Social Capital of Parak and Rimbo Management in West Sumatra

The topic of social capital has been gaining many concerns from social researchers throughout the world, especially in collective action perspective. This study aimed to describe the organizational activities of the local forest management practices (parak and rimbo) as a social capital in collectiv...

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Main Authors: Ferdinal Asmin, Dudung Darusman, Iin Ichwandi, Didik Suharjito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bogor Agricultural University 2017-12-01
Series:Jurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika
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Online Access:http://journal.ipb.ac.id/index.php/jmht/article/view/19672/14130
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description The topic of social capital has been gaining many concerns from social researchers throughout the world, especially in collective action perspective. This study aimed to describe the organizational activities of the local forest management practices (parak and rimbo) as a social capital in collective action perspective. The research method is a case study of Koto Malintang and Simancuang people in West Sumatra. Collecting data was conducted by unstructured interviews, field observations, and document studies. Data analysis uses categorization and coding, document analysis, and historical analysis. Our findings were described in the context of decision-making, resources management and mobilization, communication, and conflict resolution. Collective action for decision-making involved the acquisition, allocation, and distribution mechanisms to divide land and forest product among local people. In the context of resources management and mobilization, they applied kinship relations among families, sub-clans, and clans to manage their resources. They then communicated their needs in any formal and informal meetings. When a conflict occurred in related to forest utilization, they applied an adat court to make a win-win solution. Nevertheless, the challenges of collective action are still about the resources availability, benefit equity, and external supports.
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spelling doaj.art-39b44b8aadd04c42882b317ec86cbae42022-12-21T20:31:34ZengBogor Agricultural UniversityJurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika2087-04692089-20632017-12-0123314014910.7226/jtfm.23.3.140Social Capital of Parak and Rimbo Management in West SumatraFerdinal Asmin0Dudung Darusman1Iin Ichwandi2Didik Suharjito3Forestry Office of West Sumatera Province, Jl. Raden Saleh No 8A, Padang, IndonesiaDepartment of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University, Academic Ring Road, Campus IPB Dramaga, Bogor, Indonesia 16680Department of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University, Academic Ring Road, Campus IPB Dramaga, Bogor, Indonesia 16680Department of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University, Academic Ring Road, Campus IPB Dramaga, Bogor, Indonesia 16680The topic of social capital has been gaining many concerns from social researchers throughout the world, especially in collective action perspective. This study aimed to describe the organizational activities of the local forest management practices (parak and rimbo) as a social capital in collective action perspective. The research method is a case study of Koto Malintang and Simancuang people in West Sumatra. Collecting data was conducted by unstructured interviews, field observations, and document studies. Data analysis uses categorization and coding, document analysis, and historical analysis. Our findings were described in the context of decision-making, resources management and mobilization, communication, and conflict resolution. Collective action for decision-making involved the acquisition, allocation, and distribution mechanisms to divide land and forest product among local people. In the context of resources management and mobilization, they applied kinship relations among families, sub-clans, and clans to manage their resources. They then communicated their needs in any formal and informal meetings. When a conflict occurred in related to forest utilization, they applied an adat court to make a win-win solution. Nevertheless, the challenges of collective action are still about the resources availability, benefit equity, and external supports.http://journal.ipb.ac.id/index.php/jmht/article/view/19672/14130communicationconflict resolutiondecision makingresources management and mobilization
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conflict resolution
decision making
resources management and mobilization
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