Tracing Local Inclusion: Intergovernmental Networks and Islamic Perspective in Disability Policy Implementation of Kampar Regency
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https://doi.org/10.15575/jpan.v18i2.54670Keywords:
Community Participation, Disability Governance, Institutional Capacity, Intergovernmental Coordination, Islamic Public ValuesAbstract
Disability policy implementation in decentralized governance settings requires more than formal administrative arrangements, as effective inclusion depends on intergovernmental coordination, institutional capacity, community participation, and locally embedded normative values. This study aims to examine disability empowerment policy implementation in Kampar Regency and develop an Integrated Intergovernmental Inclusive Disability Governance Framework (IIDGF) that explains the relationships among these dimensions. A qualitative case study was conducted using semi-structured interviews with government officials and persons with disabilities, complemented by non-participant observation and documentary analysis. The findings indicate that disability policy implementation operates through coordination across government levels, while institutional capacity influences service accessibility and continuity. Community participation also functions as a complementary mechanism that can help address limitations in formal institutional capacity. Empirical evidence further indicates practices of social assistance, solidarity, and collective responsibility that can be interpreted through Islamic public values, particularly rahmah, ‘adl, amanah, and maslahah. These values are conceptualized as informal normative mechanisms that may reinforce trust, participation, and collaborative action rather than as independently established causal factors. Based on these findings, the IIDGF comprises five interrelated dimensions: intergovernmental coordination, institutional capacity, community participation, Islamic public values, and inclusive policy outcomes. The framework extends Edwards III policy implementation model by reconceptualizing communication as intergovernmental coordination, resources as multidimensional institutional capacity, bureaucratic implementation as collaborative governance, and implementation outcomes as inclusive policy outcomes. The five dimensions operate relationally rather than sequentially, with coordination enabling capacity, participation complementing institutional limitations, Islamic public values reinforcing collective action, and inclusive outcomes potentially generating feedback for subsequent governance practices. Given its single-case scope and limited direct representation of governance actors, the IIDGF requires further empirical validation in other decentralized governance settings.
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