Seputarkarawang.com - Karawang, The discourse on changing the nomenclature of West Java Province to Sunda Province, which is currently in legislative discourse at the regional level, has received critical reviews from the perspective of public policy studies. The General Chairperson of the West Java Islamic Students Federation (FMI), Febry Ramadhan, emphasized that this proposal must be tested through comprehensive public value instruments to avoid disorientation in the direction of fundamental development policies.Febry Ramadhan emphasized that every macro administrative action must be based on the principles of fiscal efficiency and public sector accountability. He argued that the urgency of public policy must be linear with problem solving faced by society, so that symbolic actions without a strong cost-benefit analysis basis risk harming the principles of Good Governance. between regions and strengthening the accessibility of public services, not symbolic legitimization through name changes which do not have a direct impact on welfare indicators," explained Febry in Karawang, Monday (6/7/2026).
Furthermore, Febry dissected the consequences of this policy from a macro-administrative perspective. Changing regional identity is a high-cost policy that involves systemic administrative restructuring. He believes that the optimization of the APBD should be focused on mitigating socio-economic risks in society, rather than being allocated to projects that are artificial and only have implications for changing the image (branding) without substantive added value.In a sociological view, West Java is an entity that has complex sociocultural diversity. Febry emphasized that policies that touch on regional identity must go through an inclusive deliberative process, involve broad public participation, and avoid elitist (top-down) decision making. This deliberative approach is an absolute requirement for the policy to have strong sociological legitimacy in society.As a responsive step, FMI West Java is currently preparing an academic study regarding the sociological-juridical implications of this proposal. Febry emphasized that FMI West Java would take a firm stance of rejection if the DPRD was unable to present empirical arguments regarding the urgency and transparency of the budget. For FMI, public policy must be able to answer the substantive needs of society, not just facilitate an agenda that is not correlated with improving the public's standard of living.
