Sasak Elite Development In Identity Construction In The Global Era In East Lombok, Nusa Tenggara Barat Propince

Abstract

, Globalization and the enactment of Law No. 34 of 2003 concerning regional autonomy after national political reform got a positive response from ethnic groups in the Unitary Republic of Indonesia (NKRI). This condition was then used as a momentum to fight for and construct the identity of the group. The specific objectives of this study were: 1) to understand the strategies developed by the Sasak elite in constructing identities, and 2) to analyze elite struggles in articulating their identities to meet various interests. The method of data collection is done by observation, interviews, and documentation. Data analysis was conducted qualitatively- interpretatively using the triangulation model, namely data reduction, data expose, and verification. The theoretical basis used to analyze research problems is critical theories, namely power relations, hegemony, and social practice. Based on the data analysis, this study concluded that the strategy developed by the Sasak elite in constructing the identity and at the same time maintaining its privilege authority was to use capital, religion, custom and ethnicity as instruments. The form of elite struggle in articulating the Sasak identity is to fuse the values of religion, customs, and modernity as a unit whose existence is not contradicted.