Potential and Challenges of Paradiplomacy of Kuningan Regency

Abstract

Changes in interaction patterns where the state is no longer the main actor in international studies, globalization has an impact on interaction behavior so as to pave the way for local governments to participate in international relations activities. Kuningan Regency as one of the developing regions has economic potential, tourism, agriculture and human resources, does not yet have para-diplomacy cooperation The main argument of this study is the importance of identifying potentials and challenges by subnational actors to be able to maximize para diplomacy cooperation. This study used descriptive research method in the analysis process based on data collected from interviews, books, journals, and other open sources from the local government of Kuningan Regency. The purpose of this research is to find out what potential and challenges are owned by Kuningan district. The importance of knowledge about regional potential in order to maximize the paradiplomacy framework. The findings found facts about the potential of Kuningan Regency in several sectors, including tourism potential, agropolitan potential, agricultural potential, SME / IKM potential, human resource potential, and finally investment potential. However, the challenges found include the weak understanding of paradiplomacy cooperation, general challenges for the implementation of the MoU that are not necessarily, a promotion that is still very lacking in terms of investment and products and SMEs / SMEs in Garut district, and the last challenge of cross-sector cooperation both from the government, education actors and the community.