Social Dynamics Towards an Advanced and Prosperous Acehnese Society Study of the Dynamics of Social Reality in the People of West Aceh After the Implementation of Law No. 18 of 2001 Concerning Special Autonomy for the Province of the Special Region of Aceh Authors Dimar Bahtera University of Merdeka Malang, Indonesia Bonaventura Ngarawula University of Merdeka Malang Indonesia Sukardi University of Merdeka Malang Indonesia DOI: https://doi.org/10.47505/IJRSS.2023.V4.5.1 Keywords: Community, Social Dynamics Abstract This study aims to describe and analyze the Social Dynamics Towards an Advanced and Prosperous Acehnese Community After the Implementation of Law No. 18 of 2001 concerning Special Autonomy for the Province of the Special Region of Aceh and to describe and analyze what factors support and hinder the Social Dynamics Towards Acehnese People Forward and Prosperous After the Implementation of Law No. 18 of 2001 concerning Special Autonomy for the Province of the Special Region of Aceh To reveal this reality, qualitative research methods are used where the data obtained is processed by organizing and sorting the data into patterns or categories and descriptions of the basic units so that they can be read and interpreted more. Based on the facts and phenomena obtained in the field, the following research results are obtained: Characteristics of the Social Dynamics of the Acehnese Society include the process of interaction in society that is well established in the form of mutual cooperation, Order in social groups that always strives to maintain Acehnese values, and Changes in Norms in society due to exposure to technological advances. Types of Social Dynamics of the Acehnese People in the form of Social deviations caused by material factors (money), sex, and individualistic attitude factors where social changes due to the influence of foreign customs and culture are caused by world globalization and Westernization, so that government social control is needed by making early programs and there is motivation from the hamlet head carries out his role as a guide in the lives of adolescents. Supporting factors The social dynamics towards an advanced and prosperous Acehnese society are supported by special autonomy given considering the historical background of Aceh's greatness in the past, the existence of local political parties is considered more able to pay attention to and fight for the interests of the Acehnese people, the existence of foreign institutions and regulation of revenue funds that are obtained. Inhibiting Factors There is a long impact of the Acehnese people's disappointment with the central government, the misappropriation of Aceh special autonomy funds occurs because there is no special supervisory system, Obstacles in developing investment in Aceh include the quality of human resources, and inadequate regulations and The impact of globalization has penetrated various social value systems and culture become obstacles to the social dynamics of the people of Aceh. Downloads Pdf How to Cite Dimar Bahtera, Bonaventura Ngarawula, & Sukardi. (2023). Social Dynamics Towards an Advanced and Prosperous Acehnese Society: Study of the Dynamics of Social Reality in the People of West Aceh After the Implementation of Law No. 18 of 2001 Concerning Special Autonomy for the Province of the Special Region of Aceh. International Journal of Research in Social Science and Humanities (IJRSS) ISSN:2582-6220, DOI: 10.47505/IJRSS, 4(5), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.47505/IJRSS.2023.V4.5.1 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 4 No. 5: IJRSS May-2023 Section Articles License Copyright (c) 2023 Dimar Bahtera, Bonaventura Ngarawula, Sukardi This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.