REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHICAL EDUCATION ISSN: 2146-0353 ● © RIGEO ● 11(4), WINTER, 2021 www.rigeo.org Research Article Building Maluku in the Character of the Island (A Critical Review) Paulus Koritelu1 Program Study Sosiologi Universitas Pattimura
[email protected] Abstract This study aims to explain the influence of Indonesian development which is more continental in nature with the influence of Malay culture on development in Maluku which is characterized by islands with Melanesian culture. By using some of the research results and thoughts of Effendi Ziwar (1987), Cooley (1997), Watloly cs, (2013) about the cultural facts of the islands in Maluku. This study contributes various thoughts about the character of the Maluku islands which are still dominated by the influence of Indonesian development with the influence of Malay culture with a continental approach. This research is qualitative by using interview and observation techniques. The results of the study prove that in the Reformation era which gave birth to the Regional Autonomy Law, it was not enough to realize the development of Maluku with an archipelagic character. Keywords Maluku, Archipelago Character, Dominant Culture To cite this article: Koritelu P. (2021). Building Maluku in the Character of the Island (A Critical Review). Review of International Geographical Education (RIGEO), 11(4), 1706-1720. doi: 10.48047/rigeo.11.04.158 Submitted: 20-03-2021 ● Revised: 15-04-2021 ● Accepted: 25-05-2021 © RIGEO ● Review of International Geographical Education 11(4), WINTER, 2021 Introduction Since the formation of Maluku Province with an archipelagic territory, it began when the RIS was merged into the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia on August 17, 1945 and after the rebellion of the Republic of South Maluku (RMS) was crippled in 195.