Resilience and Solidarity of the Kemiri Village Community After Natural Disasters from a Sociological Perspective
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Flash floods and landslides in Panti Subdistrict, Jember, disrupted settlements and livelihoods in Kemiri Village and surrounding communities. This article examines how residents have sustained collective resilience through social solidarity, community organization, and locally embedded preparedness practices. Employing a qualitative case-study perspective, it develops the source study's accounts of a neighborhood leader, disaster-related community coordination, and local preparedness initiatives through a sociological interpretation informed by Durkheim's mechanical solidarity and contemporary social-capital scholarship. The reported responses include mutual assistance during evacuation, differentiated responsibilities for residents and young people, cooperation in searching for victims, and post-disaster remembrance through annual collective prayers. Continuing initiatives attributed to the local disaster preparedness unit include identifying evacuation routes, monitoring hazard indicators, providing flotation equipment, and supporting environmental rehabilitation. These practices suggest that shared livelihoods, mutual recognition, and collective memory may facilitate timely cooperation, while structured coordination connects interpersonal support with organized risk reduction. The analysis also distinguishes the observed or reported case material from recommendations drawn from the wider literature: local cohesion cannot replace technical hazard assessment, inclusive risk communication, accessible infrastructure, or sustained institutional support. Because the source does not report a complete interview roster, systematic measurements, or outcome comparisons, causal claims and generalization remain limited. The article argues that durable community resilience depends on combining culturally rooted solidarity with inclusive, accountable, and technically informed disaster governance.
Source: Jurnal Masyarakat Maritim
Institution: Universitas Jember
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7222882017