Realitas Dinamika Integrasi Sosial Etnis Jawa dan Lampung di daerah Pardasuka Kabupaten Pringsewu

Abstract

When the community only sees integration as limited as the meaning of tolerance, the dynamics of social integration through different ethnic social exchanges in the Pringsewu District Pardasuka area are interesting to study. The aim is to provide an understanding and knowledge of social integration in the wider community. This study certainly uses qualitative methods with case study analysis. Data collection techniques use observation, documentation, and interview techniques. The informant withdrawal is done by using purposeful sampling which is continued with the Snowball sampling technique. The research informants were drawn from the Javanese and Lampung ethnic communities which formed integration through social exchange. Documentation data is taken from the archives of the Pardasuka area. Then, from the results of interviews, observation and documentation is done reduction, analysis, and triangulation of all data that are considered necessary, so as to provide valid conclusions. From the results of the study show that, the social integration between Javanese ethnic and ethnic Lampung that occurred in the Pringsewu district Pardasuka area can integrate well. Social exchange is done as a bridge of interaction to obtain long-term agreements, so that the community can preserve its integration.

Transformation of Transmigration Areas as Ethnic Political Identity (A Study of Javanese Ethnicity in Pringsewu Regency, Lampung Province)

“…The arrival of the transmigration was a manifestation of the politics of return (ethical politics) of the Dutch kingdom to their colonies, including the Dutch East Indies, Indonesia today. The transmigrant communities were originally brought in by the Dutch East Indies government to open plantation land as well as as labor workers in the transmigrant area [15]; [2].…”

“…With the ownership of the land, they also have more income and are able to survive in the Pringsewu area. So, because they are able to survive and adapt to their new environment, it makes them change in their old social life, and survive with their new social life [18];[19]; [2] .…”

“…In the reality of the history of the Indonesian nation, the displacement or migration carried out by the Indonesian people began normatively when the Dutch implemented ethical politics in the colonies, including in Indonesia [1]. This movement makes social changes occur in society [2] The application of ethical politics carried out by the Dutch at that time provided opportunities for population movement to all regions in Indonesia. One of the communities affected by ethical politics is the Javanese Ethnic community, who was moved to Lampung, Sumatra.…”

“…In addition, the Netherlands also needed workers to open plantations in other areas, including on the island of Sumatra. Thus, the Javanese Ethnic community was chosen as the workforce while at the same time holding back the upheaval of resistance on the island of Java, as well as implementing ethical politics on the other side [2]. After independence, this transmigration policy was still carried out by the Indonesian government.…”

“…This policy applies nationally and is under the supervision of the Director General of Transmigration at that time. One of the policies is to continue to choose Lampung as a transmigration area outside Java [4]; [1]; [2].…”