Yogyakarta, April 23, 2026 — The Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FISIPOL), held a data analysis workshop entitled “Thematic Analysis and Its Use in the Study of Pentecostal Representations of God” in Room BA 204 on Thursday (April 23) from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Western Indonesian Time.
This workshop marked the final event of the visiting scholar program by Professor Martin Lindhardt (University of Southern Denmark) at FISIPOL UGM. Previously, he had presented two sessions: a sharing session on “Digital Sociology: Recent Developments in the Sociological Study of Relations between Digital Technologies and Social Life” and a public lecture on “The Economics of Pentecostal/Charismatic Christianity.”
Moderated by UGM Sociology lecturer Hakimul Ikhwan, the closing forum, open to lecturers, researchers, and students of all levels, thoroughly explored the use of Thematic Analysis (TA) in qualitative research. Regarding this methodology, Prof. Martin highlighted its superiority in capturing the pure perspective of the research subjects. “Thematic Analysis is very suitable for explaining the specific nature of how a particular group conceptualizes the phenomenon being studied,” he explained. This workshop also served as a comprehensive conclusion to Prof. Martin Lindhart’s academic visit to the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM.