Journal of Government Science (GovSci) : Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan

Community Perception and Digital Accountability in Village Governance: The Case of JALANTOL Application in Jatirenggo Village

Annisa Miftahul Janna — 2025-07-31

This study analyzes public perception and digital accountability in the implementation of the JALANTOL application as a village e-governance innovation. Using a mixed method of sequential explanatory with 95 respondents and non-participatory observation, this study integrates the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the UTAUT framework to measure affective, cognitive, and conative responses. The results showed good perceptions of the application's digital accountability, perceived usefulness (mean = 3.02), ease of use (mean = 2.78), and service relevance (mean = 3.05). Younger respondents showed stronger acceptance, while older groups faced usability barriers. This study also found that JALANTOL's real-time complaint feature enables participatory digital accountability by encouraging transparency and traceable public monitoring. These findings suggest that effective village e-services are not only based on a sophisticated set of technologies, but also community alignment, inclusive design, and trust-based participation. This study contributes to the understanding of micro-level e-government adoption and highlights the need to embed digital accountability in the user experience.

Ecofeminist Empowerment: In Preserving the Musi River Waters of Palembang City in 2023

Sanny Nofrima — 2025-07-31

This article discusses ecofeminist empowerment in efforts to conserve the waters of the Musi River in Palembang City in 2023. This research takes an ecofeminist approach by combining environmental and gender perspectives, focusing on the understanding that human relationships with nature have complex social and cultural dimensions. This research used a qualitative approach involving interviews and observations. The data collected were thematically analyzed to explore the understanding of ecofeminist contributions to the preservation of the waters of the Musi River. The results showed that the ecofeminist approach has made an important contribution to the efforts to conserve the waters of the Musi River. However, several factors that influence ecofeminist empowerment still need to be addressed. Social and cultural factors, such as gender stereotypes and limited roles for women in environmental affairs, are obstacles in increasing women’s active participation in water conservation. In addition, inadequate policies and regulations also need to be considered to create a supportive environment for ecofeminist empowerment. In this context, collaborative efforts need to be made between the government and civil society to overcome these problems. It is hoped that the results of this research can make a significant contribution to efforts to conserve the waters of the Musi River in Palembang City, while strengthening awareness of the link between the environment and gender.

The Paradox of Budget Efficiency in Prabowo’s Administration

Muhnizar Siagian — 2025-07-31

Abstract: After his inauguration as the 8th President of Indonesia, President Prabowo decided to increase the number of ministers, deputy ministers, and ministerial-level officials. Under Prabowo’s administration, there are 48 ministries, a significant increase compared to the previous government. Naturally, this expansion corresponds to a larger state budget allocation to support ministerial performance. However, through Presidential Instruction No. 1 of 2025, President Prabowo mandated budget efficiency in state and regional expenditures (APBN-APBD) for 2025. Though some remain unaffected, several ministries and state agencies have reduced their budgets in response to this instruction. This situation underscores an apparent inconsistency between these two early policies of Prabowo’s administration. This study aims to analyze this inconsistency using a qualitative case study approach. The findings indicate that although President Prabowo’s policies appear contradictory, they are driven by specific motives, namely accommodative-compromising interests and transactional politics in the expansion of ministries, as well as the need to allocate a substantial portion of the budget to his populist initiative: the free nutritious meal initiative.

Keywords: Prabowo, Cabinet, Efficiency, Inconsistency, Paradox

Preventing Money Politics: Bawaslu Role in Batu City Regional Head Election

Muhammad Wahyu Prasetyo Adi Wahyu — 2025-07-31

The practice of money politics in Batu City is an old symptom that is still rooted in the political year. Like the 2017 political year, money politics is incarnated in the packaging of goods, from basic necessities to clothing. This is also evident in other political events, such as in 2019 and 2024. The purpose of this research is to analyze Bawaslu's role in preventing money politics in the 2024 political year with a focus on digital media campaigns and community-based education. Through a qualitative approach with a descriptive type, this research focuses on selecting informants by purposive sampling. Using primary and secondary data collection techniques, this study selected informants who have the capacity and understanding of Bawaslu's role in understanding local dynamics with the prevention role theory. The first result is through the digitization of information, namely using Instagram and the official website as a visualization of election material, criminal threats for those who deviate from the appeal to carry out the correct voting process. In this context, the main target is mass media users who do not limit their age. Second, through political education in each village, this orientation is due to the topography of Batu City, where the majority of villages and the 2017 political year is a track record of money politics in the village so that the vulnerability of money politics must be based on its potential. The implications of this research understand Bawaslu's strategy in preventing money politics in the 2024 Regional Head Election.

Analysis of Pro-Poor Policies in the Governance of Aceh’s Special Autonomy Funds

Renaldi Safriansyah — 2025-07-31

The acceleration of poverty reduction is one of the priority areas in the governance of Aceh’s special autonomy funds. However, after almost twenty years of policy implementation, the poverty level remains relatively high, and the efforts to effectively target poverty still pose a major challenge. Existing studies showed a lack of analysis on the pro-poor aspect of the policy, which can be reflected in public expenditure. This study analyzes the composition of Aceh’s public spending in priority areas and assesses the extent of policy pro-poorness in the implementation of special autonomy funds. A panel of experts established a weighting system for each policy, and subsequently, an overall ranking was derived by merging the individual rankings. This was accomplished by aggregating all rankings and computing the average through the process of adding them together and dividing by the total count of rankings. Qualitatively, the rating for assessment of policy pro-poorness in the implementation of Aceh's special autonomy funds is classified on a scale of high, medium, and low. The results show that spending on special autonomy funds is highly prioritized towards areas with a long-term impact on poverty reduction, while policies with short-term impacts on poverty reduction are still limited. In light of our findings, it is recommended that the Aceh government increase the spending of the special autonomy fund on economic empowerment and poverty reduction, prioritizing the remaining funds for their immediate impact on poverty reduction.

Sustainable Development: A Policy Model of Environmental in Kampung Hijau Bandar Lampung

Junaidi Junaidi — 2025-07-31

The sustainable development model can provide space for changes that can create prosperity for society. Therefore, consistency in implementing sustainable development must be supported by a more concrete policy direction at the empirical level. The aim is to be an instrument in realizing prosperity in the context of sustainable development. Therefore, the study of the Kampung Hijau sustainable development model is important. This study was conducted through a literature review supported by a qualitative approach with a case study method. Therefore, the data sources in this study are mostly secondary data. However, to observe the conditions empirically, this research is still supported by primary data obtained through interviews and observations. This study further explores how sustainable development can serve as an analytical tool in research. The results of this study indicate that, at the practical level, the Kampung Hijau development model, particularly in Teluk Betung Selatan District, provides space for community welfare. Therefore, this development model can be used as a more concrete and broader policy direction in realizing the development model in certain areas, such as slums and rural areas.