Models of Political Communication between District Parliament and Local Government: A Case Study of the Regional Autonomy in Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia

Abstract

The research is aimed to create model of political communication between DPRD (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah or House of Representatives at Regional Level) and PEMDA (Pemerintah Daerah or Local Government) for local government board’s performance improvement in order to the effectivity of the regional autonomy implementation at Sumedang Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia. The influence of political communication between DPRD and PEMDA for local government board’s performance improvement in order to the effectivity of the regional autonomy implementation at Sumedang Regency is small, but it is significant. This is resulted by barrier of political communication between DPRD and PEMDA, especially difference of interest, ideology and paradigm from stakeholders, and shareholders of Sumedang Regency. Meanwhile, the influence of local government board’s performance to the effectivity of the regional autonomy implementation at Sumedang Regency is large enough and significant. This is interrelated with job description local government board which is interconected with functions of management as critical factor in process of work