Forms of government collaboration at the local level in handling the COVID-19 disaster

¹ Departmen of Political Science, Faculty Social Science and Political Science, Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia
² Institude for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra, Australia

^* Corresponding author: cicisaafitri@gmail.com

Abstract

The current COVID-19 disaster requires serious handling, with the involvement of various parties. A different approach is shown by Nagari Pasie Laweh which is one of the in West Sumatra, namely by using a people-based approach which means that the low-level government Nagari collaborates with non-government local actors to handle and prevent COVID-19 with a different approach. clans (people united by tribes). The purpose of this research is to see how the efforts or forms of collaboration made by the Nagari Government with local actors deal with the COVID-19 disaster. This study uses a qualitative method with a descriptive approach and data collection techniques using literature studies from various articles/journals and related sources that help answer research questions. The results of this study show that the collaboration carried out by the Nagari government has made the handling of the COVID-19 disaster more optimal. Disaster management using a people-based method involves local non-governmental actors called the tigo tungku sajarangan (ninik mamak, alim ulama, cadiak pandai). The involvement of these actors helps the handling of men j a near to people's needs, this effort also facilitates communication between the government Nagari with society, so that collaboration raises public confidence towards the policy applied in Nagari.