The Involvement of Walhi Region of South Sulawesi in Environmental Politics Against the Polemic of the Lae-Lae Island Reclamation Plan

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10.2991/978-2-38476-236-1_103How to use a DOI?

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WALHI; Reclamation; Laelae Island; Environmental Politics

Abstract

The Laelae Island reclamation plan in Makassar City, South Sulawesi Province, received different responses from the community and the government, triggering a polemic. In the polemics that occurred, the involvement of several environmental-based non-governmental organizations was observed, one of which was WALHI South Sulawesi. WALHI South Sulawesi utilizes its existence as one of the Non-Governmental Organizations engaged in environmental advocacy efforts to participate in supporting the rejection of the Lae-lae Island reclamation plan by the South Sulawesi government. This research further examines the extent of WALHI South Sulawesi's involvement in environmental politics in responding to the Laelae Island reclamation plan which will influence the decision-making process by the South Sulawesi government in the future on environmental issues, especially related to the Laelae Island reclamation plan.WALHI South Sulawesi in this case then utilizes its power relations as one of the non-profit organizations based on environmental interests or better known as Non-Governmental Organizations by raising the Laelae Island reclamation plan polemic to become an environmental issue in the national scope using the concept of political opportunity and transnational advocacy strategies consisting of (1) information politics, (2) symbolic politics, (3) leverage politics, and (4) accountability politics. These strategies are used to influence the policies of the Makassar City and South Sulawesi Provincial governments regarding the Makassar City Laelae Island reclamation plan.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Rika Juliastri
AU  - Sukri Tamma
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/04/29
TI  - The Involvement of Walhi Region of South Sulawesi in Environmental Politics Against the Polemic of the Lae-Lae Island Reclamation Plan
BT  - Proceedings of the World Conference on Governance and Social Sciences (WCGSS 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 943
EP  - 953
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-236-1_103
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-236-1_103
ID  - Juliastri2024
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