Yogyakarta, 20 September 2024─As a direct democracy for all Indonesians, the 2024 General Election still has a lot of evaluation to do with disability rights and inclusiveness. This is because many people with disabilities feel unrepresented and do not get proper accommodation. Therefore, FJK 2024 carries the theme “Fulfillment of Disability Rights in Election Implementation”, a crucial topic that demands immediate attention.

The event, held in Taman Sansiro Fisipol, featured various interesting activities, including interactive tenants and performances by people with disabilities. According to Nugroho Prasetyo Aditama, Chairman of BEM KM UGM 2024, this activity played a significant role in raising awareness among participants and highlighting the importance of inclusivity in political participation. read more

Yogyakarta, 19th of September 2024—As a response towards government actions in preserving democracy, UGM’s Faculty of Social and Political Science initiated a campus civic movement in the National Seminar for Fisipol UGM’s 69th Dies Natalis. This event was held on Wednesday (19/9), with the theme of “Campus Civic Movements in Response to the Regression of Democracy, Digital Disruption and Ecological Crises”. The dialogue on the regression of democracy discussed three topics, with speakers ranging from experts, politicians, and academics. read more

Yogyakarta, September 19th 2024─Climate crisis, geopolitics, and economic tensions are currently becoming global problems. In a speech entitled “The Urgency of Navigating University Initiatives in Responding to Polycrisis and Promoting Inclusive Democracy”, Prof. Dr. Suharko, S.Sos., M.Si explained his analysis of the impact of the global situation on the future, including in the context of implementing democracy. The speech was delivered as part of the 69th Anniversary of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM on Thursday (19/9). read more

Yogyakarta, 18 September 2024─Vu Minh Anh, an international student of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM, has been awarded the Yenching Academy Scholarship from Peking University. She was chosen as one of 106 scholarship recipients selected from 3,000 applicants. This achievement is undoubtedly very proud, considering that Vu Minh was also previously a recipient of the FIAS scholarship at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM.

Vu Minh’s interest in diplomacy led her to start an advanced degree in International Relations at Universitas Gadjah Mada in Indonesia. During her studies, she actively interned at the ASEAN Secretariat and became a liaison between UGM seminars and academic and international organisations. Vu Minh wrote her thesis on corruption and the political system in China and Vietnam. Her desire to deepen political science in international affairs inspired her to continue studying, and she chose Peking University through the Yenching Academy Program in Politics and International Relations. read more

Yogyakarta, 17th of September 2024—Lecturer of Fisipol UGM’s Communication Science Department, Novi Kurnia, M.Si., M.A., Ph.D., became a speaker at UNESCO’s Digital Learning Week 2024: Steering Technology for Education. This event was organized in Paris from the 2nd of September until the 5th of September. In said event, Novi raised the issue regarding the misinformation and hoaxes about climate change. 

The climate crisis has become a global issue that is faced by countries all over the world. Crop failure, droughts, rising temperatures, and other kinds of climate problems are caused by human activities that cause carbon emissions rapidly. The Indonesian Government has rolled out initiatives and policies in order to solve the climate crisis. Sadly, the people themselves are somewhat unaware of these crises. Not only that, now appears some opposition groups which believed the conspiracies regarding the cause of climate change.  read more

Yogyakarta, 14th of September 2024—The #KawalPutusanMK movement, which was spread massively through social media, became a form of digital activism that can have the potential to influence and push social transformation in our society. Digital phenomenons like the ones that we can observe for the past few weeks show the collaborative power, from both activists and journalists, in their efforts on safeguarding the principles of democracy.

In order to safeguard activism even further, the Magistrate Department of Communications Science of Fisipol UGM organized a discussion and invited Firda Ainun, as an expert on the issue of gender and democracy, as well as Raymundus Rikang, as a journalist practitioner from Tempo.  read more

Yogyakarta, 13 September 2024–The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM held a series of events to launch the 69th Anniversary of the Faculty on Friday (13/9). This year, the anniversary theme is “Strengthening Social Initiatives in Response to the Decline of Democracy, Digital Disruption, and Climate Crisis”. As an opening, the Faculty invited the academic community to participate in various interesting activities to strengthen friendships.

The theme of this anniversary was chosen based on three flagships or the main focus of the Faculty in encouraging national progress. Through her speech, the Vice Dean for Research and Community Service, Cooperation, and Alumni, Fina Itriyati, Ph.D., emphasized the meaning behind the 69th Anniversary theme. “Through this anniversary, we take a theme that aligns with the UGM anniversary theme, so there is a spirit of democracy in it. I think this is one of the efforts to help guard democracy and other issues such as climate change,” she explained. read more

Yogyakarta, 11th of September 2024—This year, Laos was chosen to hold the ASEAN chairmanship after the last role was given to Indonesia. When Indonesia was the chair of ASEAN, the organization has faced many developments in multiple sectors. Currently, ASEAN is experiencing a shift from a state-oriented policy into a people-oriented one. This has caused a polemic in ASEAN’s role as a regional organization, as well as its relationship with its member states.

UGM’s Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, as well as the ASEAN Studies Center, held a discussion regarding policy directions of the organization in the theme of “Strengthening the ASEAN Charter: Reviewing the Regional Mechanism and Public Recommendations” on Wednesday (11/9). This discussion presented three panelists from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, political and international relations experts of UGM, as well as representatives from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). read more

Yogyakarta, September 6th, 2024–Looking back at the demonstration demanding the revision of the Pilkada Law on August 22, 2024, social media is considered a platform that plays a significant role in channeling the aspirations of democratic emergencies by the public. 

To explore this issue further, CfDS, in collaboration with the Department of Politics and Government and the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM, held a public discussion entitled “Democracy Emergency: When the Limits of Public Ethics are Violated”.  read more

Yogyakarta, 2nd of September 2024–Fisipol’s Center for Digital Society (CfDS) of UGM has organized the opening ceremony for the 2024 Digital Intelligence Course on Monday (2/9) at the official CfDS YouTube Livestream.  The Digital Intelligence Course (MKKD) is a course that was initiated by Fisipol’s CfDS collaboration with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology of the Republic of Indonesia. The course is both open to the public and is free of charge. This year, the Digital Intelligence Course offers two modules, which includes 1) Basic Digital Intelligence, and 2) Advanced Digital Intelligence. This time, the opening ceremony will present the lecturer for the 2024 Digital Intelligence Course Janitra Haryanto and Sidiq Hari Madya, as well as alumni Ratri Arista. read more