PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT DALAM PROSES PENYUSUNAN PERATURAN DAERAH (STUDI KASUS PERATURAN DAERAH PROVINSI BENGKULU NOMOR 12 TAHUN 2013 TENTANG PERBAIKAN GIZI)

There are some problems concerning the quality of legislation, and the involvement of community participation in the process of drafting and design of a regulation being in the concern. Purpose: The purpose of this study to obtain information on the public participation in the formulation of the Regional Regulations. Method: This is a qualitative research that conduct analysis based on the stages in the preparation of Regulation No. 12 of 2013, namely Definition, Aggregation, Organitation, Representation, Agenda Setting, Formulation and Legitimation last stage. Result: The process of drafting Regulation No. 12 of 2013 is not a meaningful public participation, except in some seminar were the number of participants is limited. The availability of academic paper is a starting material containing ideas of urgency, approach, scope and substance of a regional regulation. Conclusion: It is advisable to increase community participation in every decision-making process, which can be done with advocacy to community groups that carried out by universities, community organizations and local government. There should be local regulations that regulate and ensure people’s participation in any decision-making process, as well as the need to support it with adequate human resources, adequate funding and adequate time so that the academic paper worthy of reference in the process of drafting a regional regulation.