| Abstrakt: |
An intergovernmental network is a requirement that the region must meet in order to improve the well-being of its communities in this decentralized era. However, in its implementation, many areas in Indonesia do not do so or do not maximize cooperation, including in the border areas involving the districts of North Central Timor, Belu, and Malaka. Using explorative methods, this research was conducted to find out why cooperation between local governments was not carried out and how to promote cooperation among local governments from the perspective of sound governance. To reveal this, data is collected through in-depth interviews, observation and documentation studies, and focus group discussions (FGD). Research informants are selected from actors who are confronted with the question studied and use the method of purposive sampling. The results of the research showed that: first, maximum cooperation has not occurred since there are local governments in the border region that do not know, do not want, cannot, do not have an interest, and do not need to cooperate with other regions; however, awareness has begun to emerge to do so. Second, the process towards cooperation between regions in the border area is carried out by following a series of processes of interdependence, the convergence of objectives, accommodation, and reconciliation of goals, in which the exploration of factors causing a lack of cooperation and the identification of problems and potential in border areas are carried out. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
