Multiculturalism Institutional Strengthening as a Community Integration and Harmonization Strategy in Palu, Central Sulawesi Province

Abstract

Conflict resolution has occurred both top-down and bottom-up, at the initiative of a third party as well as the warring party itself. Some of the conflict settlements that have been implemented are long-term, but many of the peace treaties that have been reached are merely temporary. The research conducted will result in the following outcomes: first, a strategy model for strengthening multiculturalism institutions in building integration and harmonization of the people of Palu City; second, an analysis of the pattern of multicultural development in Palu City; and third, the identification and analysis of multicultural development patterns in Palu City. The data obtained contains the conflict's chronology, the profit of the study area, and the data's information qualities, namely informants/subjects and documents. Documentation, in-depth interviews, and observation were used as data gathering strategies. Inductive analysis is then used to analyze the data. According to the study's findings, the mechanism for implementing the institutional model of multiculturalism in Palu City is accomplished through the following steps: a) Instructions for mainstreaming multiculturalism in government agencies; b) Socialization of multiculturalism to social groups at the grassroots level; and c) Formal legalization of Forum Komunikasi Umat Beragama (FKUB) authority. Meanwhile, the strategy for building Palu City's multiculturalism institution involves collaboration with other institutions and integrating the community in their operations.