RESOLVING INTERCULTURAL AND ETHNIC CONFLICTS IN INDONESIA IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF LEGAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Abstract

Various cultures can give rise to conflicts that can criticize the Indonesian nation, cultural conflicts can also give rise to clashes between ethnicities, religions, tribes or races. This is a matter that is quite sensitive and fragile regarding conditions that lead to national disintegration. If this conflict cannot be controlled and resolved wisely, it could give rise to problems of division and fragility of the Indonesian nation. The research proposes a problem formulation, initially, how useful is the law as a system of social supervision in society? Second, what are the alternative resolutions for inter-cultural and inter-ethnic conflicts in Indonesia? The results of the study are formulated as follows. Early on, the use of law, not only as a tool for protecting social order, social control also functions as a tool for designing social life in society. Second, one alternative for resolving conflicts between cultures and inter-ethnic conflicts in Indonesia requires a more in-depth explanation regarding the use and role of law in the life of a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic society. Thus, the issue of the national legal development paradigm implemented by the government needs to be a part that must be studied comprehensively.