Democracy in Public Policy Case Study About the Role of Public Opinions on a Policy

Democracy is as a realization of public sovereignty. Public space becomes a media to establish interactive communication between the public and the state which is usually called as public participation or public opinion. Democracy is not only related to politic (e.g. parliament decision), but it is also related to public policy. The process of public policy has been developing. Previously, public policy is a struggle result of idea, interest, and ideology of public representation to elite group in government institution. It influences public opinion in making policies. This paper used the method of literary study by describing scientific, intensive, and detail phenomenon about program, event, and activities on the level of personal, group, institution or organization to obtain deeper knowledge about the phenomenon. The result of the research shows that democracy in public policy is relevant to be applied in Indonesia because of the communal society. The influence of the role of public opinion on a policy has not been found. However, there are several factors that influence public opinion on politic stability: 1) Media, 2) Group of interest, 3) Public officials, 4) Environment factors.