Illusion Never Changes

Research on patterns of gender power relations is research that reveals the reality of carok caused by unequal gender power relations. This research also intends to reveal by relay between men and women in the soil (household) which is an area with traditional content. Through a long research process, it finally becomes a construction of how the pattern of power relations is built, preserved and even injured by events containing elements of violence that are culturally validated. Carok is one manifestation of the pattern of unequal gender power relations.  Courtesy of Freepick.com Carok also cannot be seen as an incident of murder to fight over and defend what is one's rights, but carok is also a long process of interests with a cultural background. Through a sharp and critical research process on the socio-cultural conditions of the people in Madura, especially Bangkalan and Sampang, and with the environment from the central points of the Carok area, and by using the biographical...

The development paradigm at the beginning of this millennium can be said to have changed, one of the factors that influenced this shift was the issue of global warming in the late 90's. The issue of global warming itself raises the facts of destroying the ecological balance caused by the rapid industrialization that exists in almost all corners of the earth. Industrialization in the world's first countries produces the highest carbon emissions, while in third countries they are often blamed for their contribution to the depletion of tropical forests. Courtesy of Freepick.com  The implementation of the concept of sustainable development is not limited to large national development plans, but can be applied on a smaller scale such as sustainable city design, or even sustainable home design. Sustainable development has a goal to create a balance of three elements, namely the ecological, social, and economic environment, or in the context of spatial language often referred to as, e...

Spatial planning politics that focuses on planning aspects is dangerous, threatens the survival of people's lives and the existence of the city. The ideal spatial politics should be harmonize various social, economic, cultural, and environmental factors. Ignoring one aspect or vice versa, emphasizing one aspect means creating inequality or destroying the social and ecological environment of the city. Saving the ecology by building green open spaces is a good step. Likewise, providing open public spaces is much better. But the problem is that development is expensive, the government cannot provide green open spaces or develop public spaces that can be accessed and used by the community as a place for social interaction. There is a trend nowadays (starting from the 20th and 21st centuries, existing and available public spaces are attached to buildings called malls and plazas. Courtesy of Freepick.com  Not all of Surabaya's urban spaces grow according to plan, there are spaces tha...

PPKM is the government's policy to maintain people’s health by protecting the community from the exposure of Covid-19. This policy is such a dilemma for the community, especially those whose economic conditions are at the lower middle level, moreover for groups of people whose daily lives depend on entrepreneurship and odd jobs/freelancers. The PPKM policy provides a number of benefits, but also cannot be separated from the consequences in the form of unfavorable impacts that are directly accepted by the community. Courtesy of Freepick.com  During the Covid-19 pandemic, the numbers of poverty increased in East Java. Poverty is a complex problem which the Government has so far tried hard to overcome. The poverty rate of depth and severity continues to be reduced. However, the Covid-19 pandemic, which caused the Government to make PSBB and PPKM regulations, made the poverty rate difficult to control. The Central Statistical Bureau Head of East Java revealed that the poor community in...

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the production and reproduction of public spaces. Major cities in Indonesia have experienced an economic downturn. The pros and cons of PSBB and PPKM implementation, both in the DKI Jakarta and Surabaya areas have finally become critical issues and dilemmas. This is due to the complexity and problems of public spaces that have not been designed with the pandemic factor in mind. For these two big cities, there is no easy choice to rebuild public spaces that can simultaneously harmonize health and economic aspects. Both aspects play an important role in functioning the public sphere. Courtesy of Break The Glass Production Designing an ideal new public space in a new normal situation is the one that manifests the spirit of the city with its physical form and social structure. In producing post-COVID-19 public space, it should be understood as a flexible space and as an asset. Because public space is the main feature of a resilient city, in which the part...

We wouldn't imagine if our daily life were formed by politics. Politics is not such a horrible matter, being avoided, even worse considered as a destructive monster which would demolish the whole world. Whereas politics may lead to a whole better circumstance possible. By studying political science, we can figure out why a state owns its certain political institutions such as the legislative, executive, as well as judicial while the other one doesn’t. What and how do those institutions affect the existing politics and policies? Which kind of possible political factors may influence the success of economic development? How do mass media take part, and social media’s impact on political dynamics?   Why do the governments apply their affirmative action policy or the 30% quota of women participation on political representative party regulation? Why do one state prefer the presidential system while others establish their monarch system? Why do governments decide to prescribe a whol...