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

“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

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

“Countries which are reliant on the coal industry have more difficulties in reaching the decarbonization target,” Indri mentioned in a public lecture titled “Unlocking the Climate Future: What Keeps Us from Climate Action” on Monday (28/4) at the Fisipol UGM Auditorium. This public lecture was organized by UGM’s Department of Public Policy and Management in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). read more

Yogyakarta, 21st of March, 2025—UGM’s Faculty of Social and Political Science supports the government efforts at carrying out a nation-wide energy transition scheme towards clean energy. Through intense cooperation with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia and the British Embassy in Jakarta, the MENTARI Initiation was organized on Friday (21/3) at Fisipol UGM.

Indonesia has strengthened its commitment towards Zero Emission by updating its National Energy Policy. It is stated that in 2023, as much as 23 percent of the total primary energy supply comes from sustainable energy.In the year 2050, it is targeted to  be as high as 31 percent. Unfortunately, the progress towards  the development of clean energy for Indonesia’s primary energy supply is stagnant, stuck at somewhere around 12 percent. This urgency requires various parties to collaborate with each other and create breakthrough innovations, so that it can endorse the utilization of clean renewable energy that is both stable and capable to accommodate the energy needs of the people.

Nurhadi, S.Sos., M.Si., Ph.D.,  as Vice Dean of Finance, Asset, and Human Resources Affairs of Fisipol UGM, mentioned that climate change has become one of the research umbrella for the faculty that oversees various important agendas. “Everywhere we go we can feel clean rooms, or clean air. However, where does it all come from? As a country, our energy still relies on coal. Fulfilling clean energy becomes a challenge towards resource exploitation to be controlled,” Nurhadi mentioned.  read more

Melbourne, 20 March 2025–The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FISIPOL UGM), participated in a discussion organized by the Global Humanities Alliance (GHA) entitled “What Does Decolonizing Knowledge Mean from Different Geographical and Disciplinary Perspectives?”. FISIPOL UGM is one part of GHA, which is a forum for cooperation between 8 universities in the world to contribute to global discourse in the field of social humanities that focuses on responding to international issues. 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