Historical Awareness as Social Capital for the Sustainability of Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia

Abstract

This study discusses the importance of historical awareness for the generations of a nation. The history of the national movement is a collective event of a nation, which can improve nation's awareness of an independent nationality. This study aims to analyze moral values in history as Social Capital which factored to the emergence of equality of fate and solidarity. This study uses a critical historical research method with a literature study as its primary reference. The result of this study confirms that historical awareness is Social Capital for the integrity and sustainability of the Republic of Indonesia. Globalization with all of its attributes allegedly can erode moral values and awareness of Indonesia's national history. The notion of historical awareness as Social Capital is another form of modality in development related to norms, social networks, trust to benefit, encourage participation, and social accessibility in national and state life.