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Pandora’s Box of Food Estate: An Examination of Food Securitization in Jokowi’s Second Term Through Just Securitization Theory Akbar, Rafi Faishal; Wiswayana, Wishnu Mahendra
Journal of Social Research Vol. 4 No. 6 (2025): Journal of Social Research
Publisher : International Journal Labs

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55324/josr.v4i6.2569

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This research investigates the securitization of food in Indonesia through the Food Estate program implemented during President Joko Widodo’s second term (2019–2024), with a focus on pilot projects in Central Kalimantan and North Sumatra. Using Rita Floyd’s Just Securitization Theory (JST) as the analytical framework, the study assesses the ethical legitimacy of the securitization process by examining its initiation, conduct, and termination. Employing a qualitative, case study-based approach and analyzing secondary data from government reports, NGO findings, and academic literature, the research reveals that the Food Estate program fails to meet all three JST criteria. Despite being justified by the COVID-19 crisis, data showed no actual rice shortages, undermining the claim of an existential threat. The conduct of the program marginalized indigenous communities, bypassed environmental regulations, and prioritized corporate interests over local needs, violating principles of proportionality and human rights. Furthermore, the program has continued to expand even after the pandemic’s end, without plans for desecuritization or restoration, violating JST’s just termination principle. The findings contribute to securitization scholarship by pioneering the application of JST to food policy and illustrating how securitization can entrench elite interests and bypass democratic governance. The study calls for institutional safeguards, indigenous inclusion, and environmental accountability in future food resilience strategies to prevent the misuse of emergency rhetoric for long-term political and economic gain.
The ASEAN’s Limitation of Regional Digital Integration: How Digital Sovereignty Overlaps Regional Organization Effectiveness: English Elnathan, Andrew; Wiswayana, Wishnu Mahendra
Journal of Social Research Vol. 4 No. 10 (2025): Journal of Social Research
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55324/josr.v4i10.2808

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The rapid development of digital transformation has profoundly shaped economic and political interactions globally, with the “new oil of the 21st century.” Southeast Asia faces unique challenges in balancing national digital sovereignty and regional digital integration. This study critically examines ASEAN's effectiveness in fostering a regional digital integration amidst diverse data governance policies and digital sovereignty concerns across its member states. Through a qualitative literature review and focused case studies of Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, and the European Union, it reveals how diverse national interests, fragmented regulations, and infrastructural disparities obstruct ASEAN’s digital integration ambitions. While ASEAN presents frameworks such as the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework and the ASEAN Digital Masterplan 2025, implementation remains limited due to underlying sovereignty issues and ASEAN’s mandate of non-interference. Comparisons with the European Union’s centralized digital sovereignty and regulatory harmonization highlight ASEAN’s institutional and political constraints. The study contributes to the discourse on new regionalism by addressing the underexplored intersection of digital sovereignty and regionalism in Southeast Asia, offering insights into the complex dynamics shaping ASEAN Digital Regionalism and its prospects.