Politik Etnisitas Dalam Upaya Pemekaran Provinsi Kotawaringin

Abstrak

This study aims to provide a descriptive analysis of ethnicity politics from the
perspective of Glazer and Moynihan "Beyond The Melting Pot" to expand
Kotawaringin Province. The research method used is qualitative with a case
study approach. The research data were obtained from observations,
document searches and in-deep interviews. The results found that the desire
to separate from Central Kalimantan Province made the five prospective
regencies of Kotawaringin Province form a Melting Pot. "Melting Pot," which
is meant here, is to be "Orang Kotawaringin." The Kotawaringin community
is very heterogeneous, originating from not only one ethnicity but being able
to unite for a common goal.
In contrast to Glazer and Moynihan's "Being America," which illustrates the
pattern of ethnic interaction in New York City is eternal. In Kotawaringin, this
ethnic identity is only temporary and impermanent. The collective identity of
being an Orang Kotawaringin is built according to an instrumentalist
perspective, namely: ethnicity is seen not only as a given value or as a result
of a social construction but rather as used to obtain benefits, including federal
benefits.