Actors' Behavior in Policy Formulation - A Case Study of Woman And Child Protection Policy in Parepare, Indonesia

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10.2991/icas-17.2017.35How to use a DOI?

Keywords

actor behavior, motive and role, type of policy actors

Abstract

This study aims to describe the processes, which are the policy actors, what their motives, competencies and roles of actors in policy formulation on the protection of women and children. This research uses descriptive qualitative method with technical analysis model data including, reduction, display and verification/conclusions. Primary data were obtained through interviews with key informants i.e. actors who were directly involved in the formulation of local regulations. Secondary data is sourced from local government documents. The results of this study illustrate that: firstly, the process through the formal and non-formal mechanism; secondly, the policy actors are divided into unofficial policy makers include LP2EM, People Care, PPA Police Chiefs, Academics and Press Media. While the official policymakers i.e. Local Council Actors'; PP/KB and P2TP2A officials; and thirdly, the actors have ideological and pragmatic motives and these motives show competence and influence its role and behavior in the formation of local regulations.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Muhamad Tang Abdulah
AU  - Siti Halwatiah
AU  - Gita Susanti
PY  - 2017/11
DA  - 2017/11
TI  - Actors' Behavior in Policy Formulation - A Case Study of Woman And Child Protection Policy in Parepare, Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Administrative Science (ICAS 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 145
EP  - 148
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icas-17.2017.35
DO  - 10.2991/icas-17.2017.35
ID  - Abdulah2017/11
ER  -