Abstract
This article analyzes Pasang Ri Kajang as a form of indigenous knowledge that represents an alternative model of sustainable development based on ecological sovereignty. Starting from a critique of the mainstream sustainable development paradigm, which tends to be technocratic and economistic, this paper positions Pasang Ri Kajang not merely as a local value system, but as a socio-ecological institution with its own ecological rationality. Using a qualitative method grounded in literature review and critical analysis of political ecology and environmental justice literature, this article demonstrates that the sustainability of Kajang society is built through ethical relationships between humans and nature, institutionalized within customary structures. Agrarian conflicts between the Kajang indigenous community and corporations reveal that the ecological crisis is not merely a technical issue, but a political issue of recognition and the distribution of power over land. This article argues that reframing sustainable development in Indonesia requires positioning indigenous knowledge systems as the foundation of policy, not merely as a normative supplement. The contribution of this article lies in strengthening the concept of ecological sovereignty as a bridge between indigenous knowledge and critiques of mainstream sustainable development.
- Indigenous Knowledge
- Pasang Ri Kajang
- Environmental Sustainability
- Sustainable Development
- Ecological Sovereignty
Abstract
Artikel ini menganalisis Pasang Ri Kajang sebagai bentuk indigenous knowledge yang merepresentasikan model alternatif pembangunan berkelanjutan berbasis kedaulatan ekologis. Berangkat dari kritik terhadap paradigma pembangunan berkelanjutan arus utama yang cenderung teknokratis dan ekonomistik, tulisan ini menempatkan Pasang Ri Kajang bukan sekadar sebagai sistem nilai lokal, melainkan sebagai institusi sosial-ekologis yang memiliki rasionalitas ekologis tersendiri. Dengan menggunakan metode kualitatif berbasis studi pustaka dan analisis kritis terhadap literatur ekologi politik dan keadilan lingkungan, artikel ini menunjukkan bahwa keberlanjutan masyarakat Kajang dibangun melalui relasi etis antara manusia–alam yang dilembagakan dalam struktur adat. Konflik agraria antara masyarakat adat Kajang dan korporasi memperlihatkan bahwa krisis ekologis tidak semata persoalan teknis, tetapi merupakan persoalan politik pengakuan dan distribusi kuasa atas tanah. Artikel ini berargumen bahwa reframing pembangunan berkelanjutan di Indonesia perlu menempatkan sistem pengetahuan adat sebagai fondasi kebijakan, bukan sekadar sebagai pelengkap normatif. Kontribusi artikel ini terletak pada penguatan konsep kedaulatan ekologis sebagai jembatan antara indigenous knowledge dan kritik terhadap pembangunan berkelanjutan arus utama.
- Pasang Ri Kajang
- Keberlanjutan Lingkungan
- Pembangunan Berkelanjutan
- Kedaulatan Ekologis
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