Broker sebagai sebuah konsep telah banyak dipelajari pada berbagai bidang saat ini. Hal ini seolah menutup lintasan sejarah lahirnya broker yang sempat mengalami surut perhatian. Sebagai sebuh konsep yang saat ini kembali menarik perhatian, pertanyaan mengenai siapa broker menjadi perlu diulas seiring perkembangan bidang serta kompleksitas peran yang dijalankan. Menggunakan systematic literature review, karya tulis ini mengeksplorasi naras broker berdasarkan 52 artikel jurnal yang diterbitkan antara tahun 1984-1985. Hasilnya penulis mendapati ada dua cara pandang antropolog dalam mengidentifikasi siapa broker yakni berdasar kemampuan dan subyektifitas profesi. Karya tulis ini juga menemukan berbagai tantangan yang dihadapi broker termasuk poses peranannya yang bread pada dua mata pisau. Broker sebagai pelebur kesenjangan juga perilaku kesewenang-wenangan dan oportunis. Berdasarkan hal ini penulis menyarankan untuk mempertimbangkan bagaimana seseorang dapat menjadi broker untuk melihat keberpihakannya. Karena broker hari ini semakin berkembang dan tetap menemui relevansinya didukung salah satunya melalui wacana pembangunan berkelanjutan.

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Brokers as a concept have been widely studied in various fields today. This seems to close the historical path of the birth of brokers who had experienced a decline in attention. As a concept that is currently attracting attention again, the question of who a broker is needs to be reviewed along with the development of the field and the complexity of the role played. Using a systematic literature review, this paper explores the narrative of brokers based on 52 journal articles published between 1984-1985. The results found that there are two anthropological perspectives in identifying who a broker is, namely based on the ability and subjectivity of the profession. This paper also found various challenges faced by brokers including their role poses which are on two sides. Brokers as a smelter of gaps as well as arbitrary and opportunistic behavior. Based on this, the author suggests considering how someone can become a broker to see their bias. Because today's brokers are increasingly developing and continue to find their relevance supported by one of them through the discourse of sustainable development.