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Muhammad Arifin
Universitas Mulawarman
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Religion in The Digital Space: The Potential of Social Media for Religious Conflict Mediation Muhammad Arifin; Sukapti Sukapti; Ahmad Ridha Mubarak; Arun Panrita Arifin; Sinan Ck Koottilangadi
Al-Albab Vol 15, No 1 (2026)
Publisher : Pascasarjana IAIN Pontianak

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24260/alalbab.v15i1.4039

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Religious conflict remains a complex issue worldwide, including in Indonesia. The rise of digital spaces, particularly social media, has not only expanded the religious public sphere but also offered new opportunities for conflict resolution. This article examines the potential of social media as a medium for mediating religious conflicts by highlighting interfaith dialogue, peace-oriented narratives, and the role of religious actors in managing tensions. Employing a qualitative approach grounded in a literature review, the study uses John Paul Lederach’s Conflict Transformation theory as the primary analytical framework to conceptualize digital space as a relational, structural, and narrative environment in which religious conflict is continuously reproduced and potentially transformed. The findings suggest that while social media algorithms tend to amplify hate speech and deepen echo chambers, these same platforms also enable participatory, wide-reaching initiatives for conflict mediation. Thus, digital spaces can be transformed into inclusive arenas for constructive engagement, symbolic rituals, and collaborative practices that foster positive peace and social justice while at the same time facing structural constraints, such as algorithmic polarization, digital inequality, and performative peacebuilding.
CLIMATE CHANGE AND COMMUNITY PERCEPTION: THE CASE STUDY IN MIANG ISLAND VILLAGE, EAST KUTAI Onyhanda Fatma Sariasih; Muhammad Arifin
Progress In Social Development Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): January 2026
Publisher : Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30872/psd.v7i1.172

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The phenomenon of climate change currently occurring not only impacts the environment but also affects human life, especially vulnerable groups whose livelihoods depend on natural resources and environmental conditions, one of which is the maritime community whose life depends on the sea and weather conditions. This study aims to elucidate the complexity of perceptions regarding climate change and environmental degradation from the perspective of the Miang Island community, whose livelihoods depend on the sea, and to analyze the relationship between the community and its environment. This study uses a descriptive qualitative method with a phenomenological type and employs the New Environmental Paradigm theory to understand the relationship between the two. The research results show that community perceptions are formed due to the interaction between the community and the environment, creating an experience that indicates the occurrence of climate change phenomena and forming a traditional knowledge base for the community, assuming that these phenomena refer to the transitional seasons and environmental degradation. Based on that traditional knowledge, the community undertakes adaptation and mitigation efforts that are both physical and socio-cultural, ranging from the tradition of tolak bala to the formation of youth communities aimed at preserving the natural environment on Miang Island. This encourages decision-making that leads to ecological and economic sustainability, prompting the community to be more conservative in their interactions with the environment for the sake of future environmental sustainability. The results of this study can be used by the government as a basis for formulating climate change mitigation policies for island communities.
Co-Authors Ahmad Ridha Mubarak Arun Panrita Arifin Onyhanda Fatma Sariasih Sinan Ck Koottilangadi Sukapti