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This study explores the role of social capital in developing local community-based tourism innovation villages. Social capital, including social networks, beliefs, norms of reciprocity, and local cultural values, ​​is a vital asset in various local community development programs. Social capital will be reflected in the community's ability to work together, generate awareness and commitment, a sense of belonging, and social solidarity, and create active participation in achieving common goals. Its presence and role in society are crucial for the success of community development goals and programs, including the eco-tourism development program. This study used a qualitative approach based on a case study located in Batang Regency, Central Java, and conducted in-depth interviews with selected informants. The results show that social capital encourages the ability and capability of local communities to work together and coordinate to contribute to the sustainability of ecotourism productivity significantly. In particular, social capital impacts the readiness and knowledge of local communities on tourist villages, socio-environment, and economy. A part from the active participation of the local community in planning, implementing, and maintaining the tourism village and planning strategies to initiate community action, is an important factor in the sustainability of ecotourism management. In conclusion, several recommendations need to be proposed, including the cooperation of the local community with the Batang Regency Tourism and Culture Office. In addition to collaborating with private investors in order to develop tourism potential in Deswita Pandansari with a mutually beneficial cooperation pattern (mutual benefit). It is especially for the development of traditional arts in order to integrate local arts to support tourist destinations in Pandansari.

Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in quarantined individuals are very important to understand to reduce the psychological impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is a lack of evidence to measure PTSD status globally during confinement in quarantine facilities after second wave COVID-19 in Indonesia. This study aims to assess PTSD status in people who are quarantined at home during the pandemic in patients with COVID-19. Survey used the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), multicenter and cross-sectional survey assessed the psychological impact on individuals who experience quarantine of participants with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, their PTSD status, and various correlates with PTSD, data were collected by online media. This study has 120 respondents, 70% of the respondent are women, 79.2% self-quarantine within 11-14 days, and 74.2% of the respondent is Javanese. The study showed that 73.3% experienced severe PTSD symptoms, 6.6% moderate, 15.8% mild, and only 4.2% did not show PTSD symptoms. There is no relationship between the demographic factors of the respondents, namely the length of isolation, ethnicity, gender, and age, with PTSD symptoms suffered by the respondents. This research findings can enlighten policies in Indonesia to decrease the adverse effects of self-quarantine.

Indonesia has been known to have abundant natural resources and culture-based creative industries. The country is therefore vulnerable to the practice of fraud of origin. One of many industrial sectors susceptible to that particular crime is the wooden furniture businesses. In many cases, it is apparent that natural products and raw materials of Indonesia are being exported without listing the country as the place of origin. The most common Indonesian material falls within this illegal practice are timber products. In the province of Central Java, Jepara has been a prominent center of timber industry producing high quality timber products and wooden raw materials. From a unique standpoint, the timber industry in Jepara is deeply rooted to the culture and identity of the natives, making the attempt to separate the discussion between timber industry and the people of Jepara not only imprudent but virtually impossible. By looking at the statistic in which Jepara’s public education level is assessed to be still below the national standard, and as well bearing to the general fact that the timber actors in Jepara are more focused on product sales rather than important technical aspects such as certification of origin, it should be projected that crimes such as fraud of origin could be easily committed in Jepara. This study is using a comparative advantage theory and theories or models of H-O to investigate how the practice of fraud of origin in Jepara occurs and how to resolve such problem.

Vaccination, which is often seen as a health policy intervention, has proven to be the most effective at reducing the spread of infectious diseases globally. However, the perception of anti-vaccines, misunderstanding of information related to vaccines, and even doubts about vaccines are still common in the community—no exception related to the COVID-19 global vaccination. Therefore, we need a study that can answer the determinant variable of the COVID-19 vaccination intention, especially in Indonesia. This study answers how personal attitude, subjective norm, and perceived feasibility with religious and media literacy moderation influence the public intention in using the COVID-19 vaccine in Indonesia. This research uses a quantitative research approach, with an explanative research type. We used Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) and Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), and Decomposed Theory of Planned Behaviour (DPTB) as a determinant model with a variable of religiosity and media literacy as a moderating variable for the intention of vaccination COVID-19 in Central Java. This research was conducted in Central Java Province as one of the provinces with the largest population and one of Indonesia's largest number of COVID-19 cases. Data collection was carried out online and offline with 100 respondents.

The debate on economic prosperity can be drawn into issue of the best indicators that able to portray the real picture of one country's economy. In this article I try to elaborate that focusing only on Macro economic indicator is misplaced for describing the real image of economic situation of a country. By focusing on inequality index this paper explained the Indonesia Economic situation post Suharto era. The recent Indonesian experience clearly demonstrate the way in which inequality still becomes the peril in Indonesian society.