rekayasa sosial

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of rekayasa (“engineering”) +‎ sosial (“social”), coined by Indonesian linguist Anton Moedardo Moeliono, calque of English social engineering. Replaced permesinan sosial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /re.ka.ˈja.sa so.ˈsi.al/

Noun

rekayasa sosial (plural rekayasa-rekayasa sosial)

1. (sociology, political science) social engineering

Further reading

• “rekayasa sosial” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.