THE URGENCY OF COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AMIDST MODERNISATION TO IMPROVE SOCIAL AND LEGAL RESILIENCE

Abstract

Modernization is a change process from a traditional to a more advanced (modern) society. This process is a shift in attitude and mentality as a society to live by the present. Modernization has made various changes in society, both positive and negative impacts that may trigger conflict. One of the negative impacts is that modernization becomes a threat and can degrade the values closely related to rural communities. To fortify it, community empowerment is needed to realize the ability and independence in the life of society, nation, and state so that social and legal resilience is maintained. Social resilience is the ability to respond flexibly to hazards by individuals or social groups to offset damage or restore lost functions. This can be reflected in the expertise of society as a community to carry out social control to survive in the local system of modernization, in addition to avoiding and managing conflicts and finding various solutions. Law as a conflict resolution, social control, and social engineering tools are essential in strengthening national resilience. For this reason, it is crucial to build awareness and implementation of Pancasila values that can guide the community to show its existence as a society that has a just culture and religious values that can be used as a benchmark for the community to behave. There will be community empowerment to improve social and legal resilience.