Community Empowerment Program (PRODAMAS) and Social Integration in Kediri City

Abstract

This research elucidates social issues related with social integration. Local autonomy system introduced by Indonesia Republic Government in 1999 has caused polarization in community because difference in political vision and selection has been expressed more openly. In matter of sociology, this polarization could weaken social integration building in community who used to live in group based on mutual interest and ideology. Such phenomenon has occured in any places, including Kediri City. Kediri City Government in 2015 has launched a program called as Community Empowerment Program (Program Pemberdayaan Masyarakat - PRODAMAS). Main goal of this program is to accelerate the achievement of economical wellbeing for the community in Kediri City. But, if reviewed from other perspective, this program opens also possibilities about occurrence of sociological effect on social integration. This research, therefore, gives a focus on searching answers of questions related with sociological effect on social integration of Kediri City community after Prodamas implementation.Research has used Social Construction Theory with Bergerian Tradition Method. Result of research indicates few findings. (1) Prodamas is able to create social integration of Kediri City community. (2) The creation of social integration requires three conditions, respectively: collective consciousness, revitalization of mutual-work value (gotong royong), and consistency of value compliance.

Keywords: Community Empowerment, Social Integration.