PERKEMBANGAN SISTER CITY SURABAYA-GUANGZHOU DAN DAMPAKNYA TERHADAP KEMAJUAN KOTA SURABAYA

Sister city is a concept which refer to a cooperative initiative set up
between two cities from two different country of origin. Surabaya is one of
well-known cities in Indonesia which actively engage in such programs,
among them are cooperation with Guangzhou, China; Busan, South
Korea; and Kitayushu, Japan. However, a focus on sister city initiatives
between Surabaya and Guangzhou seems to be relatively understudied.
This research is aimed to uncover the dynamics of Surabaya-Guangzhou
sister city initiative and how is it impacting Surabaya specifically. To
explain this, the author put some emphasis on the concept "sister city”
and employing Arild Underdal's Regime Effectivity Model. a qualitative descriptive
research method is undergone with data gatehered through
literature studies, as well as direct interview. This research found that
the initiative has resulted in relatively ineffective outvomes under the
indicator of level of collaboration, problem malignancy, and problem
solving. Nevertheless, the sister city between the two cities has given a
number of contributions to the growth of Surabaya.