Abstract

This article describes the role of traditional elite actors in Buton Indonesia, namely customary elite actors, palace elite actors, and religious elite actors, in maintaining and transforming local wisdom values. The research was conducted in Baubau City, the former center of Buton Sultanate. The research data were collected through in-depth interviews, participant observation, document (archive) study, and literature study. The results showed that traditional elite actors in Buton have a strategic role in maintaining and preserving local wisdom values, both symbolically, educationally and adaptively. Through the active role of traditional elite actors, Buton's cultural identity that is deeply rooted in the values of local wisdom can be preserved amid the dynamics of contemporary social change.

Keywords

  • Geographical Indications (GIs)
  • Tangail Sharee
  • Regulatory Challenges
  • Intellectual Property
  • Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)

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