SOCIAL CONFLICT OF INDONESIAN BORDER COMMUNITIES AND THE DEMOCRATED REPUBLIC OF TIMOR LESTE: A CASE STUDY OF BOUNDARIES IN NORTH CENTRAL TIMOR AND OECUSSE DISTRICTS

Abstract

Border is the gateway of the state which at the same time becomes an international door between one country and another. The people in the North Central Timor Regency are directly adjacent to the Republic of Timor Leste's Democratic Republic. Using the theory of social conflict put forward by Ralf Dahrendorf, this research aims to explore the reality of social conflict in the border region. Through a case study approach and qualitative methods, it was concluded that the reality of existing social conflicts between communities found indications of structural and functional conflict that occur because the government does not involve community elements in issuing policies, so that the determination of boundaries is not in accordance with the expectations of the community, causing conflicts between the two groups of people in the border area, namely the people in six villages in North Central Timor Regency community in Oecusse District.