Yogyakarta, 11 June 2025–Prof. Dr. Phil. Gabriel Lele, S.IP., M.Si, Lecturer of Public Policy and Management, was officially inaugurated as Full Professor of Public Policy Governance on Thursday (5/6). The issue of democracy is one of his concerns about the country’s socio-political conditions. Through his speech, entitled ‘Democracy Beyond Election: Agonistic Public Policy as a Transformation Agenda,’ Gabriel highlighted several trends in the current pattern of democracy, including authoritarianism, populism, and policy uniformity. read more

Yogyakarta, 4 June 2025 –The Master of MKP FISIPOL UGM organised another Publicness Forum, titled “Collaboration in Creating Safe Spaces: Synergy of NGOs, Government, and Society for the Protection of Victims of Sexual Violence in Jombang”. This forum also involved several relevant stakeholders, including Brigadier General of Police Dr. Nurul Azizah, S.I.K., M.M. (Director of Police PPA-PPO Crime); AKBP. Moh Nur Hidayat S.H., S.I.K., M.M. (Police Chief of Jombang Regency); dr. Pudji Umbaran, M.KP (Head of PPKB-PPPA Office of Jombang Regency); and Ana Abdillah, S.H.I. (Director of the Woman Crisis Center, WCC Jombang). This forum is intended to open a participatory dialogue to find constructive solutions in creating a safe space free from sexual violence. read more

Yogyakarta, May 26th 2025─Muchtar Habibi, a lecturer from the Department of the Department of Public Policy Management (MKP), Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of UGM, once again shares his thoughts through his latest scientific publication entitled “Challenging the orthodox policy analysis in Indonesia: a historical materialist policy analysis of Joko Widodo’s agrarian reform and food sovereignty”. This article was published in the reputable journal Critical Policy Studies published by Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. read more

Getas, May 24th 2025─The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIPOL) Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), in collaboration with the Directorate of Community Service UGM and Pertamina Foundation, successfully held a Socialization of Reproductive Health and Stunting in Getas Village on Saturday (24/5). In addition to being a collaborative activity of the three parties, this activity also directly involved the Getas Village Posyandu Cadres. This activity was held with the aim of providing insight and basic knowledge to adolescents, pregnant women and Posyandu cadres regarding the importance of reproductive health and stunting prevention. read more

Yogyakarta, May 21, 2025—UGM’s Faculty of Social and Political Science (Fisipol) accepted a visitation from the Central Mamberamo Regency Government, in order to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Cooperation Agreement on Regional Medium Term Development Plan (RPJMD) of the Central Mamberamo Regency for the 2025-2029 period.

The signing was done by the Deputy Regent of Central Mamberamo, Mr Itaman Thago, S.Sos., together with the Head of Local Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) of Central Mamberamo Regency, Mr Piet Miniagasi.
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Yogyakarta, May 14th 2025 ─The Department of Public Policy Management (MKP) of FISIPOL UGM together with its alumni held an alumni gathering entitled MKPketemuAN 2025: Stepping Forward Shining Together at the RRI Auditorium Jakarta, Saturday (10/5) yesterday.

This event became a forum for friendship and consolidation across generations of MKP of FISIPOL UGM alumni. This is evident from the philosophy of choosing the name of the event with the affix “AN” as a form of respect for the history of the department which was previously named State Administration before now transforming into Public Policy Management or MKP. read more

Yogyakarta, May 13, 2025—Fisipol UGM’s Election Corner, together with LKiS Foundation and Pares, organized a dialogue with the Mayor of Yogyakarta with the title of  “Pemimpin Mendengar : Tindak Lanjut Visi-Misi Wali Kota Yogyakarta”. The dialogue was organized with the intention to accomodate for the aspirations of the people of Yogyakarta regarding the issues of inclusivity, employment, education, as well as housing and displacement. This event invited the Mayor of Yogyakarta, Dr. (H.C) dr. H. Hasto Wardoyo, Sp. OG (K); Lecturer from Fisipol UGM, Prof. Dr. Amalinda Savirani; and is moderated by Fitria Yuniarti, M.A.
Regarding the issue of inclusivity, there are a lot of issues and problems that are not yet accommodated and given a concrete solution. Starting from the physical aspect, in regards to infrastructure, there are many cases of misuse, like the sidewalk for example. With that in mind, this makes sidewalks in Yogyakarta less pedestrian-friendly, especially for people with disabilities . Furthermore, indigenous faith groups have not been fully involved in the process of development.

Next, regarding the issue of employment, there are still many vulnerable workers that do not prosper in Yogyakarta. While it is stated that Yogyakarta has the second highest level of Human Development Index (HDI) nationally, it is clear that the wages here are still  low and there are many workers from the informal sector who do not receive proper safety nets from the government. People with disabilities have  also not been given proper opportunities to engage in the labor sector as a whole

It doesn’t end there, as some residents have also stated their aspirations regarding the environmental crisis and the issue of proper housing.  It starts from improper waste management, which does not focus on intervening on the upstream level, especially for industries and corporations that produce the most waste. Next, the access to housing which has gotten even more costly has made it even  harder for residents to own a house. Not only that, there are still many slums in Yogyakarta facing sanitation problems.  read more

Yogyakarta, 7 May 2025─The department of Social Development and Welfare (PSdK) of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM, in collaboration with Universitas Teknologi Yogyakarta, held a national seminar entitled “Social Movement of Youth through Education to Prevent Drug Danger”. The event presented Ema Susianti, S.H., M.P.A., as the Head of the Family Empowerment Team of the Ministry of Bangga Yogyakarta Representative, Andi Fairan, S.IK, M.S.M., Head of BNNP Yogyakarta; Maygsi Aldian Suwandi, S.Sos., M.A., academic of Fisipol UGM. read more

Yogyakarta, May 6th 2025─In the heart of labor day, UGM’s Center for Digital Society (CfDS) organized a discussion session titled, “The Future of Gig Workers Amidst the AI Wave”. This event invited experts from multiple fields, such as: Arif Novianto (Researcher of Gig Worker Movements); Ayom Mratita Purbandani (Researcher at CfDS); Luqman-nul Hakim (Researcher of Politics and Global Governance); Nabiyla Risfa Izzati (Researcher of  Labor Laws), as well as Suci Lestari Yuana (Researcher of  Political Economy of Digital Platform). Today’s discussion also marks the launch of AI and Gig Worker-based study circles in collaboration with UGM’s Institute of International Studies (IIS). The discussion was opened with a critical question: “Who is the future of AI really for?” which reassessed the popular perspective that technology is neutral. “…if we look closer, however, technology is not something that is neutral in terms of politics. Technology is shaped by values, interests, and certain ideologies. As a result, it is important for us to finally criticize, uncover, and reimagine how AI can be fairer to those that are the most impacted by the AI wave, while having the least amount of say in the process,” Suci explained.Going from that, the new employment relationship was also created after the massive gig economy,  especially with the presence of Artificial Intelligence (AI). In the era before this, especially in the era of industrial capitalism, employment relationships were formal, hierarchical in nature, and direct. This relation then developed and widened, which gave us rating, algorithm, and flexibility.

“In front of us, work conditions that are claimed as flexible, do not occur because there is a form of control or discipline, one of which is done through Artificial Intelligence,” Arif claimed.

Legally speaking, labor laws and regulations are seen as not adaptive enough in responding to the challenges of the gig economy in the digital transformation era, which causes the precariatization of gig workers. “Indonesian labor laws are considered to be oldies and traditional, which can be explained by the fact that it was created in the era in which gig workers are not as apparent as they are now. This is why the definition of employment relationship in Indonesia  is strict,” Nabiyla explained. read more

Yogyakarta, May 2nd 2025─The Department of Social Development and Welfare (PSdK) of FISIPOL UGM held the May edition of Social Development Talks entitled “The Future of Children’s Online Interaction: Protection and Freedom in PP Tunas” on Friday (2/5). Held online through the Zoom platform and attended by more than 100 participants, the May edition of Social Development Talks presented two speakers who have expertise in child protection issues, namely Tata Sudrajat (Save the Children Indonesia and PSdK Doctoral Program Student) and Chairani, S.Psi., M.Dist.St (Associate Expert Social Counselor, Policy and Institutional Working Group Coordinator, Directorate of Child Social Rehabilitation, Ministry of Social Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia). read more