The worth of Javanese conservative leadership in coping with COVID-19.
In: Masyarakat, Kebudayaan & Politik, Jg. 35 (2022-12-01), Heft 4, S. 527-539
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Current studies discover the difference of response of conservatism to the COVID-19 pandemic situation with, at least, six stigmas, namely practicing conservative politics, high risk public health behavior, lack of trust in science, neglecting mainstream media reports, less support for vaccination, and tendency to stockpile. This fieldwork-based qualitative study aims to explore the conservative political leadership of a village head in dealing with the pandemic situation. Unlike the previous studies, it reveals the village head’s conservative leadership which plays a vital role in coping with the outbreak. Under the influence of Javanese culture and tradition, the practices of leadership have positive impacts on controlling the situation, that are responsiveness, willingness to hear input, empathy, direct engagement, non-discrimination, ability to mobilize village apparatuses and to encourage participation of villagers, and consistent reminders to villagers to adhere to health protocols. The village head operationally practices the values of ngancani (accompanying) and njagongi (hanging out) in his leadership. The findings challenge previous academic works as the leadership adjusts to dominant Javanese conservatism in handling the pandemic. It negates the view of difference of conservatism’s response to the outbreak. Conservatism, particularly Javanese cultural and traditional values, actually minimizes the differences of social identity among villagers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Studi-studi terbaru menemukan perbedaan respons konservatisme terhadap situasi pandemi COVID-19 dengan setidaknya enam stigma, yaitu mempraktikkan politik konservatif, perilaku kesehatan masyarakat yang berisiko tinggi, kurangnya kepercayaan pada sains, mengabaikan laporan media arus utama, kurang mendukung vaksinasi, dan kecenderungan menimbun. Studi kualitatif berbasis kerja lapangan ini bertujuan untuk menggali kepemimpinan politik konservatif seorang kepala desa dalam menghadapi situasi pandemi. Berbeda dengan penelitian-penelitian sebelumnya, riset ini mengungkap kepemimpinan konservatif kepala desa yang memainkan peran penting dalam mengatasi wabah. Di bawah pengaruh budaya dan tradisi Jawa, praktik kepemimpinan berdampak positif dalam mengendalikan situasi pandemi, yaitu responsif, mau mendengar masukan, empati, keterlibatan langsung, nondiskriminasi, kemampuan menggerakkan perangkat desa dan mendorong partisipasi warga, serta mengingatkan secara konsisten kepada warga desa untuk mematuhi protokol kesehatan. Kepala desa mengamalkan nilainilai ngancani (menemani) dan njagongi (nongkrong/bercengkrama) dalam kepemimpinannya. Hasil studi ini berbeda dengan karya akademis sebelumnya yang menstigma konservatisme. Kepemimpinan konservatif ternyata mampu menyesuaikan diri dan menghadapi pandemi. Hasil studi ini menegasikan pandangan perbedaan respon konservatisme terhadap wabah. Konservatisme, khususnya nilai-nilai budaya dan tradisi Jawa, justru meminimalisasi perbedaan identitas sosial antarwarga desa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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The worth of Javanese conservative leadership in coping with COVID-19.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Sobari, Wawan |
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Zeitschrift: | Masyarakat, Kebudayaan & Politik, Jg. 35 (2022-12-01), Heft 4, S. 527-539 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2022 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 2086-7050 (print) |
DOI: | 10.20473/mkp.V35I42022.527-539 |
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