ENHANCING SOCIAL COHESION WHERE FESTIVAL AS A MEDIA, IS IT POSSIBLE?
Muhammad Mona Adha1, Dasim Budimansyah2*, Sapriya2, Dadang Sundawa2

Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Abstract

Muhammad Mona Adha1, Dasim Budimansyah2*, Sapriya2, Dadang Sundawa2
1Citizenship Education Doctor Candidate, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
2Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Jl. Dr. Setiabudi 229 Bandung, Indonesia
*budimansyah@upi.edu

Festivals can be in the form of cultural festivals, music festivals, food festivals, sports festivals, costume festivals, photo festivals, kite festivals, even festival of thought ideas. One very important thing of the festival is the gathering of citizens from various places and various backgrounds as a form of commitment of citizens. The festival provides space for communities, stakeholders, industry players, artists, volunteers, and participants to interact in a very dynamic and rewarding time span. The success of a festival is judged by the strength and strategy undertaken to create harmonious togetherness perceived by the visitors, generating a sense of concern for the big event being held, and the creation of personal satisfaction as a good citizen. This study aims to find the form of active participation of citizens, cooperation between government and stakeholders, connectivity between individuals and the involvement of other parties in producing a successful festival and able to realize social cohesion for the community. Qualitative research with ethnography method is done during the cultural festival of Lampung Krakatau Festival XXVII 2017 in Lampung, Indonesia. Data collection was obtained from in-depth interviews to 14 respondents involved in LKF 2017. The results showed that the festival has provided space for citizen participation, increased knowledge, gained social experience, and added personal skills to the surrounding environment as a form of civilized citizenship and strengthened cohesion social (Long and Perdue 1990; Rao 2001) society. Behind the indifference of citizens to have an attitude of responsibility, therefore the extent of citizens activities can bring himself innovate and creativity to the maximum to build themselves and society.

Keywords: Keywords: civic virtue, engagement, festival, festival as a media, Lampung Krakatau Festival, participation, social cohesion.

Topic: Virtues, Characters and Civic Community