PUBLIC POLICY FORMULATION MODEL BASED ON LOCAL INTEREST IN BORDER AREAS

This study aims to analyze and condition the formulation or policy formulation in border areas with very strong cultural influences, especially those directly adjacent to other countries. The study focused on photographing policies that must be carried out by the government against strong suspicions of inequality and the possibility of being released from the sovereignty of the Indonesian state. This study uses a participatory approach or also called the Participatory Rural Apraisal (PRA) method. The PRA method is operated by involving people to participate in assessing, recognizing and understanding what is needed quickly and together evaluating and searching for solutions to the problems at hand. The results of the study show that the development policies of the Border Areas in Merauke Regency have not been effective, due to the absence of adequate regulations to regulate cross-border problems.