Proceedings of the Third International Seminar on Recent Language, Literature, and Local Culture Studies, BASA, 20-21 September 2019, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia

Research Article

The Change in the Meaning of the Symbol of States’ Power in the Area of Medan Merdeka Jakarta

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296687,
        author={E. A. Airlangga and Susanto  Susanto and Warto  Warto},
        title={The Change in the Meaning of the Symbol of States’ Power in the Area of Medan Merdeka Jakarta},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the Third International Seminar on Recent Language, Literature, and Local Culture Studies, BASA, 20-21 September 2019, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={BASA},
        year={2020},
        month={6},
        keywords={urban planning urban symbolism jakarta},
        doi={10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296687}
    }
    
  • E. A. Airlangga
    Susanto Susanto
    Warto Warto
    Year: 2020
    The Change in the Meaning of the Symbol of States’ Power in the Area of Medan Merdeka Jakarta
    BASA
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296687
E. A. Airlangga1,*, Susanto Susanto1, Warto Warto1
  • 1: Cultural Studies Program, Postgraduate Faculty, Universitas Sebelas Maret
*Contact email: egaazariaa@gmail.com

Abstract

The Jakarta downtown area, which is Medan Merdeka area was historically established by the Dutch colonial government. However, this area now has become a national symbol and the central government of the Indonesian Republic. This research aims to find the relations patterns between the urban planning, the states, and the societies through employing structuration theory proposed by Anthony Giddens. The research result concluded that state as a structure and the society as an agent play a role to shape the meaning and the cities’ order. The meaning of Medan Merdeka area of Jakarta is continuing to change, in accordance with the social and political conditions of the Indonesian people.