Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Indonesian Social and Political Enquiries, ICISPE 2019, 21-22 October 2019, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia

Research Article

Local People's Political Strength Supporting Dugderan Tradition

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.21-10-2019.2294455,
        author={Tri Lestari Hadiati and Darmawan Tri Budi Utomo},
        title={Local People's Political Strength Supporting Dugderan Tradition},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Indonesian Social and Political Enquiries, ICISPE 2019,  21-22 October 2019, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICISPE},
        year={2020},
        month={4},
        keywords={political power multiple power super power the people of kauman dugderan tradition the development of the kauman region},
        doi={10.4108/eai.21-10-2019.2294455}
    }
    
  • Tri Lestari Hadiati
    Darmawan Tri Budi Utomo
    Year: 2020
    Local People's Political Strength Supporting Dugderan Tradition
    ICISPE
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.21-10-2019.2294455
Tri Lestari Hadiati1,*, Darmawan Tri Budi Utomo1
  • 1: Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Semarang, Indonesia
*Contact email: liestarihadiati@gmail.com

Abstract

The Kauman community in the city of Semarang in Central Java province is known to have its own independence and political power to maintain their environment. The Kauman community, by its mean, tries to preserve their ways of earning for living, which include maintaining its cultural tradition “Dugderan Tradition” so that it does not become extinct. But the city government until now has not made the Kauman community as a unique indigenous community with its dugder tradition in the city of Semarang. This research method used survey methods and types of qualitative research. In-depth interviews were conducted by asking informants to conduct in-depth interviews several times. General observation and in-depth interviews were then analyzed to find information and the context of the political power needed. Firstly, the results of this study found new things related to the Kauman elite community ways—supported by multiple power, which succeeded to preserve their place of life and cultural Dugderan traditions. This means that the people are able to develop their own independent political forces maintain the Dugderan tradition because they are pressed by primary needs. Secondly, modernization makes the Kauman community more emending and they are more involved in the government's political decision especially in terms of building, maintain the Dugderan and developing the Kauman Area.