Tuesday (17/7), the Research, Publication, and Community Service Unit (UP3M) of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (Fisipol) UGM held a seminar under the topic “Morality of Islam, Democracy, and the Market” at the East Seminar Room, Fisipol UGM. The seminar was carried out to disseminate results of research conducted by Professor Vedi Hadiz, a professor of Asian Studies at Melbourne University, along with Dr. Inaya Rakhmani, a lecturer of Communication study at Universitas Indonesia. Dr. Andi Rahman Alamsyah, a sociologist from Universitas Indonesia was also present in the seminar. As elaborated by the moderator, Dr. M. Najib Azca, a sociologist from UGM, the research focused on the 212 Defend Islam Rally which took place on December 2016 involving thousands of Islamic followers in Indonesia. The object of study was the participants of the Defend Islam Rally who demanded that the then Governor of Jakarta SCR, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok), be dismissed from his gubernatorial position and put on trial for committing an act of blasphemy against Islam, which was contained in his speech. read more

Yogyakarta (17/7)- The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (Fisipol) UGM conducted a training on scientific journal writing for its lecturers from the 14^th till the 16^th of July, 2018 in Santika Hotel, Yogyakarta. This training program was held to facilitate lecturers who are currently undertaking the professorship program. “It was, at the start, initiated by Vice Dean II, Mrs. Poppy, who wanted to facilitate lecturers in writing international journal publications. Because the lecturers themselves said that they need mentoring in their professorship training,” stated Wahyu Kustiningsih, M.A. the Manager of the Education, Research, and Community Service Unit (UP3M), Fisipol UGM. read more

In Women’s March on March 10, hundreds of people from women to men jointly demanded equality and rejected various forms of discrimination and sexual violence. This action is dominated by students from various universities, one of them Fisipol UGM with the call “Fisipol Goes to March” became one of the participants who participated in the action.Not stopping at the action, Youth Studies Center (Yousure) together with Institute of International Studies (IIS) Fisipol UGM held a series of events titled “Why We Protest?” As a follow-up event after Women’s March. read more