Tesis ini membahas pmoses adopsi inovasi kebijakan pemerintah tentang program konversi dari minyak tanah ke LPG. Hasil penelitian menjadi modiiikasi alas teori difusi inovasi dari Everett M. Rogers. Penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan desain deskriptif. Analisa penelitian menegaskan bahwa proscs adopsi inovasi berlangsung dengan proses instan, konstruksi realitas secara strategis dibentuk oleh komunikasi koersif dan coersiveness mendorong keinovatifan masyarakat. Komunikasi kebijakan publik dengan komunikasi koersif dinilai efektif dalam mempengaruhi keputusan adopsi elpiji oleh masyarakat tmdisional dan bersikap skeptis dalam menerima perubahan. Namun di sisi yang lain tekanan pemcrintah dapat memberikan pengaruh sosial yang negatif bagi masyarakat.

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The thesis analyzes the diliission of innovation process about the energy convcrtion program from kerosene to LPG. The result of this research shows as a modilication to diffusion of imtovation theory by Everett Rogers. The decriptive qualitative methods is used to analyze the adoption process of the conversion program from kerosene to LPG. Based on the research shows that the adoption process has proceeded instantly through coercive process, constructive reality is developed strategically through coersive communication and coersiveness forms society innovatiness. Govemment is advised to pay attention on the impact of coerciveness that might cause negative aspect to the people who has convened to LPG. Communicating public policy through coercive process is effective in forming an innovation decision among the traditional society with sceptical behaviour.