The Impact of Conflict between Village Apparatus and Consultative Committee on Community Services: A Case Study of Karangrejo Village, South Sungkai, North Lampung

Abstract

The presence of the Rural Consultative Body (BPD) as an embodiment of democracy in the countryside, turns out to be on the other side brought a shift in the pattern of power relations between several institutions in the rural areas due to region autonomy. The study follows a critical paradigm that emphasizes a qualitative approach, and data collection using observation, interview, and documentation. First research findings; there is a change in the pattern of power relations that are collaborative between institutions that exist in the counterside changed into patterns of power relations that are antagonistic. Second, antagonistic power relations are caused by the contestation of leadership, uniformity and interpretations of the authority of each institution. The conclusion of the research is the application of the law (UU. No.32/2004) had an impact on the shift in power relations in the countryside.