Conflict in the Border Region Between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
- DOI
- 10.2991/iconeg-16.2017.39How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- conflict; border region; illegal migrants.
- Abstract
This research was aimed at identifying potential sources of conflict in the RI - PNG border territory, a case study in the Skow-Wutung border area, Muara Tami district, Jayapura city, Papua province. The study had been an in-depth analysis, using a qualitative approach, adopting the phenomenology strategy. Empirical data were obtained through in-depth interviews and observations. Results: potential sources of conflict in the Skow-Wutung (Indonesia - Papua New Guinea) border territory were identified as follows: indigenous land ownership (customary land) by PNG citizens on the Indonesian side of the border, illegal migrants and illegal trafficking, drugs and sharp weapons sales, double citizenships, illegal use of PNG currency on Indonesian side, operation of mototaxis and rickshaws by PNG citizens on Indonesian side, social and economic gaps (welfare), and lack of transportation facilities and infrastructures.
- Copyright
- © 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Usman Pakasi PY - 2016/12 DA - 2016/12 TI - Conflict in the Border Region Between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea BT - Proceedings of the International Conference on Ethics in Governance (ICONEG 2016) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 166 EP - 169 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/iconeg-16.2017.39 DO - 10.2991/iconeg-16.2017.39 ID - Pakasi2016/12 ER -