“Pembebasan” Etos Akuntabilitas Anggaran Daerah: Sebuah Analisis Kritis Habermasian Atas Kolonisasi Lifeworld

• Published in: Ekuitas : jurnal ekonomi dan keuangan Vol. 19; no. 1; p. 132
• Main Authors: Purnomosidi, Ridho Muhammad, Kamayanti, Ari, Triyuwono, Iwan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 02-02-2017
• ISSN: 2548-298X; 2548-5024
• DOI: 10.24034/j25485024.y2015.v19.i1.1760

The aim of this study is to desing a construct of public accountability concept that is independent of lifeworld colonization brought by the concept of New Public Management. This study emphasize its analysis on process-oriented accountability and one that liberates public communication. This study will shed a light on process responsibility, one that is not limited to information presentation but more than that, as a moral responsibility of government executive. In this study, I approach the problem through the eyes of Habermas’s critical perspective. Using Habermas's approach, I want to understand the colonization of accountability lifeworld in society. In relation to budget accountability issues, public discussion space would be the main issue.The findings of this study is that accountability, judging from the quality of service delivery, has eroded its meaning. That is, the service providers have not been able to give an adequate account for the service that they are doing, such as trying to produce a quality of service according to the wishes of the people. Therefore, the current accountability process still needs improvement, so that public officials providing service would have a sense of public responsibility when providing services to the public. Public accountability of service provided appears to disregard public discussion space that creates equality in determining what is needed and what is given to the public.