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Studies on non-voting behavior and which depart from social perspectives have long been stagnated due to the dominance of analysis that puts systems, institutionalization, political mechanisms and participation as the main viewpoints of the studies. This study using social perspectives is useful to explain why voters were not present at polling stations during the Medan 2018 Election. It elaborates the social aspects that influenced non-voting behavior in the urban area of Medan in North Sumatra, Indonesia during the 2018 gubernatorial election. Utilizing mix- method strategies, instead of citing social aspects as a mere research context, this article argues that social aspects in the form of social cleavages worked behind the silent apathy, namely apathy that was implicitly indicated by voters who were not present at polling stations. Social cleavages including ethnicity, religion and gender indicated a paradox since they—with the exception of gender—were used by candidates as the main campaign substance. On the other hand, large numbers of people showed disinterest in these social cleavages during the election. This article explains why abstained voters hid their disinterest behind their excuses for not being present at the polling stations for economic (working activities) and other reasons.

This article is based on research in 2017 about street artists in Yogyakarta. The study uses qualitative method with following issue and visuals approach on six street artists to extract 3 aspects: issue, medium, and actor. Street artist as subcultural career is a process of creating space and efforts to maintain it. Space creation contain 3 stagess namely spatial practice, representational space, and representational space. Street artists is mentally affected through perception of surroundings, then their awareness of reality and hopes for public spaces collide so that alternative spaces are created in the street walls, in the end the walls become representational space wich symbolically interpreted by the viewer. To be able to create space and maintain it, street artists have a side of criticism. Starting from the awareness of differences in public space, selection of street as a core element in the city, as well as accuracy in momentum. Criticism is carried out repeatedly and build a resistance identity. Each street artist is in a position to oppose and criticize the various problems that surround them through two work patterns, issue first or place first. The pattern is also carried out together to form a collective identity.

Pembangunan PLTMH di Dusun Daleman sebenarnya terjadi dalam dua periode. Periode pertama adalah pembuatan PLTMH oleh seorang tokoh desa dan terjadi ketika listrik PLN belum menjangkau Dusun Daleman. Periode kedua adalah pembangunan oleh pemerintah pada tahun 2003 dimana PLN telah masuk sampai ke Daleman. Pada periode pertama, masyarakat Daleman antusias menerima keberadaan PLTMH karena terdapat kepentingan yang harus dipenuhi, yakni kebutuhan listrik sebagai penerangan di malam hari. Sedang periode kedua pembangunan kembali PLTMH dengan teknologi yang jauh lebih canggih, justru kurang mendapat perhatian dari masyarakat. Temuannya, kurangnya perhatian masyarakat Daleman terhadap PLTMH muncul karena masyarakat Dusun Daleman merasa “kurang mengenal” teknologi PLTMH yang baru dan muncul begitu saja ditengah-tengah mereka. Selain itu, institusi sosial, yang didalamnya memuat nilai dan norma yang berlaku di masyarakat Daleman, masih kental akan budaya Jawa. Oleh karenanya, masyarakat Daleman masih memiliki perasaan “sungkan” untuk ikut terlibat dengan PLTMH karena mereka merasa tidak pernah dilibatkan oleh pihak penyelenggara PLTMH.

Indonesia is one of the destinations countries for digital nomads in South East Asia. Digital Nomad can be described by the person who combining work and leisure activities, without geographical border. The digital nomad lifestyle is becoming trends after an American tourist, Kristen Gray becoming viral on the Twitter Platform, she promoting Bali as a heaven for the digital nomad because of the low cost of living and cultural openness by selling eBook and open consultation services for the people who live in the America and European continents, but then she deported by the Indonesian Immigration Authorities, charged with the misuse of visas (she was used tourism visa for business purposes). Then, the research question arises, Are there potential gentrification effects of digital nomad lifestyle to the local people? And what the government should do to tackle this issue? This research is conducted by analyzing tweets using #kristengray and #digitalnomad hashtag, obtained from 12 January to 12 March 2021. The results are more than 49 percent of users, which dominated by the foreigner is defending Kristen Gray, and forcing the Indonesian Government to open Bali as digital nomad living places, but 51 percent of users, who dominated by Indonesian is refusing what the Kristen Gray doing, by arguing if Bali is purely just for tourism places. The results are the gentrification potentially happening between the digital nomad and local people, because of the difference in economic level, culture and value. Then, the government should consider making a policy to minimize the effects of gentrification resulted in digital nomad activities, suggested opening special visas with the restriction and tax policy for the digital nomad.

Jawa Tengah merupakan provinsi dengan persentase penduduk miskin terbesar di Pulau Jawa. Tingginya angka kemiskinan disebabkan berbagai faktor yang saling terkait seperti birokrasi dan pemerintahan, ketersediaan infrastruktur, serta akses pendidikan dan informasi. Salah satu masalah terpenting terkait birokrasi dan pemerintahan di Indonesia adalah mengenai belum optimalnya pelaksanaan perlindungan sosial. Studi ini menggunakan metode kualitatif untuk menganalisa pemuda rentan (miskin dan difabel) di Jawa Tengah dengan mengetahui bagaimana mereka melalui transisi menuju dunia kerja tanpa sistem perlindungan sosial yang memadai. Tanpa perlindungan sosial yang memadai pemuda dihadapkan pada risiko-risiko tanpa proteksi dari negara. Permasalahan terkait ketersediaan pendidikan, jaminan kesehatan, dan ketersediaan lapangan kerja adalah beberapa isu strategis yang menjadi perhatian. Dengan peran pemerintah yang belum optimal, pemuda diharuskan mencari alternatif untuk melindungi diri dari risiko-risiko seperti putus sekolah, pengangguran, dan kemiskinan yang berkelanjutan. Pemuda rentan di Jawa Tengah mengambil pilihan-pilihan yang berbeda sesuai dengan tantangan yang dihadapi dan pilihan yang tersedia. Terdapat perbedaan pilihan yang diambil oleh pemuda daerah pinggir (periphery) seperti Jawa Tengah dengan pemuda dari daerah pusat seperti Jakarta. Perbedaan akses terutama pada infrastruktur fisik dan akses informasi menjadi salah satu pembeda utama pilihan-pilihan yang dimiliki dan diambil oleh pemuda rentan dalam mencari alternatif substitusi perlindungan sosial formal dari pemerintah.

Yogyakarta as a parameter for the development of national education offers potential young and educated human resources. It is hoped that this potential will trigger youth’s productivity to contribute in the demographic bonus and national development. From the perspective of economic growth, Yogyakarta tends to have an increasing trend when compared to that of national economy which tends to decline. However, the increasing trend can become a problem when the educated youth are unproductive and fails to transition from education field to working field. The data of Yogyakarta’s GDRP from 2003 to 2013 shows a dependency on the trading, tourism and services sectors. Optimism towards those three sectors do show a percentage increase, but it is not in sync with the education potential and employment for the youth. There is a transition from young labour who are self- or family-employed into low-rank employees and paid labor. There are at least two effects of this phenomenon. First, the data shows that the number of unemployed youth become stagnant with high school as the highest completed education. This indicates a hindrance for transition among youth from secondary education to higher education. Second, this obstacle prevents youth from moving into a higher income bracket and traps them in below-average wages. In reality, economic growth is still reliant on the services and consumption sectors, thus a transitory approach is needed that can involve the youth not as an object but as a main feature of Special Region of Yogyakarta is needed.

The Hybrid Electric Power Systems project is a pilot renewable energy project of the Indonesian Ministry of Research and Technology since 2010. Hybrid power (windmill and solar cell) was chosen because of their huge heat and wind potential in coastal area of Pantai Baru. Post-installation is critical, considering the existence of alternative energy was expected to bring changes in the life of coastal people nearby. Participatory Action Research (PAR) was the method used to do deeper exploration of the changes happened after the hybrid electric power installation in Pantai Baru. Coastal society had a bigger dependency on natural resources and secluded from any technology development, including the hybrid power itself. The use of PAR method reversed the top down logic by the Indonesian Ministry of Research and Technology with the bottom up logic, adjust the people’s needs which processed from the grassroots. This research was conducted in three years, using three approaches; exploration, reflection, and action. Through these approaches, it was possible for the researchers to understand the actual condition of coastal society and chose the women groups as the main informants as well as the main group which got the biggest benefits of the Hybrid Electric Power Systems (HEPS), they were capable of giving fast responses on the changes happened through the culinary, tourism, fishpond, etc. This condition emphasized both the central role of women and the knot of all dynamics of the HEPS installation. In conclusion, women groups positioned themselves as the transformation agent of the usage of this renewable energy around HEPS Pantai Baru. As the main beneficiaries, women groups had improved their capability to adapt. It increased the income, consumption level, etc. Despite the success of the adaptation, they were still failing their position as the agents and users of the renewable energy. Their existence was limited merely to objects/beneficiaries, instead of being the subjects/actors of the HEPS technology. This study is essential as a data baseline, prepare the policy of technology intervention as well renewable energy campaign.

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“ Seiring dengan euphoria reformasi politik, demokrasi dan demokratisasi pada tahun 2000-2005 mengalami peningkatan perhatian tetapi belum melekat kuat dalam sistem politik di daerah. Saat itu, isu kesehatan perempuan berpacu dengan kompetisi, partisipasi dan kebebasan. Kota Madiun menjadi salah satu arena kontestasi tersebut, resikonya demokrasi termodifikasi oleh dinamika sosial, politik dan pasar. Merespon hal tersebut, diperlukan upaya menggeser pendekatan kesehatan perempuan instrumental menuju pada pendekatan kesehatan perempuan substantif. Caranya memperkuat posisi subyek perempuan dalam perlindungan kesehatan perempuan hamil dan melahirkan.“Kata Kunci : demokrasi, perlindungan, kesehatan, perempuan, komodifikasi

This fascinating study compares and contrasts the immense internal migration movements in China and Indonesia. Over the next two decades, approximately two-thirds of the rural labour force is expected to migrate, transforming their respective societies from primarily rural to urban based.