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Crisis, natural or man-made, is inevitable in our life because of human social interactions. Crises are caused by ineffective communication yet are better solved with effective communication. Scholars have studied social media's role in crisis management as an information propagator and their cost effectiveness during a crisis. Social media can potentially influence multiple public strata during and after the crisis. Social media serve as tools for relationship management which is a crucial part of crisis management; equally, public relations also serve the same. This paper explores how effective crisis communication management can be achieved via Social Networking Systems (SNS). Drawing from the existing literature as the method used, this paper reviews articles and studies on public relations strategy and effective crisis management. It expounds on examples of how relationships can be well-managed through social media in crises. This paper has increased our knowledge of crisis management by understanding how crises are managed. Findings are that crisis communication was managed from four conceptual lenses scholars have investigated; that crises can be prevented- partially if not completely- with a proper crisis communication plan; that having a crisis communication plan may not suffice except is handled by professional relationship managers who know how to communicate and understand the use of the conventional and new media with the influential role of symmetrical communication. Therefore, the paper concluded that since crisis leads to the bad relationship due to a lack of understanding of the situation and behavior and to facilitate this, it suggests that crisis is better managed through effective public relations managers.

This study aims to explore the extent of Islamization in Bangladesh during the tenure of democratically elected leaders Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia. The objective is to analyze the state of democratic governance in Bangladesh from a religious perspective, focusing specifically on Islamic political epistemology. It begins by defining Islamic Political Epistemology and its significance in acknowledging Islam’s role in democratic power. This qualitative descriptive analysis examines recent research papers from highly ranked resources such as Scopus. It is important to note that specific methods can strengthen strategies for enforcing electoral decrees, improve credentials for arbitration through sovereignty within the dominion branch, and increase national participation in political acts and society through Islamic Political Epistemology. Sheikh Hasina’s new regime has achieved significant progress in implementing Islamic development in bureaucracy and regulations. Qawmi Madrasah has contributed significantly to Islamic Education in Bangladesh, and the current government recognizes their educational certificates. The salaries of teachers and Imams at Government Madrasah-e-Alia have been increased, which is a significant policy change. The study revealed that Khaleda Zia’s government could have succeeded despite its alliance with Islamic political parties. Having a coalition with Islamic political parties does not necessarily mean that the country’s political ideology is institutionalized in an Islamic way. Opposite, Bangladesh’s government, with partial financing from Saudi Arabia, is constructing 560 mosques that will also serve as artistic centres to promote Islamic epistemology and combat extremism. However, this government operates under a one-party system with the Awami League party, led by Sheikh Hasina, idolizing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Tata kelola hutan dalam bingkai Otonomi Khusus di Papua belum meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat Papua, terutama masyarakat adat. Alih fungsi hutan adat menjadi perkebunan monokultur menjadi masalah utama penyebab deforestasi di Tanah Papua. Dalam struktur patrilineal dan budaya patriarki yang melekat di Papua, perempuan yang hanya mendapat hak kelola hutan akan merasakan dampak lebih berat dari laki-laki. P Di sisi lain kaum muda di Papua sebagai aktor kunci dalam proses perubahan ekonomi dan sosial di Papua, belum banyak dieksplorasi dari segi aspirasi dan perannya dalam tata Kelola hutan. Artikel ini menelusuri berbagai literatur akademik dan laporan kerja lembaga yang menaruh perhatian pada tata kelola hutan di Tanah Papua dengan lensa ekologi politik feminis berfokus pada situasi gender, generasi, dan kaum muda, deforestasi dan tata kelola hutan di Papua. Paper ini menemukan bahwa perempuan adat dan kaum muda sebagai bagian dari masyarakat adat masih sering tidak dianggap dan tereksklusi dari ruang-ruang diskusi yang menentukan masa depan tata kelola hutan di Tanah Papua. Otonomi Khusus sebagai penghormatan, pengakuan dan perlindungan terhadap masyarakat Papua, ke depan diharapkan dapat menjadi jalan mengatasi ketidakadilan dan ketidaksetaraan dalam pengelolaan sumber daya alam yang dialami masyarakat di Tanah Papua.

The quality of audit opinion results of local government financial statements in 2015 – 2020 has increased. Still, non-compliance with laws and corruption cases has increased, indicating that the implementation of Good Government Governance (GGG) has not gone well. This paper provides empirical evidence of the role of human development in realizing GGG and its effect on the performance of local governments in Indonesia. The research was designed as associative quantitative research, an organizational unit of analysis. The total population is the regency and city government in Indonesia, as many as 514 local governments, and the sampling technique is purposive sampling. The qualified samples were 268 local governments, with data observed from 2018 to 2020, or 3 years, so the number was 804. The data was sourced from the Regional Government Implementation Performance Evaluation report. The GGG variables were measured using indices and local government performance variables use scores. The main analysis uses SEM PLS and additional analysis with panel regression. The results showed that GGG had a significant effect on the performance of local governments. Novelty, the dimension of human development can strengthen the GGG variable so that its influence on the performance of local governments is even greater. This research has theoretical, managerial, policy, and practical implications. In addition, the completeness of the research data, which is still lacking in information, is a limitation of this study. Furthermore, recommendations for local governments so that human development receives special attention to increasing competitiveness by increasing the allocation of labor budgets.

The problem of poverty still exists today, and economic disparities are still found in districts/cities in Indonesia. The government has taken various ways to alleviate the problem of poverty, one of which is by distributing village funds to all corners of the country. Based on the data availability in Buku Saku Dana Desa and Buku Pintar Dana Desa published by the Ministry of Finance, Village income from 2015 to 2017 tends to increase. Meanwhile, the number of poor individuals throughout Indonesia between 2016 and 2017 has decreased. This paper attempts to examine whether or not Village Income, such as Village Funds, Revenue Sharing Taxes and Levies, Village Fund Allocations, and Village Original Income, as well as the GRDP (Gross Regional Domestic Product), affect the incidence of District/City poverty in Indonesia. This study uses secondary data from Statistics Indonesia for two years, consisting of 407 districts/cities in Indonesia each year. The regression analysis with static panel data using a double log model is the data analysis technique used in this article. The results show that Village Income and GRDP have an effect on poverty in districts/cities in Indonesia, with values of -0.0004 for Village Funds, 0.003 for Revenue Sharing Taxes and Levies, -0.026 for Village Fund Allocation, 0.002 for Village Original Income, and -0.197 for Gross Regional Domestic Product. We advise the government to increase village fund transfers, village fund allocation, and GRDP to lower poverty levels.