Ethnic Bugis Research Articles

Migration And Economic Changes: Sociological Analysis on the Contributions of Bugis Ethnic for the Economy of Kupang

This study aims at analyzing the migration stages and mechanism of the Bugis ethnic to Kupang and the contributions of Bugis ethnic for the economy of Kupang. The research approach used a phenomenological approach which is one kind of qualitative research. The data were collected by participants’ observation to determine the essential phenomenon and the participation in life experiences (Creswell, 2009). The results showed: (1) The migration process of Bugis ethnic to Kupang showed that the departure of Bugis ethnic to Kupang was because of economic factors and invitation of a family who had already migrated to Kupang, (2) contribution of Bugis ethnic to the economy of Kupang, the results showed that: Bugis ethnic contributed to the economy of Kupang, especially in the development of traditional markets, market tax receipts, land and buildings tax revenues, tax revenue of building permit, tax revenue of a business license, business license receipts, and the development of Kupang. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n2s1p147

Relasi Kuasa Identitas Etnis Dilembaga Legislatif Periode 2014-2019 (Studi Kasus Anggota DPRD Etnis Bugis Dikabupaten Indragiri Hilir, Provinsi Riau)

Bugis ethnic group who live in Indragiri Hilir an ethnic immigrants, with the number of 150 816 inhabitants, ranks third after the ethnic Malay and Banjar. However, ethnic Bugis able menjalain power relations appropriately. Evidenced by the position of ethnic Bugis located in strategic places Inhil got various fields, especially in the legislature. This study used a descriptive approach, the data collection technique interview legislators who are ethnic Bugis and other steakholders. Power relation with the theoretical approach of the reproductive power Pierre Bourdieu, showed that the participant a the very keeping and maintaining ethnic identity inherited from their ancestors, so that they are able to create habitus attached to its identity, as well as the domains and symbolic capital gained by establishing a relationship together political parties, ethnic Java and regional organizations

Dinamika Etnis Dalam Proses Politik Lokal Daerah (Studi Kasus Pemilihan Bupati dan Wakil Bupati Kabupaten Toli-Toli Provinsi Sulawesi Tengah Tahun 2010)

This study aims to explain the Bugis ethnic considerations in the Legislative Elections of 2014 in Toli-Toli. This study used qualitative methods (qualitative research) and in-depth interviews (deep interview) to the resource persons who are considered able to answer related to problems that intended by the author. based on the data captured, it can be concluded that the instrumentation of local identities such as ethnicity plays an important role in determining the candidates to be selected. It has become a phenomenon of the present era, but in this study, the author presents data on the ethnic Bugis ethnic immigrants in Toli-Toli, but the procession of legislative elections, ethnic Bugis is able to show its existence. On behalf of the social and economic similarities, the election of the candidate of the group into the major. Human Resources should be the guarantee of someone who was worthy to be their representative in the legislature become a factor not taken into account by people of ethnic Bugis ethnic krena only see the similarity of identity. As for the recommendation of the author that the local government as the supreme authority needs to socialize through social activities which contains items essential to living together in the frame of unity without distinguishing one another, as well as community leaders of ethnic Bugis as people in by society should regardless of keberpihakannya, in that it has always adhered to a single diversity diversity.