Society & Culture

Navigating Truth in an Age of Intellectual Dishonesty

In the age of liquid modernity, as conceptualized by Zygmunt Bauman, journalism faces an existential crisis marked by the dissolution of boundaries between truth...

Indonesian Women and Virginity: Requestioning Structural Challenges and Human Rights

Authors: Lamtiar N. S. M. Nababan, Larasati Primaputri, Talitha Nurhaliza* Virginity testing towards women has been seen as something outdated and irrelevant, as virginity is...

The Role of Communication and Knowledge Management in Climate Finance

Climate finance—especially in terms of reducing and adjusting to fit climate change—defines the advancement of world sustainability. Good communication and solid knowledge management systems...

The Dubai Chocolate Bar: Through the Track Diplomacy

Starting from early 2024, the internet has gone wild and curious about the chocolate bar that went viral on social media platforms, especially TikTok,...

Bakaua Adat: Supporting Instruments Geopark Realm of Minang Silokek to UNESCO Global Geopark

The Bakaua Adat tradition has officially become one of Indonesia's Intangible Cultural Heritage (WBTB) since October 2022. Held in Sijunjung Regency, this tradition has...

Jimmy Carter: A Tribute To  Not Forgetting God in  Governance 

Many years ago, in the American state of Connecticut while touring a museum  somewhere I now can't recall, I came across a painting of...

Addressing Climate Challenges: The Role of Research in Climate Finance

Threatening ecosystems, public health, and economic stability, climate change remains one of the biggest worldwide issues of the twenty-first century. Among the major hazards...

The “Feminist” Label Trap: Factors Contributing to Sweden’s Abandonment of Their FFP Agenda

In 2014 Sweden established their FFP or its Feminist Foreign Policy, the first of its kind, an agenda that aims to bring feminism into...

Constructing Inequality: Unequal Development in North Jakarta

Driving in Teluk Naga, North Jakarta feels like shiratal al-mustaqim. A long, straight line full of bumpy roads, tidal water filling the hole, and...

Not All Viruses Are Created Equal: The Case of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) vs. COVID-19

Viruses have always had a strange way of capturing the imagination. They’re not simply biological entities; they have become cultural symbols. When a virus's...

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