Yogyakarta, April 29th 2021━Social Development Talks (Sodet) came back with another discussion on Thursday (29/4).  This discussion was called Land Conflict and Tenure Issues That Have Not Been Served. The speakers in this discussion were Rikardo Simarmata, SH., Ph.D., the lecturer of the Faculty of Law of UGM. This discussion was held on Zoom and was moderated by Vandy Yoga Swara, S.Sos., M.A., the lecturer of the Department of Social Development and Welfare of FISIPOL UGM.

Rikardo began the discussion by explaining that the social problems that arose from land tenure issues cannot be separated from policies and regulations. “Social and economic problems cannot be separated from the policies and regulations that cover them, especially if we place them as causes,” Rikardo added. He also added that policies and regulations regarding land tenure in some cases have triggered conflicts or disputes regarding land tenure. read more

Yogyakarta, April 29th 2021━The online Cup of Tea Discussion on Zoom Meeting came back with the third edition of discussion on Thursday (29/4). The Cup of Tea discussion of Talking and Thinking about International Relations was held by the Institute of International Studies of FISIPOL UGM. This discussion presented Suci Lestari Yuana, the lecturer of International Relations of UGM as the speaker. The Cup of Tea #3: Critical Moment and Dramaturgy Analysis as the Alternatives in Assessing the Social and Political Conflicts tried to discuss more deeply about the article that has been written by Nana. In her article entitled ‘A Dramaturgy of Critical Moments in Transition: Understanding the Dynamics of Conflict in Socio-Political Change’, Nana and her team examine the complexity and multidimensional nature of conflicts related to transformative change using the concepts of critical moments and dramaturgy. read more

Yogyakarta, April 28th 2021━Jamaah Muslim Fisipol (JMF) UGM held an annual event of Ramadan in Fisipol (RdF) which is held online in 2021. The event includes fundraising, online class, religious lectures through zoom, discussions, as well as photography and calligraphy competition.

Muhammad Firza as the head of the event said that RdF 1442 H picked Maryam as the theme, which stands for Marhaban Yaa Ramadhan, Gathering Blessings in the Ramadan Month. “We want to use the momentum of RdF 1442 H to gather our blessings as well as to improve our faith and morals,” said the International Relations UGM Batch 2020 student.  read more

Yogyakarta, April 16th 2021 –  As a form of concern toward online lecturing activities for students and female students, the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIPOL UGM) through the Academic Innovation Unit (UIA) held a “Serial Workshop: Supporting Online Learning”. This workshop facilitated direct learning by delivering the materials along with short tutorials guided by the facilitator. The series, which began on April 9th 2021 with the topic of Video Making and Editing, was continued with the last two sessions with discussions related to Infographic Making which was held on April 15th 2021, as well as the topic of Cloud Storage and Collaborative Platforms which took place on April 16th 2021.

Get to Know Several Principles in Infographics Making

The series of workshops on the second day, with topics related to Infographics Making, was guided directly by the facilitator who came from the Media Team of the Department of Politics and Government, Yohanes Paulus Mahadma Krisna. To the audiences, Yohanes was beginning his explanation with the principles which must be considered in making infographics. Among them was a creative font which complements the design, with an important note that the selected type of writing can be adjusted to your liking and the most important thing is that it is easy to read. In addition, there is also a scale proportionality which is said to be the marker when making an infographic, so that we need to make proportional adjustments to the size, shape, and image. The principle of balance and alignment in an infographic design is also a collection of elements consisting of color, size, and texture, which in this case also needs to be arranged in a layout so that the balance of these various elements can be achieved. In the last principle, there is a repetition which describes a repetition called a motive or pattern which can become a characteristic of the design that is being made. read more

Yogyakarta, April 16th 2021 – Center for Digital Society (CfDS) and DEMA FISHUM UIN Sunan Kalijaga together held Difussion #47 on Friday afternoon (16/4). The event was titled as “The Fall of Indonesian Netiquette: Who is Wrong, Netizens or Policies?” presented two speakers, Ndoro Kakung (Social Media Practitioner) and Fajar Cahyono (Research Associate of CfDS). This discussion was moderated by Fununun Nisha, this event aired on Zoom Meeting and YouTube Live. This Digital Future Discussion talked about how bad the netiquette of netizens on the internet is. Research results of Microsoft stated that the digital activity level of Indonesian netizens was down from 8 to 76 compared to last year and placed Indonesia in the last position in Southeast Asia. This research was done in 32 countries with more than 16,000 respondents. In this case, the ethics of Indonesian netizens in social media is very questionable. “In this way, we as Indonesian netizens are the most disrespectful people in Southeast Asia,” Fajar Cahyono said. There are several factors that caused Indonesia’s position to go down compared to last year. Among them, the hoax and fraud rates increased by 13 points to 47%, hate speech increased by 5 points to 27%, and discrimination decreased by 2 points to 13%. This condition is of course very concerning, considering that Indonesian people are known for their hospitality and good manners. However, this is the opposite on the digital world, netizens tend not to present Indonesian culture. Oftentimes we see Indonesian citizens acting aggressively and speaking inappropriately on social media. For example, several social media accounts that were attacked by Indonesian netizens, such as Dayana, Korean actress Han So Hee, GothamChess, etc. read more

Yogyakarta, April 16th 2021 – Creative Hub (C-HUB) Fisipol UGM held an online discussion event on Instagram Live with the title Why Social Start Up and 3 Ways to Make Your Great Social Impact. This event lasted from 04.00 p.m. to 05.00 p.m. with the speaker Matahari Farransahat, S.E., M.. HEP., the Program Manager of Creative Hub and was moderated by Ramadhanti Firmaningsih, S.IP., the Knowledge Manager of Creative Hub Fisipol UGM. This discussion was joined by 20 participants and in general this discussion talked about the tips and tricks on how to build a startup that can make a great social impact for the society. To begin the discussion, the moderator talked about C-Hub Fisipol UGM as an ecosystem to learn about startup, digital world, and social entrepreneurship. In many occasions, C-Hub facilitates various activities from pitching for various people to develop their startups and creates social impacts. read more

Yogyakarta, April 15th 2021 – Fisipol UGM held The Daniel Dhakidae’s Thought Discussion Series to commemorate one of the national figures and alumni of the Fisipol UGM, Daniel Dhakidae. This discussion series consisted of three discussions, one of them discussed about Media, Capital, and Democracy on Wednesday (14/6) at 03.30 p.m. to 05.30 p.m. on Zoom Meeting. This discussion talked about the Daniel Dhakidae’s thought about how to understand journalism and news industry by understanding the state and the capital first, as written on The State, the Rise of Capital, and the Fall of Political Journalism: Political Economy of Indonesian News Industry which achieved The Lauriston Sharp Prize from the Southeast Asian Program Cornell University. The speaker of this discussion was Kuskridho Ambardi, MA, Ph.D., as the lecturer of Fisipol UGM, Evi Mariani as the journalist, and Harry Wibowo the executive director of Jurnal Sosial dan Ekonomi Prisma. read more

Yogyakarta, 12 April 2021 –Committee III of the Republic of Indonesia Chamber of Representatives cooperated with The Department of Social Development and Welfare UGM in conducting a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) as a part of the empirical research on the creation of the draft of the social welfare law. The draft is meant to change Law no.11 2009 on Social Welfare. The event that happened in the FISIPOL UGM East Seminar Room was attended by a few individuals; Suzzana Eddyono, as a lecturer in the Department of Social Development and Welfare UGM; Tukino, Expert on Law Drafts as well as a lecturer in Social Welfare Polytechnic Bandung; Eko Suhargono, as the Head of the Social Department in Sleman; as well as Nurhadi, The Department of Social Development and Welfare UGM. The FGD was also attended by several representatives of academic institutions as well as civil society, such as Rifka Annisa, Sanggar Anak Alam, Yakkum, UIN, UNU, IRE, Lazismu, Samin, PKBI, etc. Tukino said that Committee III of the Republic of Indonesia Chamber of Representatives as a part of the Republic of Indonesia Chamber of Representatives that have to do directly with social welfare, in 2021 initiated the creation of the Law Draft that will Replace Law No 11 2009 on Social Welfare. The event is meant to identify and analyze social welfare problems nationally or regionally through engaging in dialogues, searching for information and ideas to support the draft, as well as finding out social welfare programs done by the regional government and its effectiveness.

Tukino said that the need to change Law no.11 2009 is meant to underline the fact that protection is a part of the basic rights of citizens, keeping in mind that social welfare is a part of the national development program. He also explained that there is a mindset shift of the social welfare program from “centrist” to “participatory”. “Until now, the social welfare program is seen as a generosity from the government, when really it should be a part of the citizen’s basic rights,” he said. Other than that, in the aspect of implementation, the social welfare protection program is seen as not fully comprehensive and adaptive, so there are still several problems about the impact of the program that have not significantly solved poverty. read more

=&0=&Institute for Policy and Development, a research center under the Department of Public Policy and Management, held PoldevTalks for the first time. Held on (01/04) via instagram live, the first PoldevTalks invited Yendri Ferdiansyah to discuss “How the Pandemic Crisis gave birth to The Newly-Rich?”. For Yendri himself, the terminology “The Rich” isn’t restricted only for people with a certain amount of wealth, but can also refer to individuals who succeeded to increase their wealth. It can not be denied that the COVID-19 pandemic causes a lot of negative effects to a lot of sectors, including the economic sector. The COVID-19 response policy to limit the public activity directly affecting the country’s economy. Furthermore, there are restrictions on international economic activities that worsen many countries’ economies. This condition forces the government to create policies to recover the economy, such as financial, economic, and social policies.

“One of the most influential and effective government policies for corporations and the general public is credit restructuration,” said Yendri answering a question from Rizky Dwi Lestari’s, the first ever Poldev Talks’s moderator. With the credit restructuration, corporations and the general public can delay their credit payment in this time of crisis. With this credit restructuration, corporations and the general public are helped and can minimize risk, in the middle of increasing debt and threatened income. read more

Korps Mahasiswa Politik Pemerintahan (KOMAP) Fisipol UGM held a class on 29 March 2021 about Research and Big Data titled “Big Data Research Planning”. KOMAP invited a Polgov researcher, Wegik Prasetyo, as the speaker and the event was moderated by Bara, a university student of the Governmental Politics department batch 2020. This class was held online through the zoom platform, and was attended by around 45 people.Technological development brings many changes in people’s lives, which includes the research and education sector. Lured by it’s efficiency, the research world follows the trend of using technology to make research easier. Technological changes also affect the accessibility of society’s data which creates a big heap of data called Big Data. The existence of Big Data is often used in the research world through the Big Data Analysis method.

As a social and political science student, concentration in research also refers to various social political phenomena. In this case, the existence of big data can be used as a tool to conduct research. However, in many occasions, every research can be approached with the big data analysis method. 

To start the research, it is imperative to find some research ideas. In this case, there are two ways to land on an idea; by finding the theoretical gap or through phenomenon. If using the phenomena method, a researcher must be more sensitive to the social political phenomena around them. This method leads to the bottom-up model where a researcher starts looking for ideas by seeing the phenomena around them, and then followed by finding the adequate theory. Meanwhile, for the theoretical gap method, researchers see a certain theory and see it in a top-down manner by finding a phenomena that is adequate with the existing theory. However, both methods still need a researcher’s sensitivity towards social political phenomena, which can be trained by reading and understanding a lot of academic journals. read more