Ecofeminism Among Women Farmers in Pakel Village, Banyuwangi: An Ethnographic Study Amidst Land Conflicts
Downloads
In conflicts and struggles, women are both actively involved and affected, as discussed in various studies. However,
research on the lives of women farmers in land conflicts in Pakel village, Banyuwangi Regency, is still limited. This
study aims to describe the lives of women farmers in land conflicts that occur in Pakel village, Banyuwangi
Regency. Pakel Village was chosen as the research location because the women had been abandoned by the men to
avoid police arrest during a land conflict, leaving them to survive on their own. This qualitative research approach
uses ethnographic methods with ecofeminism theory from Vandana Shiva. Primary data was collected through
participant observation, informal interviews, and in-depth interviews. The technique of determining informants in
this study used snowball sampling with a total of five female informants to be interviewed in depth. The results
showed that women farmers in Pakel village, Banyuwangi Regency, played an active role in the struggle. From their
dual roles as heads of households and housewives in the pre-land reclamation period to their active participation and
roles in various aspects of their daily activities after the land reclamation—such as farming, cooking, caring for
children and/or grandchildren, istighosah, mediating conflicts, participating in night patrols, and fighting back. The
violence in this land conflict also had a traumatic impact on one of the women farmers, so psychological services
were provided. Further research is needed to better understand the role of women in land conflicts in Pakel village,
Banyuwangi Regency, with different themes and from various disciplines.
Asmy, A. N. (2023, November 10). Perempuan-Perempuan Pakel Melawan Perampasan Lahan di Banyuwangi. Project Multatuli. https://projectmultatuli.org/perempuan-perempuan-pakel-melawan-perampasan-lahan-di-banyuwangi/
Asmy, A. N. (2024, June 20). Bertahan adalah Bentuk Cinta Paling Liar, Cerita Perjuangan Perempuan Pakel Pertahankan Tanahnya - Konde.co. Konde.co. https://www.konde.co/2024/06/bertahan-adalah-bentuk-cinta-paling-liar-cerita-perjuangan-perempuan-pakel-pertahankan-tanahnya/
Astono, A., Muyassar, Y. R., & Wagner, I. (2024). Perempuan Dayak dalam Peran Menjaga Lingkungan Hidup Perspektif Ekofeminisme terhadap Hukum Lingkungan di Kalimantan Barat (Studi Kasus: Kecamatan Sengah Temila, Kabupaten Landak). Arus Jurnal Sosial dan Humaniora, 4(1), 8–16. https://doi.org/10.57250/ajsh.v4i1.308
Isma, I., Turtiantoro, & Astuti, P. (2023). Peran Perempuan dalam Gerakan Penolakan Pertambangan pada Studi Kasus Konflik Pertambangan Batuan Andesit di Desa Wadas, Kecamatan Bener, Kabupaten Purworejo. Journal of Politic and Government Studies, 12(3), 37–56. https://ejournal3.undip.ac.id/index.php/jpgs/article/view/39019
Istiqlali, A. (2022). Peran Perempuan dalam Merebut Ruang Hidup: Studi Ekofeminisme Tentang Perlawanan Perempuan di Banjar Selasih, Bali. Jurnal Ilmu Sosial Indonesia (JISI), 3(2), 70–82. https://doi.org/10.15408/jisi.v3i2.29674
Joel, D., & Fine, C. (2022). Who is a woman: Sex, gender and policy making. Journal of Controversial Ideas, 2(2), 6. https://doi.org/10.35995/jci02020006
Kamarusdiana. (2019). Studi Etnografi Dalam Kerangka Masyarakat Dan Budaya. SALAM: Jurnal Sosial dan Budaya Syar-i, 6(2), 113–128. https://doi.org/10.15408/sjsbs.v6i2.10975
Karim, N. (2022). Feminist and women’s movements in the context of ending violence against women and girls: An external literature review. United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women.
Neuman, W. L. (2014). Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches (7th ed.). Pearson Education Limited.
Palulungan, L., Kordi K., M. G. H., & Ramli, M. T. (Ed.). (2020). Perempuan, Masyarakat Patriarki & Kesetaraan Gender. Yayasan Bursa Pengetahuan Kawasan Timur Indonesia (BaKTI). https://www.pintarmampu.bakti.or.id/sites/default/files/dokumen/perempuan%2C masyarakat patriarki-final.pdf
Pancarani, I. A., & Wahyuni, R. (2023). Perlindungan hak kepemilikan tanah masyarakat desa Pakel: penelusuran legal standing akta 1929 dalam sengketa tanah dengan PT. Bumi Sari. Tunas Agraria, 6(2), 110–124. https://doi.org/10.31292/jta.v6i2.225
Puputan Pakèl Committee. (2023). Atas Nama Tanah Pakel. Puputan Pakèl Committee.
Puspitasari, D. (2017). Gerakan Perempuan Melawan Korporasi Tambang (Studi Perspektif Gender di Pegunungan Kendeng Utara, Kecamatan Gunem, Kabupaten Rembang, Provinsi Jawa Tengah). Universitas Airlangga.
Ramadani, F. E., & Harianto, S. (2022). Konflik Sosial Perebutan Lahan Perkebunan. Journal Pardigama, 11(1), 1–34. https://ejournal.unesa.ac.id/index.php/paradigma/article/view/51013
Rumbekwan, M., & Tanamal, N. A. (2022). Peran Perempuan Dalam Ketahanan Nasional. Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan Widya Praja, 48(2), 203–212. https://doi.org/10.33701/jipwp.v48i2.3081
Spradley, J. P. (2006). Metode Etnografi. Tiara Wacana.
Sugiyono. (2018). Metode Penelitian Kualitatif. Alfabeta.
WALHI Jawa Timur. (2021). Kabar Pakel Banyuwangi: Desember 2021. WALHI Jawa Timur. https://walhijatim.or.id/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/KABAR-PAKEL-BANYUWANGI-compressed.pdf
Copyright (c) 2025 Biokultur
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
1. Copyright of this journal is possession of Editorial Board and Journal Manager, by the knowledge of the author, while the moral right of the publication belongs to the author.
2. The formal legal aspect of journal publication accessibility refers to a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA).
3. All publications (printed/electronic) is open access for educational purposes, research, and library. Other than the aims mentioned above, the editorial board is not responsible for copyright violation.
