Development of Ibu Kota Nusantara: The Threat of Mechanical Solidarity to Indigenous Communities

Abstract : The development of the Ibu Kota Nusantara gave rise to the degradation of mechanical solidarity in indigenous communities. This article aims to examine the threat of mechanical solidarity that occurs in indigenous communities as a result of the development of the Ibu Kota Nusantara. The consequences of this threat must be recognized by various parties. This is important to provide space for existence, especially for local indigenous communities. The use of qualitative methods of the phenomenological type is the basis for the line of thought in this paper, where data is obtained through an observation process; interview; and document study. The data obtained was then analyzed using phenomenological analysis techniques. Based on Emile Durkheim’s theory of mechanical solidarity, the results show that indications of threat have clearly occurred as a result of IKN development. Threats to mechanical solidarity occur starting from land conversion which results in a crisis of local community identity and disintegration and leads to marginalization of local communities.