Policy Entrepreneurs and Policy Innovation: The Case Of Kampung Akuarium In Jakarta

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10.2991/978-2-494069-77-0_37How to use a DOI?

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policy entrepreneurs; policy innovation; Multiple Streams Analysis (MSA)

Abstract

The problem of informal settlements (kampung) in Jakarta has been handled with the mainstream policy of forced eviction which was harmful to many marginalized communities. The Jakarta administration’s decision to rebuild the evicted informal settlements of Kampung Akuarium in 2018 was recognized by many as a policy innovation for the urban informal settlement problem. The successful implementation of the first stage of the rebuilding in 2021 also raised questions about the key driver of policy innovation. This paper aims to present the role of policy entrepreneurs as the key driver in shaping public policy innovation in local government and the specific mechanism that occurred among actors in the policy process. Using Kingdon’s Multiple Streams Analysis (MSA) and in-depth interviews, we found that the policy to rebuild Kampung Akuarium was a result of policy entrepreneurs’ activities of coupling the three structural factors of policy process namely problem stream, policy stream, and political stream. The policy entrepreneurs’ activities were primarily utilizing personal credibility, political communication capability, and urban policy knowledge. In addition, the findings suggest that the role of policy entrepreneurs was instrumental in formulating new policy idea and pushing it through implementation. Finally, the role of the policy entrepreneurs was effective in two interrelated political contexts or policy windows: electoral politics of the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election and the rise of urban social movement in Jakarta.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ahmad Fauzi
AU  - Meidi Kosandi
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/30
TI  - Policy Entrepreneurs and Policy Innovation: The Case Of Kampung Akuarium In Jakarta
BT  - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Social and Political Sciences (ICoSaPS 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 270
EP  - 274
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-77-0_37
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-494069-77-0_37
ID  - Fauzi2022
ER  -