The Activities of the Cluster Background
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First, a series of monthly discussions carried out in order to respond to the factual issues related to governance and
policy, obtained funding support from KSI program.
1. There was a monthly discussion on “Prospek Keistimewaan Yogyakarta Pasca Pengesahan UU Keistimewaan” The
Prospect of the Privilege of Yogyakarta After the enac- tment of the Law on the Privilege, on March 26, 2014.
The keynote speakers of the discussion were Agung Kurniawan Cultural Expertof Jogja, Krisnadi Setyawan
Community Forum for the Privilege of Yogyakarta FORMAIS DIY, and M. Zainal Anwar The Researcher
of IRE Yogyakarta. This discussion talked about the actualization of the Privilege in order to encourage life
that is characterized by not only the growth of economics but also welfare and social justice.
2. The second was a discussion with the theme of the future of Village Law in the event of presidential election
in 2014. The discussion was held on July 4, 2014. The discussion was held to respond to the issue of village that
became the theme of the campaign of the candidates. The discussion attended by Dr. Bayu Wahyono discussed that
there was still a gap between the principle of normative praxis and the culture of society. Democracy had not
completely been a practice yet and was merely the norm of law. It was not surprising, as demonstrated by
the fact that many people chose candidates with a poor track record in the field of human rights. The discourse
of democracy in urban society and middle class people had not connected with most of the people in villages.
With the context of this political consciousness, in order to make Village Law effective, it was important to do
political education so that people could vote for the candidates with a positive track record and support the
democratic process of village.
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29 September 2014. Hadir sebagai pembicara dalam diskusi tersebut adalah Arie Sujito Peneliti IRE, Mada
Sukmajati Dosen Fisipol UGM, dan Iranda Yudhatama Direktur Swara Nusa. Diskusi tersebut dilakukan untuk
menggalang konsolidasi gerakan sipil di Yogyakarta, khususnya untuk memperkuat peran masyarakat sipil
pasca-lahirnya UU Pilkada.
4. Diskusi bulanan dengan tema “Satu Tahun Undang- Undang Desa” pada tanggal 15 Desember 2014. Adapun
narasumber diskusi adalah Edi Suprianta Kepala Balai PMD DIY, Ani Widayani Kepala Desa Sumbermulyo-
Bantul-DIY dan Ketua Asosiasi Kades se-Bantul-DIY, dan M. Zainal Anwar Peneliti IRE Yogyakarta. Diskusi ini
mengurai berbagai isu yang muncul pasca disahkannya UU Desa pada Desember 2013. Disamping itu, forum
diskusi juga memperbincangkan berbagai langkah strategis untuk optimalisasi pelaksanaan UU Desa pada
tahun mendatang.
Kedua, pada tahun 2014, Klaster Governance and Policy Reform menyelesaikan proposal riset yang sudah didesain
sejak satu tahun terakhir. Proposal riset tersebut bertajuk “Pasca Keistimewaan: Desain Kelembagaan Daerah Istimewa
Yogyakarta.” Studi ini bertujuan untuk mencari dan menye- diakan alternatif pemikiran tentang prasyarat utama dalam
memformulasikan kebijakan nasional terkait pengesahan daerah khususdaerah istimewa. Secara khusus, studi ini
akan menyediakan alternatif gagasan tentang desain kelem- bagaan yang sedang dikembangkan di DIY.
Jika ditelisik lebih mendalam, pasca pengesahan UU No 13 Tahun 2012 tentang Keistimewaan Yogyakarta, kelem-
bagaan pemerintahan di DIY mengalami penambahan. Dari sebelumnya hanya dinaungi oleh pemerintahan daerah UU
No 322004 bertambah dinaungi pula oleh pemerintahan daerah istimewa UU No 132012. Ternyata secara fakta so-
sial budaya, kehidupan masyarakat Yogyakarta pun dinaungi
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3. In response to the enactment of RUU Pilkada the Bill of Local Election, IRE held a discussion with the
theme of “Menggalang Gerakan Sosial Pasca-penetapan RUU Pilkada” Mobilizing Social Movements After the
Enactment of the Bill of Local Election on September 29, 2014. The keynote speakers of the discussion were Arie
Sujito A Researcher of IRE, Mada Sukmajati A Lecturer of Social and Political Science of UGM, and Iranda
Yudhatama The Director of Swara Nusa. The discussion was conducted to raise the consolidation of the civil
movement in Yogyakarta, particularly to strengthen the role of civil society after the enactment of the Law of
Local Election.
4. The last was a monthly discussion with the theme of “Satu Tahun Undang-Undang Desa” One Year of Village
Law on December 15, 2014. The keynote speakers of the discussion were Edi Suprianta The Head of the
PMD DIY, Ani Widayani The Head of Sumbermulyo Village-Bantul, DIY and the Chairman of the Village Head
Association of Bantul -DIY, and M. Zainal Anwar A Researcher of IRE Yogyakarta. This discussion explored
various issues that arose after the enactment of Village Law in December 2013. In addition, the discussion
forum also discussed various strategic steps to optimize the implementation of Village Law in the coming year.
Second, in 2014, Governance and Policy Reform Cluster completed a research proposal that had been designed for
one year. The title of the research proposal was “Pasca Keis- timewaan: Desain Kelembagaan Daerah Istimewa Yogyakar-
ta” Post Privilege: Institutional Design of the Special Region of Yogyakarta DY . The study aimed to find and provide al-
ternative thoughts on major prerequisite in formulating na- tional policies related to the legalization of special region. In
particular, the study would provide an alternative notion on institutional design which was being developed in DIY.
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pula oleh Kasultanan Ngayogyakarta. Dengan demikian bisa diartikan bahwa Yogyakarta sekarang ini dikelola oleh tiga
kelembagaan yang berjalan bersamaan dan berhimpit satu sama lainnya.
Dengan memanfaatkan perspektif governance reform dan perspektif kelembagaan, riset dengan metode kualitatif ini
ingin menelusuri desain kelembagaan Daerah Istimewa Yog- yakarta sebagai instrumen operasional dalam rangka mem-
pergunakan kekhususannya atau keistimewaannya untuk mewujudkan kesejahteraan rakyat. Ada tiga aspek studi de-
sain kelembagaan yang menarik diterapkan untuk mengelab- orasi daerah khusus dan istimewa ini, yaitu; i aspek regulasi
atau norma-norma khusus dan keistimewaan, ii aspek aktor dan relasi antar aktor, iii aspek budaya berdaerah khusus
dan istimewa. Sebagai langkah awal, studi ini akan dilaku- kan terlebih dulu di DIY sebagai kasus yang kemudian hasil-
hasilnya akan dikembangkan lebih lanjut dalam penelitian berikutnya.
Pelajaran Berharga
Tanpa disadari, diskusi bulanan yang diselenggarakan sela- ma ini telah menjadi wahana atau ruang publik untuk mem-
perbincangkan berbagai isu terkait tata kelola pemerintahan dan kebijakan. Isu yang dibahas juga terentang mulai level
nasional hingga lokal. Walaupun tidak selalu diakhiri dengan solusi, paling tidak forum diskusi bulanan telah membuka
wacana publik terkait isu tertentu. Secara tidak langsung, forum diskusi bulanan juga telah menjadi ajang pertemuan
diantara para aktivis NGO, mahasiswa, jurnalis dan berbagai profesi lain sehingga ajang diskusi bulanan juga memiliki
berbagai sudut pandang yang beragam.
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If examined deeper, after the enactment of Law No. 13 of 2012 on the Privilege of Yogyakarta, there is addition in gov-
ernment institutions in DIY. Previously, they were under lo- cal government Law No. 322004 but now also under the
government of special region Law No. 132012. In fact, in terms of socio-cultural condition, the life of the people of
Yogyakarta is also under the Sultanate of Ngayogyakarta. It could thus be interpreted that Yogyakarta is now managed
by three institutions that run simultaneously and coincide each other.
By using the perspective of governance reform and institu- tional perspective, this research, employing qualitative meth-
od, wanted to explore the institutional design of the Special Region of Yogyakarta as an operational instrument in order
to use their privileges for the welfare of the people. There were three aspects of institutional design that are interesting
to be applied to elaborate this special and privileged region, namely; i the aspects of regulations or specific norms and
privilege, ii the aspects of actors and the relation between the actors, iii the cultural aspects of special and privileged
region. As the initial step, the study would be done first in DIY as the case in which the results will be further developed
in further researches.
Lessons Learned
Unconsciously, the monthly discussions held have become a vehicle or public space to discuss various issues related
to governance and policy. The issues discussed also ranged from the national to the local level. Although it did not always
end up with a solution, at least monthly discussion forum has opened up public discourse related to a particular issue. In-
directly, the monthly discussion forums have also been the meeting space between NGO activists, students, journalists
and various other professions so that the monthly discus- sions also had a wide range of viewpoints.
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Rekomendasi
Selama ini, substansi hasil diskusi bulanan selalu ditulis dan disebarkan melalui website IRE. Berita yang ada di web
juga disebarkan melalui saranan media sosial. Tetapi, untuk memperluas jangkauan, salah satu strategi yang dapat di-
gunakan adalah dengan bekerjasama pihak lain. Kemitraan ini tidak hanya berguna untuk diseminasi hasil tetapi juga
bermanfaat untuk memperluas jaringan. Isu-isu yang diba- has dalam diskusi bulanan IRE penting ditindaklanjuti oleh
lembaga-lembaga di perguruan tinggi, LSM dan pemangku kebijakan. Karena itu tantangan ke depan adalah memperte-
mukan gagasan-gagasan yang muncul dalam diskusi bulanan IRE dengan lembaga-lembaga tersebut.