Participation of Ethnic Community Towani Tolotang in Deliberation of Development Plan

Abstract

This research is essential to find out how the community, particularly the ethnic group of Towani Tolotang, participates in the deliberation of development plan. According to the results of the observation, the involvement of community participation especially in deliberation of development plan is very low. It is indicated by a few numbers of residents who are invited and attend the deliberation. Understanding the objectives and problems will be beneficial in determining how the ethnic group of Towani Tolotang participate in deliberation. For that purpose, the methods required to find out the answers are through observation, questionnaires, interviews and literature studies related to the research topic. By looking at the indicators of the deliberation of development plan such as the community participation throughout attendance, involvement in planning, policy making, accountability, monitoring, assessment, and utilization of development products, the results of the research are qualified as unfavorable with average percentage of 48,6%.