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

Yogyakarta, 29 August 2024–The 2024 election contest provides a stark illustration of how national politics has been reshaped by technological advancements. The visible rise of societal polarization, a direct result of digital media, has prompted immediate action. Recognizing the urgency of the situation, the UGM Center for Digital Society (CfDS) has taken a proactive step by inviting the Association for Elections and Democracy (Perkumpulan untuk Pemilu dan Demokrasi/ Perludem), the Indonesian Anti-Defamation Society (Masyarakat Antifitnah Indonesia/ Mafindo), and the Election Supervisory Body (Badan Pengawas Pemilu/ Bawaslu) to join forces on Thursday (29/8). read more

Yogyakarta, 29 August 2024–The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (Fisipol) UGM criticized the awarding of the title of professor or professor as violating academic norms. This criticism was conveyed in a discussion at the Social Research Center, Department of Sociology UGM, titled “Fake Credentials of the Professor” on Thursday (29/8). In the discussion, academics expressed concerns about losing functional academic identity.

Lecturer at the Department of Mechanical Engineering UGM, Prof. Dr. Eng. Ir. Deendarlianto, S.T., M.Eng. explains how professorships should be implemented. “Professor is the highest academic position and has high ethical standards. However, all lecturers still have the opportunity to become professors,” he said. The main aim of awarding the title of professor is basically to develop knowledge and bring it to the attention of society. Professors are expected to be able to guide society, and the new generation and channel knowledge on the latest policies. read more

Yogyakarta, August 27, 2024─The Social and Citizenship Inclusion Study Unit (INKLUSI) at Fisipol UGM in collaboration with ‘Aisyiyah, the Indonesian Family Planning Association (PKBI) DI Yogyakarta, the Sasana Inklusi and Disability Advocacy Movement (SIGAB) Indonesia, and the Yakkum Rehabilitation Center (PR) held the Yogyakarta Inclusion Forum on Tuesday (27/8) in the Fisipol UGM Auditorium. This forum brought together various stakeholders, including civil society organizations, researchers, and community members, to discuss the importance of equal citizenship and inclusive development as prerequisites for realizing an inclusive society in Indonesia. read more

Yogyakarta, August 26th 2024─Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM reopened the Essential Skills program: Intensive Writing and Speaking Classes Batch IV. This program offers assistance to develop students’ abilities in argumentative writing and academic presentation. It is hoped that this program can improve the skills and confidence of undergraduate students of Fisipol UGM in improving, conveying, and discussing their ideas in English. 

This program is a collaboration between Fisipol UGM and the School of Languages and Linguistics, University of Melbourne. This collaboration program was first implemented in April 2023. Since the first batch was opened, this program routinely opens a new batch every semester until now entering the 4th batch. The 4th batch will start in the second week of September and finish in early November 2024. read more

Yogyakarta, August, 26th 2024─The Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada presented a guest lecture with the theme “Failure in Social Life: Perspectives From Sociology, Policy Studies, and Critical Urban Theory”. The lecture, which was held online through the zoom platform on Monday (26/08), was the first in a series of lectures that explored the discourse on failure in social science. This lecture presented Adriana Mica, Ph.D from the University of Warsaw and Dr. Muhammad Supraja from Universitas Gadjah Mada. read more