Thesis abstract:

«p»The Indonesian Government is establishing a new capital city located in East Kalimantan Province. However, the project might pose land conflicts with the existing land holders which are mainly indigenous communities, farmers, private sectors and other stakeholders.«span style="color:black"»Land is a unique resource due to its characteristics: requiring control for utilization and having emotional attachment. Land conflicts occur when there are two or more actors claiming control over the land. Control over land can be obtained by establishing territorial boundaries, implementing regulations and asserting ownership (property). «/span»«span style="color:black"»This research aims to study the impacts of the new capital city establishment plan of Indonesia to landholders in terms of land arrangement, land access, land exclusion potentials and sense of places. The research methods employed in this study are interviews, FGD, participant observation, media analysis and secondary data analysis. «/span»Data analysis used for this study would be descriptive statistics and content analysis.«/p»