Harmonization of Intercultural, Interreligious, and Interethnic Relations in Indonesia

Liesda Dachlan, Dr. Hamsinah Msi

Abstract: . Indonesia is, as an archipelago, constisted of many islands that inhabited by diverse ethnics with their various cultures, religions, and languages, though they use Indonesian language as their own national one. The various cultures, religions, and languages construct, as a structure according to Anthony Giddens, direct, constrain, and enable the agents idea and their mindsets in their relationship to each others. Therefore, the difference on opinion and the dissent among the Indonesian people often appears and cannot be avoided though there are some social policies have been published and applied by the government and the local government.

Keywords: Agent, Culture, Indonesia, Religion, and Structure