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

Yogyakarta, 30 April 2025–Concerns about the return of the role of the military and police in the civilian space have surfaced again. Located at the 4th Floor Auditorium of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM, the Department of Sociology UGM, together with the Department of Sociology UI and Social Research Center (SOREC) UGM held a public discussion entitled “The Return of Uniformed History: Challenging the Military and Police State of the Republic of Indonesia”. The discussion was presented by Dr. Arie Sujito (Department of Sociology UGM), Dr. Joash Elisha Tapiheru (Department of Politics and Government UGM), Dra. Jaleswari P., M.Hum. (LAB 45), Prof. Dr. Iwan Gardono S. (Department of Sociology, University of Indonesia), Najib Azca, Ph.D. (Department of Sociology, UGM) and Nurul Aini, M.Phil. as moderator. read more

Yogyakarta, April 30th 2025─Department of Communication Studies of FISIPOL UGM, held a book review event Social Media and Politics in Southeast Asia. The event invited the speaker and author of the book, Prof. Merlyna Lim (Canada Research Chairs in Digital Media & Global Community Network); the discussant, Prof. Dr. Phil. Hermin Indah Wahyuni, S.I.P., M.Si. (Lecturer of Communication Studies of UGM and Professor of Communication Systems); and moderated by Mashita Pitaloka Fandia Purwaningtyas S.I.P., M.A. (Lecturer of Communication Studies of UGM).  This event was held offline at the Seminar Timur Room and broadcast live on the YouTube channel of the Department of Communication Studies UGM. read more

Yogyakarta, 22nd of March 2025 — Once again, Fisipol UGM’s Career Development Center (CDC) opens the Essential Skills : Intensive Writing and Speaking Classes Batch V Program. This program is opened in collaboration with the University of Melbourne in attempting to accommodate the student needs for English language learning, which is identified as an essential skill by the faculty for study and career preparation. At the same time, this program is also aimed to train self-confidence through verbal and written communication in English. read more

Yogyakarta, March 19th 2025─The Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (Fisipol) held a Public Discussion and Book Review on “Political Sociology: Contemporary Perspectives and Approaches Reflecting on Young People’s Political Practices” on Wednesday (19/3). Together with a number of political and sociology experts of Fisipol UGM, the discussion raised the urgency in political perspectives apart from political actors and media.

Delivered by lecturer of the Department of Sociology, Dr. Lambang Trijono, the writing of the book was motivated by unrest over political discourse that pays less attention to social perspectives. “There is a desire to develop where politics is. I noticed that political discussions do not see the reality in our society,” he said. So far, political discussions have been closely related to the narrative of power and authority of the government as a political actor. However, the community as a group that has sovereignty in a democratic system is neglected. read more

The Indonesian government initiated the implementation of AI in the public sector by issuing the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Menkominfo) No. 9 of 2023 on the ethics of artificial intelligence. However, according to Hossea Immanuel, research assistant at CfDS UGM, the initiative still faces some challenges due to inadequate digital infrastructure.

“There are still problems regarding AI implementation in Indonesia, such as the ransomware attack on the national data center last year. Of course, this contradicts the purpose of implementing AI,” said Hossea in his presentation. read more

Yogyakarta, 5 March 2025–After passing through a democratic party over the past year, Indonesia has experienced a dynamic political movement. At the same time, Election Corner Fisipol UGM released a new research titled “Coalition Map of 2024 Simultaneous Regional Election Winners in Indonesia”. This research reveals the political dynamics in the 2024 Simultaneous Regional Head Elections (Pilkada) held throughout Indonesia. The main finding of this research highlights the trend of minimal electoral competition due to the dominance of large coalitions. read more

Yogyakarta, February 25th 2025─The Department of the Public Policy and Management held a Studium Generale entitled “Integrated Hydro – Irrigation – Restoration Systems”. This theme is a response to overcome various challenges, especially in water resources.

The event presented Prof. Edward P. Weber, professor of Public Policy of the Oregon State University, USA. He saw that problems regarding the management of our food, water and energy are still seen as partial problems. This perspective makes food, water and energy management inefficient and unsustainable. read more

Yogyakarta, 21 February 2025–Pursuing higher education is not easy. Students, including doctoral or PhD students, often face various problems or challenges, from financial to mental health. Responding to this issue, The Conversation Indonesia held a webinar entitled “The Doctoral Road: From Financial Difficulties to Mental Stress” with academics and doctoral candidates. The event invited Pratiwi Utami, PhD (Lecturer at the Department of Communication Sciences UGM) and Herman Yosef Paryono (Doctoral Candidate in Organizational Behaviour, University of Groningen) as webinar speakers. read more

Yogyakarta, February 20 2025─As a response towards the flawed policies regarding elections in Indonesia, Perludem and Polgov UGM organized a seminar titled “Urgency for the Revision of Election Laws in an Effort to Fix the Election System”. This event, which was organized at the Fisipol Auditorium located on the Fourth Floor of the Fisipol Mandiri Building, invited Khoirunnisa Nur Agustyanti (Executive Director of Perludem), Abdul Gaffar Karim (Lecturer at Fisipol UGM), Zainal Arifin Mochtar (Lecturer at UGM’s Faculty of Law), Feri Amsari (Lecturer at UNAND’s Faculty of Law) as speakers dan Fadli Ramadhanil (Program Manager of Perludem) as the discussion moderator. read more