The Role of Makassar City Government in Handling Conflict Between Student Groups to Support National Security Stability

This article aims to analyze the role of the Government of Makassar City in handling conflicts outgroup between students. This conflict promotes violence in the form of brawls. Conflicts occurred not only in the campus environment, but some conflicts also occurred in public places. this poses a security threat to the local community. This article uses a qualitative approach. Data was collected throughinterviews, observation, and a literature review. The theories used are role theory, conflict theory, and the concept of national security. The results showed that conflicts are triggered by personal problems. The existence of group solidarity and a strong regional ego makes it easy for conflicts to develop into conflicts between groups. The role of the Makassar City Government in handling conflict is seen by three efforts that have been made. First, the conflict is attempted to be resolved through law enforcement. The second is mediation. The results of the mediation led to a peace agreement that ended with Restorative Justice. Third, efforts to instill good values in students are expected to avoid tendencies and opportunities for conflict.