5 Factors Inhibiting National Integration, Understand and Anticipate to Preserve National Unity

Kapanlagi.com - One way to achieve unity can be done by implementing national integration. This is because national integration is the unification of various social groups into one unity that is intact. Thus, national identity will be formed. However, of course, this is not an easy task. There are several factors that hinder national integration.

However, with the attachment of national identity, unity will be achieved. National integration will project the process of unifying regions that have a lot of diversity. When national integration is achieved, diversity or differences should no longer be a problem. Instead, diversity will become a blessing that makes our national life more harmonious.

In order to achieve the goal of national integration, every individual needs to understand what national integration is. Because, by doing so, factors that hinder national integration can be anticipated together.

So, what is the concept of national integration and what are the factors that hinder it? Summarized from various sources, here is the review.

1. Concept of National Integration

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Broadly speaking, the concept of national integration is divided into two types, namely vertical concept and horizontal concept. The vertical concept of national integration includes the ways to unite the people with the government.

Meanwhile, the horizontal concept of national integration includes the ways to unite the diverse Indonesian people with different backgrounds. In addition, this concept also includes how to build a national identity and nationalism. Thus, people from different groups, religions, and ethnicities feel like a unified whole.

2. Requirements for National Integration

National integration is a complex matter. To carry out national integration, there are several requirements that must be fulfilled. These requirements include the following.

1. The first requirement is that members of society feel capable and successful in fulfilling their respective needs.

2. The second requirement is the creation of a shared agreement on preserved social norms and values that serve as a guide for living.

3. The third requirement is that these social norms and values are established as regulations in the implementation of social integration.

3. Factors Inhibiting National Integration

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Certainly, it is not easy to implement national integration. This is because Indonesia is a vast country with high diversity. Therefore, there are several factors inhibiting national integration. These factors include the following.

1. The vastness of Indonesian territory
The vast territory of Indonesia can be an obstacle to national integration. Especially since Indonesia is an archipelagic country with more than 17 thousand islands and a vast ocean expanse. This certainly makes it difficult for us to integrate.

2. Diverse Indonesian society
The diversity of Indonesian society is also one of the factors inhibiting national integration. Indonesia has diversity in ethnicity, religion, race, and other groups, so there are many things that need to be united.

3. Uneven development
Centralized and uneven development can also hinder the process of national integration. Moreover, uneven development can also create feelings of envy among some communities.

4. Erosion of indigenous culture
The effect of technological advancement and globalization is the erosion of indigenous culture. If this continues, it can also have a negative impact on the failure of national integration. Because the fading cultural values can trigger the loss of national identity.

5. Strong ethnocentrism understanding
Ethnocentrism understanding or fanaticism of a tribe considering their culture better than others is also very dangerous. This can be one of the inhibiting factors of national integration.

4. Factors Supporting National Integration

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In addition to understanding and anticipating the inhibiting factors of national integration, it is also important to strengthen the supporting factors. Yes, it turns out that there are also several things that can be supporting factors for the success of national integration. What are they? Here's the explanation.

1. Love for the Homeland
Love for the homeland is one of the supporting factors for the success of national integration. This has been proven since the colonial era. At that time, the love for the homeland made the heroes willing to sacrifice for independence.

2. Sense of solidarity and struggle
In addition to the love for the homeland, the sense of solidarity and struggle is also important in national integration. Fortunately, this feeling has emerged since the colonial era, where the entire society united against the colonizers. Such feelings should be nurtured to maintain unity.

3. Desire to unite
National integration can be achieved as long as there is a desire from us to remain united. Fortunately, there are several historical moments that have united us. One of them is the Youth Pledge of 1928. Since then until now, unity has been maintained to achieve national aspirations.

4. Culture of mutual cooperation
The culture of mutual cooperation is a characteristic of the Indonesian nation's personality. This culture has been inherited from generation to generation and has been preserved until now. Unconsciously, this culture can also be a supporting factor for national integration.

5. Pancasila as a manifestation of national ideology
The existence of Pancasila as a national ideology also supports national integration. This is because this state ideology highly upholds unity. By making it a guideline, we also participate in the success of national integration.

6. Anticipation of foreign threats
The last supporting factor for national integration is anticipation of foreign threats. Unconsciously, this always manages to awaken nationalism and unity.

Those are some reviews about national integration, along with its supporting and inhibiting factors. Hopefully, this is beneficial and can increase knowledge.

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