KERJASAMA SISTER CITY KOTA BANDUNG, INDONESIA DENGAN KOTA FORT WORTH, AMERIKA SERIKAT
Abstract
The emergence of new actors in international relations triggered a more
specific cooperation to build local government. Cooperation between the
government or a sister city is a phenomenon that is now frequently encountered.
Bandung, Indonesia is one of the cities that are active in the implementation of
international cooperation of local governments. One of local government which
had cooperation sister city with Bandung is Fort Worth, Texas, United State of
America and has been established since 1990.
This research aims to explain the reason Bandung still cooperating with
Fort Worth by a program called as sister city. Furthermore, the method that was
used by the writer was qualiatative methods by using primary data from interview
with Bandung Government and some stakeholders as interviewees snd by using
secondary data such as book, journal, news article and another relevant literary
sources. To analyze this case, the writer using concept of paradiplomacy.
The result of this research show the reason Bandung still cooperating
with Fort Worth there were human resources development through student
exchange and training for community service and the existence of joint working
part of helicopter between PT. Dirgantara Indonesia with Helicopter Bell Textron
Inc.