Journal Governance Bureaucratic Review

Five Articles from Indonesia Explore Contemporary Policy Implementation and Governance Challenges. The latest issue features contributions from Indonesian scholars examining public policy dynamics through theoretical and empirical lenses. The first article, Policy Implementation in Resource-Scarce Political Environments: Applying Peter S. Cleaves’ Framework to Indonesia’s National Health Insurance (JKN), by Nada Aiyskamila Ramadani, Gloria Yemima Simanjuntak, Dewi Nopika Putri, Lulu Marisa Lumban Tobing, and Maya Yulika, investigates how limited resources influence the effectiveness of JKN. The study employs Cleaves’ policy implementation framework to assess institutional capacity, bureaucratic adaptation, and political constraints shaping Indonesia’s universal health coverage system. The second article, Implementation of the Job Creation Law: Severance Pay from the Perspective of Pressman and Wildavsky’s Theory, by Deva Garcia Katanging, Nabila Nabila, Siska Aulia Putri, Merry Viona, and Lina Sahida BR Sinaga, analyzes the challenges of translating legislative intent into practical labor policy. Grounded in Pressman and Wildavsky’s implementation theory, the paper explores bureaucratic coordination and the gap between legal mandates and worker protection outcomes. The third article, Implementation of the TPKS Law in DIY from the Perspective of Policy Network Theory, by Zahmil Husein, Rangga Rangga, Kevin Andika Putra, Muhammad Padillah, Muhammad Nabiel Azirah Djou, and Gea Ananda Putri Septiyanti, examines collaborative governance among institutions combating sexual violence. Through the lens of policy network theory, the authors highlight coordination mechanisms, stakeholder interdependence, and structural barriers to effective policy realization in Yogyakarta. The fourth article, Top-Down Implementation of the Job Creation Law: Reforming Environmental Impact Assessment Policy and Implications for Environmental Governance in Indonesia, by Sofi Ayyasi, Nur Syofi Shahirah, Ni Luh Viya Anggun Cahyani, Briean Sandika Arjuna, Agatha Cristy Siregar, and Inggrid Sisilia Lumban Raja, evaluates how central government reforms reshape environmental assessment frameworks. The study emphasizes the tension between regulatory efficiency and participatory environmental governance within Indonesia’s evolving policy architecture. The final article, Bounded Rationality in Energy Policy: Analyzing the Ban on Retail Sales of Subsidized 3-Kilogram LPG in Indonesia, by Sonia Trifosa Siahaan, Gege Laudie, Angel Icha Leony Siringo-ringo, Diva Nayla Salsabila, Bintang Aryanisah, and Fawwaz Ghufran, applies the concept of bounded rationality to evaluate decision-making in the state’s energy policy. It highlights cognitive and institutional limitations that shape subsidy reform and discusses the implications for equitable energy distribution.

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