Publica: Jurnal Pemikiran Administrasi Negara
Publica: Jurnal Pemikiran Administrasi Negara is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes research on Public Administration. This journal is accredited as SINTA 2 Based on Decree Number : 0173/C3/DT.05.00/2025 21 March 2025. It is published Two times a year by Department of Public Administration UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung.
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Smart CSR Strategies for Sustainable Development: Evaluating Public-Private Collaboration in Gresik Regency
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an important instrument for social, economic, and environmental development, particularly in industrial regions such as Gresik Regency. However, regional CSR practices still face governance problems, including philanthropic tendencies, short-term programs, fragmented implementation, weak reporting systems, and limited impact measurement. This study develops Smart Corporate Social Responsibility (Smart CSR) as a governance model and evaluative framework to strengthen collaboration among local government, companies, and communities. Using a qualitative case study design, data were collected from regional regulations, CSR reports, official government publications, observations, and semi-structured interviews with government actors, companies, beneficiary communities, and supporting stakeholders. Data were analyzed through inductive-deductive thematic analysis and an audit trail linking empirical evidence, themes, theory, and model development. The findings reveal a gap between the regulatory framework and implementation. Although local regulations provide a legal basis, company reporting remains limited, programs are dominated by short-term activities, coordination and community participation are inconsistent, and impact indicators are not standardized. Smart CSR integrates data-driven needs mapping, multi-actor role distribution, digital reporting, community participation, ESG/SDGs-based evaluation, and shared value creation. The model contributes to CSR, collaborative governance, and sustainable development literature in industrial regions of developing countries.
Copyright (c) 2026 Barham Siregar, Agus Sukristyanto, Rachmawati Novaria https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
Policy Implementation of Vehicle Emission Testing under Fragmented Multilevel Governance in Bandung City
This study aims to examine how motor vehicle emission testing is implemented in Bandung City and why it has not yet functioned as an integrated environmental policy instrument. The study uses a qualitative case study design based on interviews, field observations, and document analysis conducted from October 2025 to February 2026. The analysis draws on Kearns and Lawson’s policy implementation framework, particularly the dimensions of policy content, implementation agency, inter-organisational relations, and social-political factors. A multilevel governance perspective and Gephi-based network mapping are also used to examine the distribution of authority and actor relations. The findings show that emission testing in Bandung City is distributed across the transportation sector, environmental sector, taxation-related administration, private workshops, and intermediary associations. However, these actors operate through different mandates, service mechanisms, reporting systems, and policy interests. Regulatory inconsistency, unclear outcome indicators, uneven logistical readiness, limited certified personnel, weak data integration, and uncertain enforcement reduce the ability of emission testing to operate as a coherent policy process. ASBEKINDO and private workshops occupy important operational positions in the implementation network, but their role cannot replace government responsibility for rule-setting, monitoring, reporting integration, and enforcement. This study contributes to policy implementation research by showing that weak enforcement, low public compliance, limited facilities, and compliance costs are not isolated barriers, but symptoms of a broader governance problem. Strengthening emission testing requires an implementation chain that links testing, reporting, repair follow-up, compliance tracking, and cross-regional coordination.
Copyright (c) 2026 Ristia Mareta, Budiman Rusli, Budhi Gunawan https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
Constitutional Analysis of Central–Regional Government Authority Relations in Indonesia
The relationship of authority between the central and regional governments remains a constitutional issue in Indonesia due to continuing changes in regional government legislation and persistent conflicts in the implementation of concurrent governmental affairs, particularly in natural resource management, spatial planning, infrastructure development, environmental governance, and business licensing. While post-reform decentralization expanded regional autonomy, subsequent regulatory reforms have also strengthened national coordination, creating challenges in defining the limits of governmental authority. This study analyzes the constitutional framework and regulatory evolution governing central–regional authority relations in the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia while offering a comparative analysis of successive regional government laws to explain the shift in the distribution of governmental authority. Employing normative legal research, the study adopts statutory, conceptual, and comparative approaches by examining the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, Law No. 22 of 1999, Law No. 32 of 2004, Law No. 23 of 2014, Law No. 1 of 2022, and relevant legal literature. The findings demonstrate a regulatory shift from centralized governance toward broad decentralization and subsequently toward stronger national coordination through a more structured allocation of governmental affairs. The comparative analysis further reveals that although the constitutional framework provides a clear legal basis for regional autonomy, overlapping authority, inconsistent interpretation of concurrent affairs, and coordination problems continue to generate legal uncertainty across strategic sectors. These findings contribute by clarifying the constitutional evolution of authority allocation in Indonesia and suggest the need to harmonize sectoral legislation with the Regional Government Law, strengthen transitional arrangements following regulatory reforms, and establish clearer institutional coordination mechanisms to improve legal certainty and governance effectiveness.
Copyright (c) 2026 Iskandar Syukur https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
Supra-Village Politics and the Diminishing Presence of Women's Empowerment in Indonesian Villages
The establishment of village autonomy in Indonesia, as formalized through the Village Law (Law No. 6/2014), is frequently portrayed as a cornerstone for fostering self-reliant and independently governed rural communities. However, empirical evidence indicates that this autonomy is significantly circumscribed by actors and political forces operating beyond the village level, including bureaucratic hierarchies, political party structures, and patronage systems, all of which shape village development priorities. This article argues that the decline of women's empowerment initiatives within Indonesian villages is not merely an inadvertent administrative oversight but a structural consequence of supra-village political dynamics. Utilizing qualitative research conducted across multiple regions between 2021 and 2022, complemented by document analysis and secondary literature, this study identifies three primary channels through which village elites secure external resources: engagement with local district heads (bupati/walikota), appeals to senior bureaucratic officials, and lobbying of political parties or legislative actors. These lobbying practices reveal deeply entrenched clientelistic relationships that privilege programs with political returns, while marginalizing gender-responsive initiatives. Women's empowerment programs, previously supported through PKK frameworks and informal women's collectives, have been co-opted, weakened, or reduced to tokenistic forms of participation. Drawing on theories of supra-village politics, critiques of decentralization, and feminist political economy, this article demonstrates that women's empowerment has not been eliminated but has been politically reconfigured into non-transformative forms of administrative compliance. The study concludes by proposing structural reforms in fiscal governance, political accountability, and gender mainstreaming to restore substantive pathways for women's agency in rural development processes.
Copyright (c) 2026 Zusiana Elly Triantini https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
Strengthening the Supervision of the Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG): Mechanisms, Challenges, and Strategic Solutions
The Free Nutritious Meal Program is a strategic national policy initiated by the government of the Republic of Indonesia to improve children’s nutritional status and support the development of high-quality human resources. As a large-scale public program with significant government funding and multiple stakeholders, effective supervision is essential to ensure accountability, food quality, proper distribution, and accurate beneficiary targeting. This study aims to analyze the supervisory mechanism of the MBG program, identify the challenges faced in its implementation, and propose solutions to strengthen supervisory effectiveness. This study employs a qualitative descriptive approach using in-depth interviews as the primary data collection method, supported by observation and document analysis. A total of 11 informants were selected for this study through purposive sampling, including program implementers, school representatives, beneficiaries, and supervisory actors. The collected data were analyzed using the interactive model of Miles and Huberman, which consists of data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. The findings indicate that the MBG program’s supervisory mechanism generally complies with the stages of management control theory, including establishing implementation standards, determining performance indicators, measuring program implementation, comparing results with established standards, and taking corrective actions. However, several challenges remain, including inconsistencies in the application of standards across regions, limited performance indicators that focus mainly on administrative aspects, weaknesses in monitoring and reporting systems, and insufficient coordination among supervising institutions. To improve the effectiveness of supervision, this study recommends strengthening operational standards, developing outcome-based performance indicators, implementing integrated digital monitoring systems, improving interagency coordination, and increasing community participation in oversight. Strengthening these aspects is expected to enhance program accountability and may help improve children’s nutritional status and support sustainable human resource development in Indonesia, although this study did not directly measure nutritional or health outcomes.
Copyright (c) 2026 Rodlial Ramdhan Tackbir Abubakar, Alikha Novira, Deni Fauzi Ramdani, Saekul Anwar https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0