PELAKSANAAN DIPLOMASI DAN KERJASAMA LUAR NEGERI OLEH PEMERINTAH KOTA/KABUPATEN DI KARESIDENAN SURAKARTA

Abstract

This research aims to explain how the implementation of local government cooperation with
foreign countries or foreign NGO in 2012 until 2017 on around the region of Surakarta. The
data of that kind cooperation was really hard to get in the newspaper and also by search it on
the internet, researchers want to collect all of international cooperation by local goverment on
around the region of Surakarta in 2012 until 2017. This is because, with the implementation of
local government autonomy in Indonesian cities and region, now they can make cooperation
with foreign countries or foreign NGO but must still give priority on Indonesian national
interest. Researchers believe that altough we could not get it in internet, international
cooperation between local government exist. By using the theory and concept of diplomacy,
international cooperation and national interest, this research make use of qualitative method
with primary data from the interview with local government staff in cooperation section and also
use document-based research and explained by descriptive method. Through analysis we
concluded that local government on around the region of Surakarta already have several
international cooperation with foreign countries, cities or NGO in 2012 until 2017. But there are
still many obstacles in the implementation of MoU or LoI which already signed by both parties
such as lack of coordination with national government, local goverment and also agencies which
directly involved with international cooperation, lack of capabilities in lobbying and negotiation,
lack of english, and budgeting problems.
Key words: Local Government, Diplomacy, International Cooperation, National Interest