Kerjasama Luar Negeri oleh Pemerintah Daerah di Era Otonomi Daerah (Studi pada Pemkab Malang)

Abstract

In this era of globalization the implementation of regional autonomy can not be separatedfrom the context of Indonesias relationship with international actors both at the state level (state)and non-state (non-state). Currently local governments both at the provincial and district / city hasbeen carrying out foreign cooperation for the promotion of social development, economic, andcultural. Although foreign relations is a central government, local governments inevitably have toface the process of liberalization of flows of goods, services, capital, and labor with all its implicationsfor Indonesias foreign policy.Based on Law No.32/2004 on local government, the government was given the opportunity tocooperate with third parties in providing public services. Currently local governments are requiredto respond to the challenges and opportunities offered by the international community in variousfields. Their responses could affect the overall course of building foreign relations and diplomacyIndonesia in terms of positive and negative. In a positive foreign relations conducted by the localgovernment can support the policy of the central government in a negative relationship but it canalso bring harm to the people of Indonesia through the process of exploitation due to the position ofinequality and lack of coordination among government agencies. It is this that drives the researchersto investigate further on how development cooperation abroad undertaken by the government ofMalang regency in this era of regional autonomy, given that Malang Regency has the potential ofnatural resources are very abundant