Analysis of Social Development Policies and Programs for the Suku Anak Dalam in the Bukit Dua Belas National Park Area, Air Hitam District, Sarolangun Regency, Jambi Province

Abstract

This research is titled "Analysis of Policy Strategies and Social Development Programs for the Suku Anak Dalam Indigenous Community in the Bukit Dua Belas National Park Area, Sarolangun Regency, Jambi Province." This study begins with issues such as the efforts made by the government to improve the welfare of the Suku Anak Dalam (SAD) through programs in the sectors of education, housing, and health. Despite these efforts, the welfare of the SAD community has yet to improve. This is due to the government programs not reaching their intended targets effectively, and the policy strategies implemented do not adequately consider the social and cultural conditions of the SAD community. The problem in this study is to examine and analyze the social development process in welfare and demographic programs, economic programs, and socio-cultural programs for the SAD indigenous community that have been carried out by various stakeholders. Additionally, the study will analyze the impact of economic development policies focused on growth, exploitative in nature, and socially unjust, such as large-scale plantation development and transmigration settlement areas, which have led to the marginalization of the social, economic, cultural, and environmental life of the SAD indigenous community. Due to several development activities around their settlements, the social, cultural, economic, and ecological conditions of the Suku Anak Dalam indigenous community are now experiencing pressure and marginalization. The marginalization process of the Suku Anak Dalam indigenous community, as a result of development, is an issue that may arise. Development does not always mean progress for everyone. This study aims to assess the development programs that have been implemented by various parties for the SAD indigenous community. It will then explain the various impacts of these development programs. The study also seeks to identify and explain the models and strategies of social development programs that have been carried out by stakeholders and those that should ideally be implemented for the social development of the SAD indigenous community. This research will use a qualitative approach. The expected output of this research is an article published in an internationally indexed journal with a reputable database.