Research Article
Social Trust of Indonesia’s Post Conflict Society: A Case Study of Poso Regency
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.21-10-2019.2291516, author={Dwia Aries Tina Pulubuhu and Muhammad Ramli AT and Andi Ahmad Yani and Muhammad Arsyad and Amril Hans and Sitti Halwatiah}, title={Social Trust of Indonesia’s Post Conflict Society: A Case Study of Poso Regency}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st Hasanuddin International Conference on Social and Political Sciences, HICOSPOS 2019, 21-22 October 2019, Makassar, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={HICOSPOS}, year={2020}, month={2}, keywords={social trust post conflict society poso indonesia}, doi={10.4108/eai.21-10-2019.2291516} }- Dwia Aries Tina Pulubuhu
Muhammad Ramli AT
Andi Ahmad Yani
Muhammad Arsyad
Amril Hans
Sitti Halwatiah
Year: 2020
Social Trust of Indonesia’s Post Conflict Society: A Case Study of Poso Regency
HICOSPOS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.21-10-2019.2291516
Abstract
Social trust is one of fundamental components of social capital. However, trust is generally seen as one of major social element that is weakening in a post conflict society. This study focuses on Poso society which experienced violent ethno-religious conflict which was erupted during Indonesian political transition in 1999. The study attempts to mapping Poso society’s social trust after almost two decades of Malino peace agreement in 2001. The study employed mixed method and conducted survey, interview and focus group discussion to collect data. There were 450 questionnaires were distributed and 373 respondents or 83 percent were returned. The data was analyzed by descriptive statistical method with frequency and percentage to analyze trend of respondents' tendency to their degree of social trust. This research shows quite clearly that the level of trust of the population towards other parties in areas that have experienced conflict is quite low. The extent of mistrust on the other side is evident both to those of their own ethnicity or religion, as well as to those of different ethnicities and religions. Even so, there was a distribution of respondents who increased their distrust if the other parties were also different in religion and ethnicity. This shows that postconflict
social recovery efforts that have so far not been fully successful in improving trust between members of the community