Yogyakarta, May 10th 2021━On Monday (10/05/21), PolGov released a research about the controversy of The Valentine’s Day ban in Indonesia by partnering with KU Leuven in Belgium as the research partner. The partnership between PolGov and KU Leuven is centered on issues of toleration and this year is their last year of partnership. The release of the Big Data analysis is started with an exposition of the research results from PolGov researcher, Anggalih Bayu Muh Kamin, and Dian Nuri Ningtyas as the Project Manager of the Partnership between PolGov and Ku Leuven.  read more

Yogyakarta, May 7th 2021━Still with the spirit of Kartini Day and Earth Day that was celebrated last April, Social Research Center or Sorec of the Department of Sociology of UGM came back with another monthly discussion to celebrate those two momentums on Friday (7/5). Entitled Ecofeminists in Indonesia: Protecting, Caring, and Fighting for the Future, this discussion presented two experts to address environmental and women’s issues from different perspectives; theoretical and practical perspectives.  read more

=&0=&The Department of Politics and Government (DPP) of FISIPOL UGM held a Lecture Series of Strengthening Public Organizational Capacity entitled ‘Strategy for Strengthening Organizational Capacity: Organizational Transformation through Capacity Development’. This event is a series of online lecture series broadcast through the Youtube Channel of the DPP Fisipol UGM. On this occasion, the guest lecturer who was presented was Silmy Karim, who currently serves as the President Director of PT. Krakatau Steel (Persero). This event took place from 07.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. and was attended by around 180 participants. In general, this lecture discussed how the efforts to strengthen the organizational capacity made by PT. Krakatau Steel to be able to survive the crisis conditions, and survive in the midst of quite rapid changes.

Starting his session, Silmy Karim gave a little intermezzo which at the same time spurred quite an inspirational spirit. In his speech, he revealed that it is important for us to have a principle that we must be able to become competitive people. This principle is also a belief that he holds, as an effort to be able and motivated by global competitiveness. As a CEO with tens of thousands of employees, Silmy explained that in a career it is very necessary to be concerned with the organization. It means the ability to choose the right person, the right system, the right coaching method, and efforts to strengthen the capacity of the right public organizations need to be considered in order to further become harmony which can directly change an organization. read more

Yogyakarta, April 30th 2021━According to the data of Damai Pangkal Damai (DPD), there have been more than fourteen thousand nonviolent actions that have occurred in Indonesia since 1999. Based on this data, the DPD together with the Institute of International Studies (IIS) of FISIPOL UGM held a Webinar on Nonviolent Resistance in Indonesia entitled “Whoever leaves violence …” on the last Friday (30/4). The event featured representatives from several movements and organizations in Indonesia that rely on nonviolent resistance strategies. The speakers that presented in this event were Maria Catarina Sumarsih as the representative of Aksi Kamisan (Kamisan Action), Djuwita Djatikusumah from indigenous Sunda Wiwitan community, and Gendis Syari that represented Gejayan Memanggil. On this occasion, Dr. Diah Kusumaningrum as the lecturer of the Department of International Relations of FISIPOL UGM, presented as the moderator. read more

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