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CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION OF REFUGEES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN TEMPORARY SETTLEMENTS (A CASE STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE HAZARA AND BUGIS-MAKASSAR ETHNIC GROUPS IN MAKASSAR CITY, INDONESIA)

A. HASAN AL HUSAIN 1, JENNY RATNA SUMINAR 2, ENI MARYANI 3, and TINE SILVANA R. 4.

Vol 17, No 11 ( 2022 )   |  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7322922   |   Author Affiliation: Doctoral Student of Communication Science, Faculty of Communication Science Universitas Padjadjaran, Ir. Soekarno St. km. 21. Jatinangor, Sumedang, Indonesia, Faculty of Communication and Business Universitas Telkom, Telekomunikasi St. No. 1, Terusan Buahbatu, Bojongsoang, Indonesia 1; Faculty of Communication Science Universitas Padjadjaran, Ir. Soekarno St. km. 21. Jatinangor, Sumedang, Indonesia 2,3,4.   |   Licensing: CC 4.0   |   Pg no: 549-567   |   To cite: A. HASAN AL HUSAIN, et al., (2022). CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION OF REFUGEES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN TEMPORARY SETTLEMENTS (A CASE STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE HAZARA AND BUGIS-MAKASSAR ETHNIC GROUPS IN MAKASSAR CITY, INDONESIA). 17(11), 549–567. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7322922   |   Published on: 14-11-2022

Abstract

This article describes the effectiveness of communication between Afghan refugees and the local Bugis-Makassar community in Makassar City, as well as the things that support and hinder communication between the Hazara ethnicity and the Bugis-Makassar ethnic group in Makassar City. Data were obtained through in-depth interviews with refugees and local communities using the purposive sampling method. The analysis of this article was carried out using a qualitative method with a case study approach. The results of this study reveal that the communication process between the Hazara and Bugis-Makassar ethnic groups begins with learning the language and sign codes of the local community. After that, they began to communicate verbally and non-verbally with the surrounding community. Communication so far has not been effective due to language differences; The Afghan refugees use Persian as their original language, while the local people use the local Indonesian and Bugis-Makassar languages. In addition, the communication that occurs is not effective because of cultural and religious differences. Moreover, the communication supporting factor that the bugis-makassar ethnic group upholds as a reason to communicate is Siri na Pacce, and the Hazara ethnicity communicates to adapt to a new environment. The inhibiting factors for communication are differences in language, culture, religion, and past trauma and stereotypes.


Keywords

Refugees, Effectiveness, Cross-Cultural Communication, Hazara, Bugis-Makassar,