摘要：Position and authority of the sub-district (head-sub district) underwent a
fundamental change since the regional autonomy. Huge demands from society
about function in government districts, and community development are not
comparable with the authority. Therefore, the formulation of the problem in this
research is how the position should be owned by institutional strengthening efforts
districts governance? This study aims to determine the capacity (typology) subdistricts, the pattern of organization of districts governance in the middle of the
dilemma between the demands of authority boundaries. By measuring the capacity
which is owned by the sub-district (budget, authority, infrastructure and human
resources) in the administration of sub-district governance so far, can be
explained that the problem faced by most sub-districts in Indonesia (or at least in
the study area -Mesuji District-) is the narrowness of the V space which shows the
capacity owned by the sub-district to be able developing governmental functions,
and social development is very marginal. Nevertheless, the majority of people
assume that the presence of sub-district is expected to serve in an effort to bring
citizens to the state. This condition was also aggravated by the fact that the
regents did not give up the authority of distributive and attributive of its authority
to the head of sub-district and sub-district institutions as possible in Article 126 of
Law 32/2004. Politically, the reluctance to distribute this authority shows that the
delegation of authority to the head of sub-district and sub-district institutions can
be expected to threaten the political position of regent. Referrals theory suggests
that efforts to reposition sub-district can be done through the (a) functional
structuralism, (b) redefinition and categorization 'playroom' convenient for subdistrict, (c) strengthening human resources in order to invest long-term leadership
and with (d) path social-psychological.
