The background of this study is social conflict that still occurred among people in Yogyakarta
after the earthquake on 2006. The purpose of this study is to understand the dynamic of
Javanese leader on solving the social conflict among his people. It's interesting to
understand how Javanese leader make a critical choice between social harmony or social
justice. This study was part of the social research that coordinated by Dr. Gavin Sullivan
from Monash University and collaboration with Faculty of Psychology, Gadjah Mada
University. Data were collected by using in-depth interview toward a formal leader from a
village in Bantul, Yogyakarta and analyzed by using content analysts. The result indicated
that social harmony still become primary focused and priority for the leader, although
contradicted with social justice |