The Influence of Middle Eastern Tourists on Local Community in Cisarua Bogor in the Perspective of Identity Politics and Communitarian Citizenship

Abstract

This  research  aimed  to analyze the influence of Middle Eastern tourists on local  community  in Cisarua Bogor  in  the perspective of Identity Politics and Communitarian Citizenship.  T his research  used qualitative with a descriptive explanatory research type .  Data collection techniques used  were  observation,  in-depth  interviews, and library research . The results of this research showed that Middle Eastern tourists  positively encouraged  tourism activities and economic development of local  community but  there was an  emergence  of social, political, and cultural problems such as  identity crisis .  Local  community  in  Cisarua as part of Indonesia  is  faced with the presence of a minority group namely Arab tourists who visit this  region  at certain times and demand  a  recognition of their identity. So that the  local community  in Cisarua  is  faced  with multicultural life because they touch and interact with values that are different from what they have. Empirically ,  from a political perspective, Middle Eastern tourists have encouraged the formation of identity politics and the issue of communitarian citizenship while local values are increasingly eroded. The problem of communitarian citizenship is reflected in the phenomenon of Arabic villages through the rise of Arabic writing in business, the dominance of Arabic culture, Arabic food, and so on. The thick Middle Eastern cultur e  in tourist areas becomes a problem when dealing with local culture and nationalism as  a challenge for a sovereign nation . The novelty of this research is the influence of Middle Eastern tourists in the perspective of Political Science  on  identity politics and communitarian citizenship .