Collaborative Governance in Tourism Development (Study in Karangsalam Banyumas Tourism Village)

Abstract

This research is aimed at analyzing the collaborative governance process in tourism development, especially in the Karangsalam Tourism Village. Moreover, this research also analyzes the supporting and inhibiting factors in implementing collaborative governance in Karangsalam Village. This research uses a qualitative approach design, where data collection is carried out by interviews, observations, document studies and focus group discussions. Interviews were carried out by interviewing representatives of all stakeholders, namely from the government, private sector/entrepreneurs and the community. The research results show that Karangsalam Village has implemented the concept of collaborative governance in developing its tourism by involving many parties. The parties involved in the collaboration dynamics have been adapted to the existing characteristics, challenges and opportunities. However, it turns out that the existing collaboration is still not optimal and tends to fade, because there are also factors inhibiting collaboration in tourism development, namely the existence of sectoral egos, conflicts of interest, low quality of human resources, and lack of regulation.