Analysis Of Dalihan Na Tolu In Conflict Resolution In The Toba Batak Community: Case Study In Medan City

Abstract

The aim of this research is to find a policy model for resolving social conflicts based on local wisdom in the Toba Batak community in Medan City. This research includes models and social conflict resolution based on the local wisdom of the Toba Batak community, with consensus and principled negotiations in resolving conflicts and strategic efforts adopted by dalihan na tolu elements to resolve conflicts. The consensus and negotiation model is an effort used to raise public awareness of the existence of the traditional principles of dalihan na tolu in conflict resolution. The wisdom model shows that there is public awareness and understanding of the great potential of local wisdom in conflict resolution in urban areas, namely mutual respect, solidarity and kinship and this forum is always present in the customs carried out by the Toba Batak people in their daily lives. The method for reducing conflict and weakening the pretext of na tolu is seen by building a commitment to togetherness and supporting public leaders such as ulama, traditional leaders and other community leaders to mediate between parties in conflict, as well as the need for a dual role of religious leaders in spreading the values ​​of peace and wisdom. local to strengthen the dalihan na tolu in the midst of the people or society. An analysis of the causes of conflict is seen through the resolution model in Toba Batak society with the patterns or functions of dalihan na tolu in conflict resolution in the city of Medan. The results of this research reveal that dalihan na tolu is a forum for consensus and principled negotiation in resolving conflicts in the Toba Batak community in Medan City where the actors in it wisely become the driving force in the consensus.