Australia, 25th of July 2024—This year, Indonesia is in the middle of preparing itself to form a new government under the leadership of Prabowo Subianto. A change in leadership at this moment will of course have significant impacts, not only on Indonesia’s domestic affairs, but also on its relations with other countries, including Australia. This topic became one of the main focus of discussion in the Fourth Conference of the Australia-Indonesia in Conversation (AIC), titled “The New Governments in Indonesia and Australia: Domestic Challenges, Global Regime Changes and Geopolitical Tensions.” This topic was discussed in particular at the First Discussion Panel titled “New Governments: Domestic Challenges and Bilateral Relations, which was held in hybrid mode at the Yasuko Hiraoka Room, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, at the University of Melbourne on Thursday (25/7). read more

Yogyakarta, July 24th 2024─The Department of International Relations Faculty of Social and Political Sciences Universitas Gadjah Mada in collaboration with the Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies UGM; Center for Southeast Asian Studies, National Chengchi University; Department of Educational and Futures Design, Tamkang University; held an insightful talk titled “Korea’s KASI (Korea-ASEAN Solidarity Initiative) Strategy & Indonesia-South Korea Relations.” The event took place in a hybrid format attracting over 50 participants, including lecturers, staff, and students. The lecture was delivered by Prof. Gu Bo Kyung from Busan University of Foreign Studies, with Muhammad Rum, a lecturer from the Department of International Relations at Universitas Gadjah Mada, serving as the moderator. read more

Yogyakarta, 22th of July 2024—In Indonesia, the power relation between the state, grassroots movements, and the private sector has experienced significant change ever since the fall of the New Order two decades prior. Democratization and neoliberal economic policies, which are both part of the concept of “good governance”, have become a dominant discourse which has shaped the identities of NGO workers and its institutions alike. In response to this reality, the latest edition of Social Development Talks, a discussion event, was organized by the Department of Social Welfare and Development with the title of “Discourse of Power Politics of NGOs in Indonesia: Challenges and Opportunities in Social Transformation” through a Zoom Meeting on Monday (22/07). read more

Yogyakarta, 19th of July 2024—In an effort to cool down the tensions between the practice and the concept of social rehabilitation, the Department of Social Welfare and Development of Fisipol UGM organized the 4th Graduate Symposium titled “Development of the Roadmap for Social Rehabilitation in Indonesia: Inclusivity, Sustainability and Social Independence”. The 4th symposium aims to formulate both strategies and concrete steps in improving the inclusivity, sustainability, and social independence in the social rehabilitation program in Indonesia. This event, which was done in a hybrid manner, presented Dr. Salahuddin, the Secretariat of the Directorate General of Social Rehabilitation from the Ministry of Social Affairs, as the main speaker who will discuss the roadmap for social rehabilitation in Indonesia.  read more

Yogyakarta, July 19th 2024– Indra Maulida Rosyid, Ririent Wijaya, and Balanca Qolta are three Department of Communication Sciences studenets who won 1st place in the Partai Humas UIN Sunan Kalijaga Competition. With 2 to 3 months of preparation, Ririent and her team prepared an idea for an environmentally friendly cosmetic product campaign entitled “Care for Yourself, Care for the Earth”. The campaign emphasizes Oaea Laboratories’ commitment to protecting marine ecosystems and handling cosmetic waste. read more

Yogyakarta, July 18th, 2024─In an effort to strengthen the discourse about social science as the locomotors of social transformation, the Department of Social Development and Welfare decided to organize the 4th Graduate Symposium. This Symposium, that was organized on Thursday (18/07) at the Fisipol UGM Auditorium, chose the theme of “Emancipatory Social Sciences in the Reformation Era”. The 4th Graduate Symposium aims to dig deeper on the role that social science needs to take in order to answer the many challenges in the ever more complex reformation era. This event included Prof. Gerry van Klinken, senior researcher at the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV) as the main speaker.  read more

Yogyakarta, 18th of July 2024—The striking differences in celebration invitations styles between rural and urban communities reflects the cultural differences at play and shows how the culture adapts to the ever-more dynamic times. Celebration invitations in the rural communities, ranging from the khitanan, puputan, to wedding invitations are coupled with a strong tradition of punjungan and other traditional values. This is different from the urban communities, which emphasize efficiency and modernity in the tradition of punjungan in their wedding invitations.  read more

Yogyakarta, July 16th, 2024–Fisipol UGM International Short Course or FISCO is a short-course program organized by the Global Engagement Office (GEO) of Fisipol UGM. This international course program consists of two main activities, that is the lecture and cultural exclusion session. This year, with the title of “Digital Transformation in Indonesia’s Civil Society: Challenges and Opportunities,” FISCO 2024 offers six topics of lecture about the many contemporary issues and challenges that Indonesia faces as a result of the massive digital transformation. This program was conducted in the span of two weeks, starting from the 7th of July until the 19th of July 2024 and is located in Yogyakarta. read more

Yogyakarta, July 16th 2024─Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FISIPOL UGM) and the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) signed a collaboration on Policy Research for Sustainable Community-Based New Renewable Energy Development on Tuesday (16/7).

This agreement was signed by Yanuar Farida Wismayanti, M.A., Ph.D., as head of the Public Policy Research Center of the Governance, Economic, and Community Welfare Research Organization, National Research and Innovation Agency, and Dr. Wawan Mas’udi, S.IP. , MPA., as Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada. read more

Yogyakarta, July 16th 2024─The island of Java is predicted to experience a severe water shortage in 2030. This worrying prediction is the result of climate change which causes unpredictable weather. On the other hand, the water right is a human right. However, demands for economic growth often prioritize physical infrastructure projects over the availability of clean water. In the name of increasing local economic income, many development projects have deprived residents of their water rights.

Responding to this concern, the Research Center for Politics and Government (POLGOV) FISIPOL UGM, in collaboration with 16 young lecturers and researchers from various campuses in Indonesia, published a new book entitled “Our Water Congestion: Citizens’ Movements and Access to Clean Water in Indonesia”. This book, written by Amalinda Savirani, Amrita Nugraheni Saraswaty, Arga Pribadi Imawan, Luky Sandra Amalia, Wijanto Hadipuro, and other authors, tries to explore the challenges and successes of citizens’ movements in defending their basic rights to water. read more