SAWIT BERKELANJUTAN DALAM PERSPEKTIF CULTURAL HEGEMONY: STUDI KASUS SKEMA SERTIFIKASI GANDA DI MALAYSIA

AMNINA FIRA KHARIRA, Dr. Maharani Hapsari, M.A.

2020 | Skripsi | S1 ILMU HUBUNGAN INTERNASIONAL

Kelapa sawit amat lekat dengan kehidupan sehari-hari kita. Akan tetapi, lonjakan permintaan atasnya telah menimbulkan komplikasi serius dalam hal sosial dan lingkungan. Beragam inisiatif dikerahkan untuk merespons permasalahan ini, salah satunya dengan sertifikasi RSPO. Sayangnya, RSPO secara luas dinilai kurang efektif dalam menekan laju kerusakan lingkungan akibat industri sawit. Karenanya, Indonesia keluar dari keanggotaan RSPO dan menerapkan standarnya sendiri, ISPO. Malaysia, beberapa tahun kemudian menyusul langkah Indonesia dengan menerapkan standarnya, MSPO, namun tanpa menanggalkan keanggotaannya di RSPO. Skripsi ini akan menelaah mengapa keputusan tersebut dibuat dari perspektif cultural hegemony, tepatnya neo-gramscian.

Oil palm is closely related to our daily life. However, the surge in demand for it has created serious social and environmental complications. Various initiatives have been mobilized to respond to this problem, one of which is the RSPO certification. Unfortunately, the RSPO is widely considered to be ineffective in reducing the rate of environmental damage caused by the palm oil industry. As a result, Indonesia left the RSPO membership and adopted its own standard, the ISPO. Malaysia, a few years later followed Indonesia’s step by applying its standard, MSPO, but without renouncing its membership in the RSPO. This thesis will examine why the decision was made from a cultural hegemony perspective, specifically neo-gramscian.

Kata Kunci : Kelapa sawit, keberlanjutan, skema sertifikasi, Malaysia, hegemoni/ Palm Oil, sustainability, certification scheme, Malaysia, hegemony