The Values of Local Wisdom in Democratic Reinforcement in Bali

Abstract

The values of local wisdom in democratic reinforcement of direct general elections for the regional heads in Bali, - a case study in Badung regency-, proposes two problems: (1) How is the cultural struggle in political process of direct general elections for the regional heads in Bali? (2) What is the meaning of the values of local wisdom in streghtening the local democracy of direct elections for the regional heads in Bali? The method of research used in this study is descriptive-qualitative method. Democratic process in the direct general elections becomes a struggle arena between democracy as political culture of a large tradition and the values of local wisdom as a small tradition of the local society. The cultural struggle causes sustainable changes which resulted in collaboration and acculturation of democratic cultural values in Balinese culture. The values of local wisdom as the effort to strengthen local democracy of direct elections for the regional heads in Bali, has an important meaning in the political struggle, it can be seen from the values of Tri hita karana; Shanti lan jagadhita; Menyama Braya; Medarma suaka; Nyerahang dewek; Mepunia; Tatwam asi; and nilai segilik, segulu, selunglung sebayantaka, paras paros sarpanaya so that the values of local wisdom of Balinese society are used in strengthening local democracy rather than eroded by the current of democratization

Keywords: cultural struggle, meaning of local wisdom, democratic reinforcement, direct general election for regional head.