Public Engagement in The Policy of Arrangement and Empowerment for Street Vendors in Garut Kota Subdistrict

Abstract

This paper aims to examine the cause of public engagement ineffectiveness in the policy of arrangement and empowerment for street vendors in Garut Kota subdistrict. The research method used is descriptive qualitative. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that public engagement in this policy has not been effective, because it has not been related to: 1) Context and Settings; 2) Sponsors, Conveners, and Their Motivations for Direct Public Engagement; 3) Process Design; and 4) Outcomes. Regarding Context and Settings, there are no specific rules for public engagement, while in Regent’s Decree Number 511.23 / Kep. 790-Admrek / 2014 concerning the Team of Arrangement and Empowerment for Street Vendors in Garut Regency, the position of street vendors is only as a team member, without being accompanied by a clear definition of the roles, main tasks and functions. Public engagement for street vendors has become a formality to fulfill the principles of democratic governance, but in its implementation, most of the local government decisions and actions that are considered crucial in this policy do not represent street vendors desire. Regarding Sponsors, Conveners, and Their Motivations for Direct Public Engagement, public engagement in the policy of arrangement and empowerment for street vendors in Garut Kota subdistrict does not have sponsors yet in its sustainability, as for those who are organizers of public engagement in this policy based on the Regent’s Decree, especially in the fields that give positions to street vendors to be engaged as implementing elements, the fields in question are: 1) Fields of Socialization, Data Collection, and Structuring; and 2) Structuring / Relocation Operations. Some information, especially related to Process Design and Outcomes, is difficult to obtain. In substance, the author does not find information that is truly relevant to the aspects contained therein, because of the unavailability of Context and Settings that specifically regulate public engagement.