While the Pentahelix approach has been growing in the literature of collaborative governance, no systematic literature overview exists to portraying its conceptual progressions, thematic trends, and methodological patterns. This study aim to provides an overview of its development between 2015 and 2025 through a bibliometric analysis of 73 Scopus-indexed publications. The findings indicate that Indonesia a key driver in advancing the pentahelix approach. The model’s application spread beyond conventional administrative settings encompass sustainability initiatives, tourism environmental management, and business innovation. However, it should be noted that the qualitative case studies continue to dominate research. This approach has little use quantitative or mixed-method and data-driven techniques like social network analysis and so artificial intelligence. Moreover, the analysis show that a dearth of across national and across sectors, comparative studies as well as of integration of urgent strategic especially digitalization and the circular economy. These gaps created robust advanced frameworks such as Pentahelix 4.0 and 5.0, incorporate digital technologies and big data as promoters of policy innovation. This paper emphasizes the value of interdisciplinary and empirically robust research to ensure that the pentahelix model can effectively promote strategic collaboration, innovation, and sustainable public governance.
Climate change poses serious challenges to the agricultural sector in North Aceh through drought, flooding, and irrigation damage that reduce productivity and threaten food security. This study aims to analyze agricultural stakeholder governance using a dynamic governance (DG) approach to assess the implementation of the principles of thinking ahead, thinking again, and thinking across in responding to climate impacts. The method used is qualitative through in-depth interviews with six key informants: Bappeda, BMKG, the Agriculture and Food Service, practitioners/academics, farmers, and farmer groups. Findings show that farmers tend to rely on pragmatic adaptation strategies such as the use of water pumps, crop diversification, and simple mechanization. Meanwhile, the government focuses on macro policies, including Climate-Smart Agriculture, land expansion, and agricultural input assistance. BMKG plays a role by providing climate information and Climate Field Schools. From a DG perspective, thinking ahead is reflected in development planning, thinking again through the evaluation of farmer adaptation, but thinking across is still weak due to minimal cross-sector coordination, for example, the rehabilitation of the Krueng Pasee irrigation system, which has not been addressed. Recommendations include improving irrigation, increasing farmers' adaptation capacity, strengthening the climate information system, and establishing regular cross-sector forums to achieve adaptive and sustainable governance.
This study aims to analyze the implementation of collaborative governance in the context of developing marine ecotourism on the Pulau Merah Coast of Banyuwangi Regency, Indonesia. Specifically, it focuses on evaluating the dynamic collaboration processes among stakeholders and identifying the key elements of successful and sustainable ecotourism development through this multi-stakeholder approach. The research employed a qualitative method using a descriptive approach. Primary data was gathered through semi-structured interviews with key informants representing government, private sector, and community groups, as well as via field observations. Secondary data was sourced from relevant documents and reports. The collected data was analyzed using an interpretive process of thematic categorization and comparison. The findings highlight that collaborative governance at Pulau Merah involves complex, non-linear dynamics. Key discussion results indicate that initial drivers like leadership, pre-history of cooperation, and perceived interdependency significantly initiate the collaboration process. However, the study identifies critical bottlenecks within the formal process itself, particularly challenges in maintaining ongoing dialogue among stakeholders with divergent interests, ensuring full commitment to shared goals, and establishing intermediate-term indicators for transparent monitoring. The results emphasize that overcoming these process-oriented challenges is crucial for transitioning from initial collaboration stages to long-term, tangible impacts.
This study aim to analyse the participation of the Pataan Village community in developing local heritage tourism at Pataan Temple by examining the strength of the network. The analytical framework of this study draws on Tosun's theory of community participation. This study employs a qualitative research method, collecting data through observation, interviews, and documentation. The analysis in this study uses an interactive model and is supported by network analysis in MAXQDA and Gephi. The findings of the study show that the awareness possessed by the community is very high in participating in helping programs provided by the government, and strong tolerance, even though coexistence with differences of trust is one of the strengths in implementing tourism development policies and programs. The village selametan tradition support community to remain compact and harmonious and used as an annual village tradition that continues to be held, a tradition that is believed not only as a form of gratitude but as a culture to maintain the value of integrity and the sacred value of the culture of the people of Pataan Village. And supported by the natural potential around the temple, which can be developed into a tourist attraction, namely Bukit Godanan and a large spring source for the local mineral water product of the village. However, in reality, awareness in conveying ideas, and even decision-making is still very minimal. Most forms of community participation are still implemented, not as planners, formulators and managers of both policies and programs.
The increasing urgency of digital transformation in Indonesia has emphasized the need for innovation at the village level, where most of the country’s population resides. This study aims to examine how rural digital governance is institutionalized through the case of Punggul Village in Badung, Bali, which has been nationally recognized as a model of digital village development. Employing a qualitative case study approach, the research collected data through interviews, observation, and document analysis to understand governance dynamics, leadership roles, and community participation in digital transformation. The findings reveal that Punggul’s success stems from the integration of transformational leadership, institutional entrepreneurship, and participatory collaboration that fostered a culture of digital governance. Rather than focusing solely on technology, the transformation process emphasized human resource development, transparency, and adaptive institutional learning. The study proposes a model of rural digital innovation that highlights how technology, culture, and governance co-evolve to create sustainable public value. This research contributes to the discourse on digital governance by demonstrating that rural innovation can emerge from community-driven processes supported by leadership and cultural values, offering practical insights for scaling digital village initiatives in developing countries.
