Levelization of Indonesia's Maritime Village in Support of Defense Diplomation

Abstract

The World Maritime Axis (WMA) policy of the Jokowi Government era has tapped Indonesia's resource-rich marine potential. Various sources of marine wealth have been supporting the lives of the maritime village community for generations. This paper focuses on leveling the pattern of maritime village development as part of Jokowi's governance strategy in the context of defense diplomacy. The Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) approach method aims to strengthen the capacity of villagers to plan, make decisions, and take action to improve their own situation. As the object of study is the chosen maritime villages to map the fishing community related to the government relationship with the fishing community with the content of the Diplomacy of Defense, with the question of maritime measure confidence and security issues. The study found types of maritime villages; a) Competitive Maritime Village, b) Offensive Maritime Village, c) Defensive Maritime Village d) Recessive Maritime Village. The research concludes that the policy of developing maritime villages continuously through the PRA approach in the leveling of Indonesian maritime villages can support the interests of Indonesia's defense diplomacy.