Revitalizing Wiwit Kopi: building cultural resilience through community-based tourism in rural Indonesia

Abstract

Purpose: to analyze the revitalization of the Wiwit Kopi tradition in Banyuanyar Tourism Village and its role in building cultural resilience through community participation, social capital, intergenerational transmission, and community-based tourism development.

Method: this study employed a qualitative descriptive approach conducted in Banyuanyar Tourism Village, Boyolali Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. Data were collected through observation, in-depth interviews with community leaders, coffee farmers, tourism managers, and local institutions, and documentation. Data were analyzed through data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing, while data credibility was strengthened through source and technique triangulation.

Findings: the revitalization of the Wiwit Kopi tradition in Banyuanyar Tourism Village strengthens cultural resilience by maintaining local identity and core cultural values while adapting to social change. Social capital, community participation, intergenerational transmission, digital documentation, and institutional collaboration support this process, enabling the tradition to contribute to sustainable community-based tourism development.

Implications: the importance of community participation in preserving cultural heritage and strengthening sustainable community-based tourism.

Originality: lies in integrating cultural revitalization, social capital, intergenerational transmission, and community-based tourism to explain how the Wiwit Kopi tradition in rural Indonesia builds cultural resilience.