Research-based Advocacy Work: Immersion, Emik, and Solutions Mapping

Abstract

This research aims to map, understand, and design comprehensively and integrally, the correlation between Advocacy Work (litigation and non-litigation) and Research, or RESEARCH-BASED ADVOCACY WORK. Factually-conventional, Advocates have been struggling, both in the Litigation Sector (court) and Non-Litigation (non-litigation) broadly, across fields and sciences, and contexts. However, it is evident that, Advocacy Work, has not been seriously based on Constructive and Contextual Research. Research uses a qualitative approach with Action Research Methods. Data collection uses in-depth interview techniques, observation, documentary studies, FGD, and research-based advocacy design. The results prove that: First. Research with decolonization methodological approaches, context of discovery, and local researchers should prioritize: (a) Immersion process, self-smelting clearly, surely, and thoroughly with the Local Community; (b) Emik process, in the process of self-smelting, the Research Subject will see the problem and its solution, based on the eyes of the Community. (c) The estuary of the Immersion and Emik Process is: together with the Community as a Local Research Subject, community-based Product-Knowledge was born in the form of Comprehensive, Integral, and Contextual Solutions. Second. Referring to the Results of research, then became the Based Design of Transformative Advocacy Service in Indonesia. Based on these findings, I as the Founder and Supervisor of National Board of Professional Organization Advocates PERHAKHI (Indonesian Legal Advisory and Consultant Association) encourages the implementation of RESEARCH-BASED ADVOCACY WORK among PERHAKHI.