the rules of the game and collective activities for the common or public interests, for this reason this paper focuses on the structure, functions and management of forums to find answers to research questions. The method in this study uses document analysis, literature study and direct observation. The results of the study indicate that the establishment of the soloraya tourism forum institution sharpens competition for interest. Stakeholders' perceptions vary mainly in relation to the implementation of regional autonomy. They tend to stay away from the integrity that can be identified from the policies of each region, so as not to support the success of the Soloraya Tourism Forum. We also describe interactions between stakeholders that are not related to each other.