REVISITING IBN KHALDUN’S CONCEPTS OF BADAWA AND HADARA FOR AN ALTERNATIVE MODEL IN DEVELOPING A CIVILIZATION AT THE NEW CAPITAL CITY OF INDONESIA

Abstract

Building a new capital city can be considered as building a new civilization. It is not as a simple as providing land and building all necessary infrastructures, but it is also necessary to consider the different characteristics of people who will reside on the new capital city. This paper aims to provide an alternative model of building a new civilization at the new capital city by considering the magnificent work of Ibn Khaldun, especially related to his concepts of Badawa and Hadara. Using historical comparative perspective, this paper aims to provide an alternative model of developing the new capital city, especially related to the issue of minimizing any social problems that might emerge during the relocation process. Results show that the continuation from badawa to the formation of hadara, as clearly stated in the Muqaddimah, can be considered as valuable insights for developing the new capital city. The extended concept of asabiya, for example, can be used as a fundamental framework to build the strongest bond of nationality. By understanding how the concept of asabiya works, we can determine how we should create accommodative actions to harmonize traditional or local and modern values.