Arsip Yanuar

In this digitalized world, everything is accessible. Learning how to analyse it is more important now than ever. On April 19 th just last week, the widely famed Jakarta’s Christian, ethnically Chinese incumbent governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama finally concedes defeat to his opponents, former education minister Anies Baswedan. A figures from a recent research by SMRC shows that most people votes for Basuki-Djarot because of their proven works, while the majority of Anies Baswedan-Sandiaga Uno’s voters choose them because of religious reasons. Here is the exact numbers: 41% for Basuki’s perceived “proven works” and 32.4% for religious sameness with Anies. Now, this does not make any sense. People of Jakarta were supported Basuki because of his merit and yet they won’t vote for him? They even choose a (supposedly) liberal ex-minister based on religious similarities? Well, for me, this can only be explained as a phenomenon caused by low rate of media literacy. One research by UNESCO ...

From times to times, young people’s understanding of the socio-political issues always varied, but they are united in their participation: all hope for a better world. To better understand today’s youth movement, we need to look at its rich history throughout different eras. Petrus Yosef Putut wants to win over an argument. For that to happen, he needs a lot more information on the issue from his staffs. Putut, your typical young activist in his early twenties, has recently joined FISIP UI’s student body as the Political and Social Coordinator. He is tasked with coordinating and guiding works of several bureaus which fall into that category. Nowadays, he is very concerned with his staffs’ ability to produce scientifically legitimate analyses on current issues.  “The needs to write strong scientific research has become more urgent now more than ever. Take the case of Semen Indonesia in Kendeng, it is absurd that so many young people are opposing them but almost none of...

If you are an avid online social network user, chances are you have heard the name Andika Ramadhan. Dika, his nickname, is a 23 years old National University of Jakarta (UNJ) student. A notorious ‘troublemaker’, he is a fitting figure that represents the rebellious spirit of today’s young people. I have known him for quite a while back. Dika was an active student in his campus. He was the vice-president of his faculty’s, Social and Politics, student government. Outside of formal organization, Dika was also involved in many of his campus’s movement, such as founding a literacy circle called SEMERU and leading the movement against an accused rapist lecturer in UNJ. Dika’s social activism were not only confined within his campus setting. He was chosen to lead the local chapter of Rakapare, a prominent youth volunteering organization. In addition, he also has been invited to speak at various forums, starting at the campus level to national television shows. The story of his life as a ...