I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Journal of Governance Volume 8 Issue 4, December 2023 (468-485) (P-ISSN 2528-276X) (E-ISSN 2598-6465) http://dx.doi.org/10.31506/jog.v8i4.19290 468 The Relations Between Muslim Community and Prostitution in Bandungan Firhandika Ade Santury 1 , Hendra Try Ardianto 2* , Rachmad Gustomy 3 1 Chulalongkorn University, Thailand 2* Department of Politics and Government Studies, Diponegoro University, Indonesia 3 Department of Political Science and International Studies, Birmingham University, The UK *Correspondence Email: htardianto@live.undip.ac.id Received: 27 February 2023; Revised: 22 October 2023; Accepted: 7 November 2023 Abstract: This study aims to explain how the relationship between Muslim communities and prostitution is present in everyday social life, especially in the prostitution area of Bandungan, Semarang Regency. With the case study research method, the authors conducted observations, documentation, and structured and unstructured interviews simultaneously with prostitution business actors, Muslim associations, and local government actors. As for the findings, first, the relationship between society and prostitution has been socially shaped over a very long period, not something that appears instantly. The gradual social change from the colonial era to the emergence of tourism gave rise to the characteristics of prostitution, which were relatively different from the localization models of prostitution in other regions. Second, the relationship between the Muslim community and prostitution is intertwined in social relations because of intertwined economic interests. Third, social disharmony is still present despite social harmony, especially in the relations of citizens who do not depend on their economic interests in the prostitution business, especially among people who are affiliated with Muslim organizations. This study concludes that the relationship between the Muslim community and prostitution occurs dynamically, which is still contradictory but has no conflict with each other. Keywords: Muslim Community; Prostitution; Harmony; Disharmony; Economic Interest. How to Cite: Santury, F. A., Ardianto, H. T., & Gustomy, R. (2023). The Relations Between Muslim Community and Prostitution in Bandungan. Journal of Governance, 8(4), 468-485). https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.31506/jog.v8i4.19290 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.