Reflection on Peat Swamp Fires in Indonesia

Peat swamp fires, particularly in Sumatera and Kalimantan island, Indonesia, have been occur every year. Literature study shows that this phenomenon has been attracting scientists from various disciplines of science and produced significant contribution to understanding peat swamp fires and haze disaster in Indonesia. However, these studies have ignoring the contribution of networked actor to peat swamp fires and haze disaster. In fact, empirical evidence shows that it involves many actors (local, national, and global level). In this paper, the author shows that peat swamp fires and haze disaster in Indonesia, especially in South Sumatera, can be explained using policy network perspective. Early observation on this phenomenon shows that it has been created a policy community. However, their evolution tends to opposite with Hypothesis 1 and Hypothesis 2 in Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF). Empirical research is needed to investigate this gap more deeply.