[ABSTRAK
Penelitian ini hendak mengetahui perkembangan bosisme lokal diIndonesia pada era desentralisasi. Penelitian akan terfokus pada kemunculanMuhammad Andi Ali Baal Masdar sebagai bos lokal serta penguatan jaringanyang ia lakukan. Peneliti menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatanwawancara mendalam, observasi dan pengumpulan dokumen. Teori yangdigunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu teori mengenai orang kuat lokal, teorimengenai bossisme lokal, teori dinasti politik dan teori mengenai hubunganpatron-klien.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kemunculan Muhammad Andi AliBaal Masdar sebagai bos lokal dimulai sejak ia menduduki jabatan bupati. Selainitu, melemahnya kontrol DPRD Polewali Mandar turut mempermudahlangkahnya untuk menjadi bos lokal. Muhammad Andi Ali Baal Masdarmelakukan money politics atau political buying untuk mempertahankankekuasaannya. Kekuatan politik Muhammad Andi Ali Baal Masdar didukungPartai Golkar dan Partai Gerindra di Polewali Mandar. Ia juga merangkulkalangan agamawan, jurnalis/pers lokal, jaringan birokrasi, hingga parapengusaha lokal dalam memperkuat kekuasaannya. Status kebangsawananMuhammad Andi Ali Baal Masdar menjadi modal sosial di tengah masyarakatMandar yang bersifat patrimodial, hal ini semakin meperkuat eksistensinyasebagai bos lokal di Polewali Mandar. Selain itu, Muhammad Andi Ali BaalMasdar juga mempunyai modal ekonomi yang kuat, ia di kenal sebagai keluargayang kaya raya dan kontrol terhadap sumber-sumber ekonomi berupa proyekpemerintah.Implikasi teori memperlihatkan bahwa kekuasaan Muhammad Andi AliBaal Masdar tidak sepenuhnya memenuhi kriteria yang dimaksud dalam teorilocal strongmen atau local bossism. Salah satu kriteria yang tidak terpenuhi ialahpenggunaan kekerasan, intimidasi terhadap lawan politiknya. Akan tetapi, hal initidak mengugurkan keberadaan Muhammad Andi Ali Baal Masdar sebagai boslokal karena kekuasaan yang dimiliki sudah membentuk dinasti polit;This research seek to understand the development of local bosism inIndonesia during the decentralization era. The research will focus on the emergeof Muhammad Andi Ali Baal Masdar as local boss as well as his strengthening ofthe the network he conducted. This research was applying qualitative methodwith deep interview approach, observation and documents collecting. The Theoryused in this research was a theory concerning local strong person, theoryconcerning local bossism, political dynasty theory and theory concerningpatronge-client.The research result shows that the arising of Muhammad Andi Ali BaalMasdar as local boss began since he was appointed as Head of Regency (Bupati).Beside that, the weakening of control on Polewali Mandar RegionalRepresentative (DPRD) contributed facilitating his steps to become a local bos.Muhammad Andi Ali Baal Masdar conducted money politics or political buying todefense his power. Muhammad Andi Ali Baal Masdar?s political power wassupported by Golkar Party and Gerindra Party in Polewali Mandar. He alsoembraced religious prominent, journalists/local pers, bureaucrat network, untillocal businessman in strengthening his power. The nobility status of MuhammadAndi Ali Baal Masdar became a social capital among Mandar community whichhaving patrimodial nature, this strengthened his existeance as local bos inPolewali Mandar. Beside that, Muhammad Andi Ali Baal Masdar also had astrong economical capital, he was prominent as a rich and welthy family and hasa control on economical resources such as government projects.The theory implication shows that the power of Muhammad Andi Ali BaalMasdar did not meet the criteria mentioned in the teori local strongmen theory orlocal bossism. One of the criteria which did not met was the using of strength,intimidation to the opposite politicians. But, this did not vanishing the existance ofMuhammad Andi Ali Baal Masdar as local boss since the power he owed hadestablished a political dynasty supporting by three elements politicians,bureaucration, and businessman.;This research seek to understand the development of local bosism inIndonesia during the decentralization era. The research will focus on the emergeof Muhammad Andi Ali Baal Masdar as local boss as well as his strengthening ofthe the network he conducted. This research was applying qualitative methodwith deep interview approach, observation and documents collecting. The Theoryused in this research was a theory concerning local strong person, theoryconcerning local bossism, political dynasty theory and theory concerningpatronge-client.The research result shows that the arising of Muhammad Andi Ali BaalMasdar as local boss began since he was appointed as Head of Regency (Bupati).Beside that, the weakening of control on Polewali Mandar RegionalRepresentative (DPRD) contributed facilitating his steps to become a local bos.Muhammad Andi Ali Baal Masdar conducted money politics or political buying todefense his power. Muhammad Andi Ali Baal Masdar?s political power wassupported by Golkar Party and Gerindra Party in Polewali Mandar. He alsoembraced religious prominent, journalists/local pers, bureaucrat network, untillocal businessman in strengthening his power. The nobility status of MuhammadAndi Ali Baal Masdar became a social capital among Mandar community whichhaving patrimodial nature, this strengthened his existeance as local bos inPolewali Mandar. Beside that, Muhammad Andi Ali Baal Masdar also had astrong economical capital, he was prominent as a rich and welthy family and hasa control on economical resources such as government projects.The theory implication shows that the power of Muhammad Andi Ali BaalMasdar did not meet the criteria mentioned in the teori local strongmen theory orlocal bossism. One of the criteria which did not met was the using of strength,intimidation to the opposite politicians. But, this did not vanishing the existance ofMuhammad Andi Ali Baal Masdar as local boss since the power he owed hadestablished a political dynasty supporting by three elements politicians,bureaucration, and businessman., This research seek to understand the development of local bosism inIndonesia during the decentralization era. The research will focus on the emergeof Muhammad Andi Ali Baal Masdar as local boss as well as his strengthening ofthe the network he conducted. This research was applying qualitative methodwith deep interview approach, observation and documents collecting. The Theoryused in this research was a theory concerning local strong person, theoryconcerning local bossism, political dynasty theory and theory concerningpatronge-client.The research result shows that the arising of Muhammad Andi Ali BaalMasdar as local boss began since he was appointed as Head of Regency (Bupati).Beside that, the weakening of control on Polewali Mandar RegionalRepresentative (DPRD) contributed facilitating his steps to become a local bos.Muhammad Andi Ali Baal Masdar conducted money politics or political buying todefense his power. Muhammad Andi Ali Baal Masdar’s political power wassupported by Golkar Party and Gerindra Party in Polewali Mandar. He alsoembraced religious prominent, journalists/local pers, bureaucrat network, untillocal businessman in strengthening his power. The nobility status of MuhammadAndi Ali Baal Masdar became a social capital among Mandar community whichhaving patrimodial nature, this strengthened his existeance as local bos inPolewali Mandar. Beside that, Muhammad Andi Ali Baal Masdar also had astrong economical capital, he was prominent as a rich and welthy family and hasa control on economical resources such as government projects.The theory implication shows that the power of Muhammad Andi Ali BaalMasdar did not meet the criteria mentioned in the teori local strongmen theory orlocal bossism. One of the criteria which did not met was the using of strength,intimidation to the opposite politicians. But, this did not vanishing the existance ofMuhammad Andi Ali Baal Masdar as local boss since the power he owed hadestablished a political dynasty supporting by three elements politicians,bureaucration, and businessman.]