Article
The Effectiveness of Participatory Supervision in the Simultaneous General Elections 2024: A Case Study of Lubuk Linggau City
PAMARENDA : Public Administration and Government Journal, Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026), hlm. 75–88
Abstrak
This study examines the effectiveness of participatory supervision during the 2024 simultaneous legislative and presidential elections in Lubuk Linggau City through an integrated dual theoretical framework combining New Public Management (NPM) and Collaborative Governance. Moving beyond descriptive monitoring metrics, the research analyzes the structural tension between NPM-driven administrative efficiency and Collaborative Governance’s civic engagement ideals. Utilizing a qualitative descriptive design with in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, field observations, and document triangulation, the study uncovers how systemic resource constraints, fear of political retaliation, and the cultural normalization of violations severely undermine civic oversight. Findings reveal an operational paradox: while supervisory institutions successfully maintain formal administrative compliance, they remain unable to detect or prosecute substantive infractions such as money politics. As its primary contribution, this article introduces a novel Hybrid Reform Model that structurally harmonizes NPM-based digital reporting infrastructure with Collaborative Governance safeguards, including community-led monitoring hubs and institutionalized whistleblower protections. These results advance subnational electoral governance scholarship in Indonesia by demonstrating how to transform participatory supervision from symbolic compliance into substantive democratic oversight.