Radical decentralization reform works or does not work for reducing communal conflict is still debatable. This study examines the linkage between decentralization policy and communal conflict in Indonesia. Two measurement of decentralization: administrative decentralization, and fiscal decentralization...

BPD (Badan Permusyawaratan Desa) is a public political representation instituted in the village governance structure. Institutionally, the dynamics relation of BPD and village head have been influenced by the institution of BPD such as Badan Musyawarah Desapraja, Lembaga Musyawarah Desa, BPD (Badan Perwakilan...

Fiscal decentralization demand the regions to improve their creativity in collecting funds for financing local expenditures according to their needs (self-financing). The objective of this paper is to identify problems and challenges in enhancing local own-revenues faced by the local governments.. This...