PEMILIHAN GUBERNUR PAPUA 2018: POLITIK IDENTITAS, TATA KELOLA PEMERINTAHAN, DAN KETAHANAN ORANG ASLI PAPUA THE 2018 PAPUA GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION: POLITICS OF IDENTITY, GOVERNANCE, AND LIFE FORCES OF PAPUAN NATIVES Cahyo Pamungkas & Devi Triindriasari Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia
[email protected] Abstract Indonesia is currently dealing with a wave of identity politics both at the national and at the regional level. During this time, the election of governor or regencies’ head was often the arena of identity politics by both dominant and subordinate groups, mainly by using religious issues. Most present studies of identity politics focus on the use of religious issues in the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election. Different from these studies, this research investigates the use of ethnic identity in the 2018 Papua gubernatorial election. Conceptual objectives of this research are how far the use of identity politics in the elections in Papua strengthens or weakens local governance and the resilience of indigenous Papuans in the future. This research uses observations, interviews, and focuses group discussions in Jayapura and Wamena, between May and June 2018s. The argument of this study is that identity politics is inherent in the experience of Papuans in the colonial period, the New Order, and Special Autonomy. After Special Autonomy of Papua, tribal identity strengthens to defeat Papua in the new realm of local politics. As a result, most Papuan political elite place elections as a strategy for fighting over resources rather than building governance and improving the resilience of Papuan natives. Keywords: Identity Politics, Gubernatorial Election, Governance, Resilience, National Integration. Abstrak Indonesia sekarang ini sedang menghadapi gelombang politik identitas, baik di Pusat maupun di daerah.